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U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Israel amid accusations that the U.S. is "babysitting" Israel to make sure it adheres to the ceasefire with Hamas, October 22, 2025. (Photo: Screenshot from Israeli Prime Minister's Youtube Channel)

The fragile Gaza ceasefire is mostly holding even as Israeli violations kill more than a dozen people and Israel returns 195 Palestinian bodies, many showing signs of torture. The exchange of captives remains slow amid massive destruction; new reporting details Hamas confronting Israeli-backed gangs that have looted aid, and questions what statistics can’t capture about the dead. In the U.S., more Democrats are rejecting AIPAC money, and Portland officials are moving to investigate city ties to Israeli weapons.