launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The massacre of some 1,200 people ignited a devastatingwar in the Gaza Strip, a densely-packed Palestinian territory that had been ruled by Hamas for almost two decades. The Hamas-run Ministry of Health says Israeli military...
Israel soon vowed to eradicate Hamas, the terrorist organization that runs Gaza and is believed to operate with the backing of Iran. Here are the key developments that have happened so far in the war: MORE: A look into the long history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict A barrage of ...
At a minimum, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum is calling on Hamas to allow the Red Cross to visit the hostages and provide aid. The release of the hostages is one of the two primary goals Israel has set in the war with Hamas. The second goal is the complete destruction of the ...
BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Israel and Hamas on Saturday completed the fifth prisoner-for-hostage swap under the first phase of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. The following is a timeline of key events related to the swaps since Israel and ...
Oct. 7, 2023: Hamas gunmen launch a surprise attack on southern Israel. Heavy Israeli airstrikes attack densely populated areas in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares a state of war, pledging to release the hostages and "eliminate" Hamas. ...
But on Wednesday, officials announced that Israel and Hamas had finally reached a deal mediators hope will scale back and eventually end the war. The agreement will begin on Sunday, with the first, six-week phase seeing the withdrawal of some Israeli forces to ...
The United Nations estimates that the death toll from the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict has claimed the lives of more than 1,300 Israelis and more than 3,000 Palestinians since the war began Oct. 7. Farhan Haq, United Nations deputy spokesman for the Secretary-General, said that at least 14...
Timeline: The Hamas attack and response On the morning of Oct. 7, sirens echoed across Israel as Hamas terrorists began a full-fledged surprise attack from the air, sea and ground. Hundreds of armed Hamas fighters stormed into Is...
But several details and the timeline of the full deal remain unclear and will be key to its success moving forward. The deal represents the second ceasefire since the war started on October 7, 2023, when Hamas militants launched an attack into Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and taki...
It would be “the longest period of ceasefire that Israel has offered Hamas since the start of the war,” wrote Axios reporter Barak Ravid, who is also a CNN analyst. The Israeli proposal calls for the release of all remaining hostages and hostage bodies in multiple phases, in exchange for...