• Ceasefire tested as Israel and Hamas exchange fire and blame in Gaza

    Ceasefire tested as Israel and Hamas exchange fire and blame in Gaza

    Oct 28, 2025 04:56 PM EST

    ... impression of efforts to locate the bodies, while in fact holding deceased hostages whose remains it refuses to release as required by the agreement,” the Israeli army said in a statement. Israeli government spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian called the scene a “disgraceful deception” and said the body bag contained the partial ...

  • Israel's top diplomat says Turkish troops will have no role in Gaza force

    Israel's top diplomat says Turkish troops will have no role in Gaza force

    Oct 27, 2025 08:26 PM EST

    ... criticized Israel, and particularly Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, since the start of the war, which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians. He has accused Israel of genocide — which Israel strongly denies — and has compared Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler. Hamas political officials regularly visit Turkey, and Israel previously accused Turkey ...

  • Rubio tours U.S.-led center in Israel overseeing the ceasefire in Gaza

    Rubio tours U.S.-led center in Israel overseeing the ceasefire in Gaza

    Oct 24, 2025 03:16 PM EST

    ... under what authority are they going to be operating, who's going to be in charge of it, what is their job?" He also said Israel needs to be comfortable with the countries that are participating. Rubio met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday. Israeli media has referred ...

  • Trump suggests he could ask Israel to free imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti

    Trump suggests he could ask Israel to free imprisoned Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti

    Oct 23, 2025 05:38 PM EST

    ... groups that carried out attacks on Israelis. Barghouti never commented on his links to the Brigades. While he expressed hopes for a Palestinian state and Israel side by side in peace, he said Palestinians had a right to fight back in the face of growing Israeli settlements and the military ...

  • Vance criticizes Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, says the move was an 'insult'

    Vance criticizes Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, says the move was an 'insult'

    Oct 23, 2025 03:31 PM EST

    ... Strip to the international media and gave the state 30 days to present a new position in light of the new situation under the ceasefire. Israel has blocked reporters from entering Gaza since the war erupted with the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct 7, 2023. The Foreign Press ...

  • Israel 'not a protectorate' of the U.S., Netanyahu says ahead of meeting with Vance

    Israel 'not a protectorate' of the U.S., Netanyahu says ahead of meeting with Vance

    Oct 22, 2025 03:17 PM EST

    ... return the facility "despite repeated promises to evacuate." They urged Palestinian authorities to act immediately and called on countries sponsoring the ceasefire to "intervene decisively." Israelis to bid farewell to a Thai hostage killed on Oct. 7, 2023 Israelis were set on Wednesday to bid farewell to a Thai farmworker ...

  • WATCH: Israel must allow U.N. workers to provide humanitarian assistance in Gaza, ICJ finds

    WATCH: Israel must allow U.N. workers to provide humanitarian assistance in Gaza, ICJ finds

    Oct 22, 2025 03:11 PM EST

    Two decades ago, the court ruled that Israel’s West Bank separation barrier was “contrary to international law.” Israel boycotted those proceedings, saying they were politically motivated. Advisory opinions carry significant legal weight, but are described as “nonbinding” as there are no direct penalties for ignoring them. Wednesday opinion is ...

  • Israeli soccer game abandoned after rioting rival fans throw flares and smoke grenades

    Israeli soccer game abandoned after rioting rival fans throw flares and smoke grenades

    Oct 20, 2025 02:15 PM EST

    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Dozens of people were injured after rioting soccer fans at a derby game in Tel Aviv threw flares and smoke grenades, Israeli authorities said Monday. The game on Sunday at the Bloomfield Stadium between city rivals Hapoel and Maccabi was eventually abandoned out of concern for ...

  • Ceasefire violations in Gaza strain fragile truce between Israel and Hamas

    Ceasefire violations in Gaza strain fragile truce between Israel and Hamas

    Oct 19, 2025 09:50 PM EST

    ... as you said, has killed dozens of people thus far. So many violations of both sides. Where it's been left this evening is that Israel cats. The defense minister has said that they are going to put down border markers for the yellow line where the IDF's meant ...

  • Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire, saying Hamas attacked troops

    Israel strikes Gaza in first major test of ceasefire, saying Hamas attacked troops

    Oct 19, 2025 03:50 PM EST

    ... perform their duties, as the (power) vacuum is very dangerous,” he said. Rafah border crossing The Rafah crossing was the only one not controlled by Israel before the war. It has been closed since May 2024, when Israel took control of the Gaza side. A fully reopened crossing would make ...