A cease-fire after two years of war with Israel has allowed Hamas to tighten its grip on power again. “It’s still standing,” one Israeli official said.

US, Israeli and Qatari officials held a meeting Sunday in New York as part of an effort to rebuild relations after Israel’s airstrike in September on Doha targeting Hamas leaders, a White House official said.

High-level talks seek to rebuild coordination among Washington, Jerusalem and Doha following the fallout from the Israeli strike in Qatar.

With the latest swap, Israel has sent back to Gaza a total of 345 Palestinian bodies since the exchanges started last month.

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