• Hamas confirms that Israeli strikes killed its new military leader in Gaza City

    Hamas confirms that Israeli strikes killed its new military leader in Gaza City

    May 28, 2026 12:06 AM EDT

    ... Gaza. Israel launched its offensive in Gaza in response to the Hamas October 2023 attack that killed some 1,200 people and took 251 others hostage. The Gaza Health Ministry says more than 72,803 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire. The ministry is part of Gaza’s Hamas ...

  • U.S. military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade

    U.S. military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade

    May 20, 2026 10:05 PM EDT

    ... S. blockade, Tehran had allowed some ships perceived as friendly to pass while charging considerable fees, leading to accusations it is holding the global economy hostage.The U.S. military recently said that 1,550 vessels, from 87 countries, are currently stranded in the Persian Gulf. Nearly three months since ...

  • Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza

    Israeli forces intercept the remaining activist flotilla vessels headed for Gaza

    May 19, 2026 10:13 PM EDT

    ... authorities intensified it after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks on Israel that killed around 1,200 people and saw more than 250 taken hostage. Critics say the blockade amounts to collective punishment. Israel has said the blockade is meant to prevent Hamas from arming. Egypt, which has the ...

  • U.S. and Nigerian mission kills Islamic State group leader, Trump says

    U.S. and Nigerian mission kills Islamic State group leader, Trump says

    May 16, 2026 02:33 PM EDT

    ... Mainuki was the senior ISIS General Directorate of Provinces Emir — “the number two for ISIS globally — responsible for overseeing the planning of attacks, directing the hostage-taking and managing financial operations." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLTELlHgP3A&t=17s There is no way to verify his position within IS ...

  • Israel says it killed a top Hamas leader

    Israel says it killed a top Hamas leader

    May 16, 2026 12:21 PM EDT

    ... planning and execution of the Oct. 7. Hamas-led attacks. The attacks killed some 1,200 people in Israel and saw more than 250 taken hostage into Gaza. Israel's retaliatory strikes have killed more than 72,700 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The ministry is part of ...

  • North America’s largest commuter rail system faces a potential shutdown

    North America’s largest commuter rail system faces a potential shutdown

    May 15, 2026 04:46 PM EDT

    ... strongarm tactics. “I get it, the cost of living is going up and stuff like that,” Udle said while waiting at Penn Station for a train home. “But they shouldn’t hold everybody hostage to do it. There’s a better way. You’re affecting a lot of other people.”

  • Flotilla heads for Gaza after Israel intercepted last convoy

    Flotilla heads for Gaza after Israel intercepted last convoy

    May 14, 2026 05:57 PM EDT

    ... in Gaza began with the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage. The ministry, part of the Hamas-led government, maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent ...

  • Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas' disarmament

    Board of Peace envoy Mladenov says ceasefire hinges on Hamas' disarmament

    May 13, 2026 08:41 PM EDT

    ... has governed Gaza for two decades and orchestrated the attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 as hostages. Israel’s ensuing offensive has killed over 72,724 Palestinians, including at least 846 since the ceasefire took hold last October, according to local ...

  • Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers

    Israeli lawmakers set up a special tribunal and allow for death penalty for Hamas-led 2023 attackers

    May 12, 2026 10:31 PM EDT

    ... interrogation methods. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people and taking 251 as hostages. Israel's ensuing blistering offensive on Gaza has killed over 72,628 Palestinians, including at least 846 killed since a ceasefire took hold last ...

  • Surfers in war-torn Gaza find rare moments of joy in the waves

    Surfers in war-torn Gaza find rare moments of joy in the waves

    May 09, 2026 08:42 PM EDT

    ... with Hamas broke out on Oct. 7, 2023, after the militants attacked southern Israel, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking another 251 hostage. Israel’s military offensive in Gaza has killed 72,628 Palestinians and injured 172,520 others, according to the latest figures by Gaza’s ...