Israel, Gaza and Hamas

Hamas Approves List of Hostages It May Free Under a Cease-Fire Deal With Israel
Israel says Hamas has not provided any information about the status of those 34 hostages, dampening any notion that the endorsement is a step toward a deal to stop the war.
Israel Recovers Bodies of One or More Hostages Taken by Hamas in Gaza
Israel's defense minister said Wednesday that troops have recovered the body of one hostage from Gaza and is verifying another possible body.
Body of an Israeli hostage is found in Gaza, possibly alongside his son's remains, army says
JERUSALEM -- Israeli soldiers recovered the body of a 53-year-old hostage in an underground tunnel in southern Gaza, the military said Wednesday, and the army was determining if another set of remains belongs to the man's son.
Hamas says it has approved Israeli list of 34 hostages for possible deal
Palestinian militant group Hamas has approved a list of 34 hostages presented by Israel to be exchanged in a possible ceasefire deal, a group official told Reuters on Sunday.
Israel Says Dead Hostage Found Beside the Bodies of His Captors in Gaza
The Israeli military said that it had retrieved the body of a hostage who had been held in the Gaza Strip, as the Biden administration struggles to secure a cease-fire deal that would bring home dozens of hostages.
In Israeli Video, Detainee Says Hamas Operates Out of Gaza Hospital
Facing international condemnation and pressure to free the chief of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Israel released a brief interrogation video backing up its claim that militants used the hospital as a base.
Israel’s military releases interrogation video in bid to defend assault on Gaza hospitals
The Israeli military, in an effort to defend its devastating assaults on Gaza’s hospitals, this week released an edited interrogation video that it said bolstered its case that Hamas uses medical facilities as cover for military activity.
Israel army says body of hostage retrieved from Gaza
The Israeli military said Wednesday that its troops recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza and brought it back to Israel following a "complex and difficult operation".Military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said in an online briefing that troops carried out what he described as a "complex and difficult special operation" to retrieve the body.
Hurdles remain as Israel and Hamas once again inch toward a ceasefire deal
Israel and Hamas are once again struggling to reach a ceasefire that could wind down the 15-month war in Gaza and bring home ...
Hamas and Israel wrangle over talks as Israeli strikes in Gaza intensify
A renewed push is underway to reach a ceasefire in the 15-month war and return Israeli hostages before Donald Trump takes ...
Hamas spent 7 years collecting intel on security cameras, guards and even a kindergarten in Israeli communities massacred on Oct. 7: report
Eerie footage showed various surveillance shots of the communities along the border that Hamas terrorists were able to ...
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Three men detained under ISA after radicalisation triggered, accelerated by Israel-Hamas conflict
Each of the three men had taken steps to familiarise themselves with weapons, with one visiting a shooting range in Bangkok.
US wants Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal ‘in next two weeks’
The White House is hoping to see a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas concluded before Joe Biden leaves office, ...
Israel kills Hamas commander who led heinous Oct. 7 attack on kibbutz that left dozens dead
Hamas methodically burned all 250 cars at the kibbutz during the attack so that residents who weren’t immediately murdered or ...
Ramping up criticism of Israel, Pope calls situation in Gaza 'shameful'
In a yearly address to diplomats delivered on his behalf by an aide, Francis appeared to reference deaths caused by winter ...
Hamas played the press in Gaza
On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas and other Iranian proxies invaded Israel, massacring more than 1200 people and taking hundreds of ...