Politics Feb 26 Tens of thousands of Israelis bid farewell to Hamas hostages Shiri Bibas and her 2 sons killed in Gaza The Bibas family's plight has come to embody the profound sense of loss and grief still permeating Israel after Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 attack.
World Feb 26 Hamas will return bodies of 4 Israeli hostages and receive hundreds of prisoners in exchange Israel has delayed the release of about 600 Palestinian prisoners since Saturday to protest what it says is the cruel treatment of hostages during their release by Hamas.
World Feb 22 Gaza ceasefire’s future unclear as Hamas frees last 6 living hostages under 1st phase of its deal with Israel Hamas on Saturday released the last six living hostages expected under the first phase of its ceasefire with Israel with a week remaining, as growing questions over the next phase clouded the fragile deal's future.
World Feb 21 Israel identifies remains of child hostages but says another body from Hamas is not their mother The Israeli military says the remains of two child hostages have been identified but another body released by Hamas was not the boys' mother.
World Feb 20 Returned bodies of 4 Israeli hostages believed to include mother with her infant and toddler The handover on Thursday was a grim reminder of those who died in captivity as the talks leading up to the truce dragged on for over a year.
World Feb 17 Israeli forces will remain in 5 locations in Lebanon after Tuesday’s pullout deadline, official says Lebanon’s government has opposed any further delay in the Israeli pullout under the ceasefire agreement that ended fighting with the Hezbollah militant group.
World Feb 15 Israel and Hamas complete their latest exchange with 2 weeks left in ceasefire’s first phase Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday with just over two weeks remaining in the initial phase of their fragile Gaza ceasefire.
World Feb 13 Hamas says it will free 3 hostages as planned, paving the way to settle ceasefire dispute Hamas says it will release the next group of three Israeli hostages as planned. That would pave the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
World Feb 10 Hamas says it will delay the release of more hostages, putting fragile ceasefire at risk Hamas says it will delay the further release of hostages in the Gaza Strip after accusing Israel of violating a fragile ceasefire that now faces its most serious crisis since it began three weeks ago.
World Jan 21 Israel’s top general resigns over Oct. 7 failures as military launches major operation in West Bank Israel's top general has resigned, citing the security and intelligence failures related to Hamas' surprise attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip.