• How Israeli communities scarred by Oct. 7 celebrated Hanukkah

    How Israeli communities scarred by Oct. 7 celebrated Hanukkah

    Dec 22, 2025 11:25 PM EDT

    Karl Bostic: That hope will mean the building of new homes for returning families and space for new families. Dozens of homes are expected to be built in the new year, but the community is still struggling with the shadow of October 7. Though all hostages have been released except ...

  • Israeli mortar fired into Gaza residential area, wounding at least 10

    Israeli mortar fired into Gaza residential area, wounding at least 10

    Dec 17, 2025 07:21 PM EDT

    ... Israel-Hamas ceasefire is struggling to reach its next phase, with both sides accusing each other of violations. The first phase involved the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners. The second is supposed to involve the deployment of an international stabilization force, a technocratic governing body for Gaza, the disarmament ...

  • Hamas confirms death of a top commander in Gaza after Israeli airstrike

    Hamas confirms death of a top commander in Gaza after Israeli airstrike

    Dec 14, 2025 06:44 PM EDT

    ... rebuilding of a demilitarized Gaza under international supervision. The initial Hamas-led 2023 attack on southern Israel killed around 1,200 people and took 251 hostages. Almost all hostages or their remains have been returned in ceasefires or other deals. Israel’s two-year campaign in Gaza has killed more ...

  • Venezuelan opposition leader makes harrowing journey to receive Nobel Peace Prize

    Venezuelan opposition leader makes harrowing journey to receive Nobel Peace Prize

    Dec 12, 2025 11:45 PM EDT

    Bryan Stern: We have broken people out of jail from Russia. We have done hostages from Gaza. We have done all kinds of things. But the reality is, is, we have never extracted someone, rescued someone or evacuated someone that has a Wikipedia page. Nick Schifrin: The first challenge, moving ...

  • Iceland joins a growing list of countries boycotting Eurovision over Israel's participation

    Iceland joins a growing list of countries boycotting Eurovision over Israel's participation

    Dec 10, 2025 05:37 PM EDT

    ... the attack by Hamas-led militants on Oct. 7, 2023. The militants killed around 1,200 people — mostly civilians — in the attack and took 251 hostage. A number of experts, including those commissioned by a U.N. body, have said that Israel’s offensive in Gaza amounts to genocide, a ...

  • Aid deliveries into Gaza fail to meet ceasefire terms, analysis shows

    Aid deliveries into Gaza fail to meet ceasefire terms, analysis shows

    Dec 10, 2025 03:23 PM EDT

    ... terms because of the slow flow of aid, continued closure of the Rafah crossing and ongoing deadly strikes on Gaza. Dispute over remains of final hostage Meanwhile, Israel says it is demanding the return of the final hostage, Ran Gvili.The Office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the AP ...

  • Trump's ceasefire plan for the Israel-Hamas war faces pitfalls as it moves into new phase

    Trump's ceasefire plan for the Israel-Hamas war faces pitfalls as it moves into new phase

    Dec 09, 2025 08:11 PM EDT

    DOHA, Qatar (AP) — With the remains of one hostage still in Gaza, the first phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas is nearly complete, after a two-month process plagued by delays and finger-pointing. Now, the key players — including Israel, the Palestinian ...

  • Hamas wants more pressure on Israel before ceasefire's next phase

    Hamas wants more pressure on Israel before ceasefire's next phase

    Dec 09, 2025 03:30 PM EDT

    ... by the end of the year. The Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on southern Israel killed around 1,200 people while 251 were taken hostage. Almost all of the hostages or their remains have been returned in ceasefires or other deals. Gaza's Health Ministry says the Palestinian toll ...

  • Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas will soon enter second phase of ceasefire

    Netanyahu says Israel and Hamas will soon enter second phase of ceasefire

    Dec 07, 2025 08:54 PM EDT

    ... the past 24 hours. In the original Hamas-led attack in 2023, the militants killed around 1,200 people and took more than 250 others hostage. Almost all the hostages or their remains have been returned in ceasefires or other deals.Israel’s offensive in Gaza has killed at least ...

  • Qatari prime minister says Gaza ceasefire is at a critical moment as first phase winds down

    Qatari prime minister says Gaza ceasefire is at a critical moment as first phase winds down

    Dec 06, 2025 09:03 PM EDT

    ... in Gaza The war erupted on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants entered Israel, killing some 1,200 people and taking over 250 people hostage. Israel responded with an offensive that has killed over 70,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The ministry does not differentiate between ...