• Israel advances ground operation to retake part of a key corridor in northern Gaza

    Israel advances ground operation to retake part of a key corridor in northern Gaza

    Mar 19, 2025 03:44 PM EDT

    ... and taking 251 hostages. Most have been released in ceasefires or other deals; 59 hostages remain, and more than half are believed to be dead. Israelis protest against their government Before this week's attacks, Israel and Hamas were set to negotiate an extension of the first phase of the ...

  • After delays in ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, Israel renews attacks on Gaza

    After delays in ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, Israel renews attacks on Gaza

    Mar 18, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    In exchange, Israel released 2000 Palestinian prisoners and allowed a flood of aid into Gaza during its initial phase. Hamas says Israel failed to return to the negotiating table, which it says would have led to the return of all remaining hostages. But Israel says its barrage last night targeted ...

  • What's next for Gaza after Israel resumes strikes? Mideast experts weigh in

    What's next for Gaza after Israel resumes strikes? Mideast experts weigh in

    Mar 18, 2025 10:48 PM EDT

    ... And Hussein knows well this is not one hand clapping. These are two combatants who are pledged to one another's mutual destruction. And the Israelis -- the Israelis suffered an enormous trauma on October 7, from which the public, the IDF, the Israeli Defense Forces, are still reeling, the shame ...

  • Netanyahu sparks uproar in push to fire Israel's domestic security chief

    Netanyahu sparks uproar in push to fire Israel's domestic security chief

    Mar 17, 2025 05:33 PM EDT

    ... to elected officials. The overhaul sparked mass protests, strikes and threats by military reservists not to serve a country whose democratic fundamentals were being eroded. Israeli media have reported that many top security officials, including Bar, warned that the internal strife sent a message of weakness to Israel’s enemies ...

  • News Wrap: Israel hits Gaza with deadly strikes as ceasefire talks remain stalled

    News Wrap: Israel hits Gaza with deadly strikes as ceasefire talks remain stalled

    Mar 15, 2025 09:45 PM EDT

    ... Yang: In other news, talks between Israel and Hamas on the next phase of the ceasefire remain stalled. Hamas says it will only release American Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and the bodies of four other captives if Israel implements the latest U.S backed proposal. Hamas said talks on the ...

  • Hamas lays out terms for hostage release while health officials say Israeli strikes killed 9 in Gaza

    Hamas lays out terms for hostage release while health officials say Israeli strikes killed 9 in Gaza

    Mar 15, 2025 05:41 PM EDT

    ... Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking 251 hostage. Most have been released in deals, while Israel rescued eight living hostages and recovered the bodies of dozens more.Israel's military offensive has killed over 48,000 Palestinians, mostly women and ...

  • AP report: U.S. and Israel look to Africa for permanent relocation of Palestinians from Gaza

    AP report: U.S. and Israel look to Africa for permanent relocation of Palestinians from Gaza

    Mar 14, 2025 10:48 PM EDT

    ... to back away from the territory’s solidarity with the Palestinians. The United Arab Emirates, another Abraham Accord country that has developed strong ties with Israel, once had a military base in Somaliland and maintains commercial interests there, including a port. The territory's strategic location, in the Gulf of ...

  • Hamas agrees to release a U.S.-Israeli hostage and bodies of 4 other dual nationals

    Hamas agrees to release a U.S.-Israeli hostage and bodies of 4 other dual nationals

    Mar 14, 2025 12:41 PM EDT

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas said on Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals, hostages who had died in captivity. The announcement came talks continue in Qatar to try to broker the next stage of the Israel ...

  • Trump administration targets foreign student who protested against Israel's war in Gaza

    Trump administration targets foreign student who protested against Israel's war in Gaza

    Mar 10, 2025 10:35 PM EDT

    A former student at Columbia University in New York was arrested by immigration authorities despite having a green card. Mahmoud Khalil, who helped organize on-campus protests against Israel’s war on Gaza, was seized, according to President Trump, for espousing pro-Hamas views. William Brangham discussed more with Abed Ayoub of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee.

  • Israel cuts off its electricity supply to Gaza as ceasefire talks with Hamas remain in limbo

    Israel cuts off its electricity supply to Gaza as ceasefire talks with Hamas remain in limbo

    Mar 09, 2025 03:40 PM EDT

    ... killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, inside Israel and took 251 people hostage. Most have been released in ceasefire agreements or other arrangements. Many Israelis are pressing for a deal to bring everyone home. “We are here to send a clear message to the Israeli government: stop stalling,” Zahiro ...