Oct 17 Hamas reaffirms commitment to ceasefire as delays in returning hostages’ bodies fray nerves By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The militant group's statement, released in the early hours Friday, follows a dire warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that he would green-light Israel to resume the war if Hamas doesn't live up to its end of the deal. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 8:00 How Israelis are working to process the collective trauma of the Oct. 7 attacks By Leila Molana-Allen, Karl Bostic The wounds of war are not just physical. They can be as severe mentally as any gunshot or explosive scarring. The levels of trauma across Israel following Oct. 7 have plunged it into a mental health crisis. With a shortage… Continue watching
Oct 16 Released hostage attends funeral of Israeli soldier whose body was among those returned from Gaza By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press Mourners in Jerusalem gathered at Capt. Daniel Peretz’s funeral, where Matan Angrest, a recently released hostage, paid his respects. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 8:18 Palestinians return to ruins where homes once stood as Israel awaits remains of hostages By Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev, Janine AlHadidi The process of returning dead hostages continues as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds. Israel accuses Hamas of stalling the return of remains as promised in the deal. Hamas and the Red Cross say Israel’s destruction in Gaza… Continue watching
Oct 15 Israel frees some Gaza workers detained during hospital raids, but prominent chief remains imprisoned By Samy Magdy, Lee Keath, Associated Press Israel freed dozens of doctors, nurses and other medical workers as part of this week's release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees under the Gaza ceasefire deal. Continue reading
Oct 15 Israel receives remains of 2 more hostages as military says another body was not that of a hostage By Sam Metz, Samy Magdy, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press The confusion added to tensions over the fragile truce that has paused the two-year war. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 6:52 Freed Israeli hostages face long road to physical and mental recovery By Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev The fragile Israel–Hamas ceasefire faces new tension. All 20 living hostages were released on Monday and were supposed to be accompanied by the bodies of 28 deceased hostages. But as of Tuesday evening, only eight have been handed over. As… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 4:51 Finding remains of hostages in Gaza will be ‘immense challenge,’ Mideast analyst says By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn As the Israel–Hamas ceasefire faces tensions, Amna Nawaz discussed the latest developments with Yousef Munayyer. He’s the head of the Palestine/Israel Program and senior fellow at Arab Center Washington DC, a non-profit research group. Continue watching
Oct 14 As fragile Gaza ceasefire holds, Israelis lament incomplete return of dead hostages By Sam Mednick, Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press While Israeli officials understood there could be some delay in the recovery effort, the families of hostages and their supporters expressed dismay that only four of the 28 bodies were returned on Monday. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 8:36 Israeli hostages freed and Palestinian detainees released after 2 years of brutal war By Leila Molana-Allen, Zeba Warsi, Sonia Kopelev After two years of brutal war, 20 Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners were swapped as the American-led ceasefire in Gaza held. It was a day of hope and relief for many, tinged with apprehension of what… Continue watching