• London police arrest hundreds of people as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law

    London police arrest hundreds of people as pro-Palestinian protesters defy new law

    Aug 09, 2025 05:43 PM EDT

    ... government’s ability to enforce the ban. The Metropolitan Police Service released the updated figures as protesters demanding the immediate release of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza held their own march through central London on Sunday afternoon. The vast majority of those detained on Saturday were arrested for displaying ...

  • Israel's government decides to take Gaza City, sparking condemnation and protests

    Israel's government decides to take Gaza City, sparking condemnation and protests

    Aug 08, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    ... s not enough. Meanwhile, Egypt and Qatar are reportedly working on a framework for a deal to permanently stop the fighting and release all the hostages at once. The last round of negotiations involving the U.S. failed last month, with Israel and Hamas blaming each other. For the "PBS ...

  • Netanyahu's Gaza takeover won't end Hamas influence in the region, Mideast analyst says

    Netanyahu's Gaza takeover won't end Hamas influence in the region, Mideast analyst says

    Aug 08, 2025 10:53 PM EDT

    ... to complete the evacuation of Gaza City of civilians, we're going to find ourselves in an even more fraught and tragic position for the hostages, their families, and for the residents of Gaza. Geoff Bennett: Meantime, you have got IDF leaders warning that expanding operations could stretch reservists. It ...

  • Germany halts exports of military equipment to Israel 'until further notice'

    Germany halts exports of military equipment to Israel 'until further notice'

    Aug 08, 2025 02:02 PM EDT

    ... the remaining hostages held by Hamas. Tens of thousands of Palestinians are bracing to once again be forced from their homes, while families of the hostages fear their loved ones won’t return. Most of the hostages have been released in ceasefires or other deals but 50 remain inside Gaza ...

  • Mideast experts analyze consequences as Israel considers full Gaza occupation

    Mideast experts analyze consequences as Israel considers full Gaza occupation

    Aug 07, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... failed to create change at the negotiating table. And I think one thing that the Israeli public is increasingly understanding is, of all of the hostages that have been released, the vast majority of them have been released in negotiations, and not by military force. I think the key problem ...

  • AP report: More FBI leaders forced out, including ex-director who resisted turning over Jan. 6 agents' names

    AP report: More FBI leaders forced out, including ex-director who resisted turning over Jan. 6 agents' names

    Aug 07, 2025 09:40 PM EDT

    ... the workforce and contributed to angst. Driscoll is a veteran agent who worked international counterterrorism investigations in New York and had commanded the bureau’s Hostage Rescue Team. He had most recently served as acting director in charge of the FBI's Critical Incident Response Group, which deploys resources to ...

  • Funding freeze could set research back years, Harvard scientists say

    Funding freeze could set research back years, Harvard scientists say

    Aug 07, 2025 04:36 PM EDT

    ... country as a whole.” But Madras, who served on the President’s Commission on Opioids during Trump’s first term, said holding scientists’ research funding hostage as a bargaining chip doesn’t make sense. “I don’t know if reform would have happened without the president of the United States ...

  • Netanyahu to seek approval for expanded Gaza offensive as 37 Palestinians are killed

    Netanyahu to seek approval for expanded Gaza offensive as 37 Palestinians are killed

    Aug 07, 2025 03:14 PM EDT

    Hamas-led militants abducted 251 people and killed around 1,200 in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the war. Most of the hostages have been released in ceasefires or other deals but 50 remain inside Gaza, around 20 of them believed by Israel to be alive. Almost two ...

  • Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel considers further military action

    Dozens killed seeking aid in Gaza as Israel considers further military action

    Aug 06, 2025 04:00 PM EDT

    ... to their destination. Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in the Oct. 7 attack and abducted another 251. Most of the hostages have been released in ceasefires or other deals. Of the 50 still held in Gaza, around 20 are believed to be alive.Israel's ...

  • August 5, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    August 5, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode

    Aug 05, 2025 11:29 PM EDT

    Tuesday on the News Hour, new propaganda videos of hostages held by Hamas ramp up the pressure on Israel to reach a ceasefire. We speak with the cousin of one hostage forced to dig his own grave. Trade deals come with a promise to buy U.S. energy, but how ...