Determining the fate of those who went missing during Syria’s civil war will be a massive task likely to take years, the president of the International Committee for the Red Cross said. “Identifying the missing and informing the families about their fate is going to be a huge challenge,

Planners to meet: The Rancho Bernardo Planning Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 in a new location, the Bernardo Heights Community Center, 16150 Bernardo Heights Parkway in RB. For the agenda, visit RBPlanningBoard.com.

On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell Rep. Judy Chu, Democrat of CaliforniaSen. John Barrasso, Republican of WyomingSen.

The new candle to raise funds for Red Cross relief efforts follows previous fundraising candle sales for relief in Ukraine, Maui, Turkey and Florida.

Democrats repeatedly called Pete Hegseth unfit to be secretary of defense, but Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee expressed nothing but support for his candidacy at a confirmation hearing.

Israel and Hamas reached an agreement for the release of hostages from Gaza and a cease-fire, Fox News has confirmed from a source briefed on the matter.

Additionally, there is a significant grouping of Arabs who identify as Palestinian who are outside the boundaries of the State of Israel and have no country of citizenship. These two problems lead to the creation of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency or UNRWA. UNRWA defines a Palestinian refugee as follows:

The ceasefire deal is the same one Biden put forward months ago. If he had pushed harder, thousands of lives could have been saved.

The deal, not yet formally announced, outlines a six-week initial ceasefire phase and includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and release of hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian detainees held by Israel.

The commission stated that the EU has budgeted €1.9 billion for humanitarian assistance to vulnerable populations worldwide.

DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM - Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, and mediators sought to quell fighting ahead of the truce's start on Sunday.

Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, as mediators sought to quell fighting ahead of the truce's start on Sunday.