Efforts to secure hostage deal appear to resume as Rafah invasion looms

Key Facts

• ISRAEL-GAZA WAR The Israel-Gaza war has gone on for six months, and tensions have spilled into the surrounding region.
• The war: On Oct. 7, Hamas militants launched an unprecedented cross-border attack on Israel that included the taking of civilian hostages at a music festival.
• Gaza crisis: In the Gaza Strip, Israel has waged one of this century’s most destructive wars, killing tens of thousands and plunging at least half of the population into “famine-like conditions.”
• History: The roots of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and mistrust are deep and complex, predating the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948.

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