The president-elect nominated the former governor of Arkansas to be the next U.S. ambassador to Israel.
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday named Mike Huckabee as his nominee for U.S. ambassador to Israel.Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel, and his intended nomination comes as Trump has promised to align U.S. foreign policy more closely with Israel's interests as it wages multi-front wars against the Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups.
Nearly 100 people remain in captivity, less than 70 of whom are believed to be alive. Since then, the ongoing conflict in Gaza has claimed the lives of more than 43,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities.This figure includes both civilians and militants, however Gaza health officials do not distinguish between Hamas fighters and civilians who have been killed by the Israeli military.
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