Before October 7, the known Hamas hostages were Hisham al-Sayed (an Israeli-Bedouin) and Avera Mengitsu. The two were believed to be living. The bodies of Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin were also held in Gaza. Go to the full article >> Show More AUGUST 23, 2024 11:48 IDF targets Gaz...
Behind closed doors, Blinken alluded to the US government's preference for thePalestinian Authority's rulein Gaza come the collapse of Hamas, if possible, but also added that there are other options that would include other nations regionally and international agencies to step in for security an...
A four-day cease-fire in theIsrael-Hamas warbegan Friday in Gaza as part of an agreement that Qatar helped broker. Thirteen Israeli hostages were freed, according to Israeli media, and 10 Thai citizens and one Filipino citizen, Qatar said. The deal includes the release of dozens of hostages...
Hamas is a Palestinian militant group which rules the Gaza Strip. It is sworn to Israel's destruction and wants to replace it with an Islamic state. Hamas has fought several wars with Israel since it took power in Gaza in 2007. In between those wars, it has fired or allowed other groups...
Iran supports both Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as the Houthi rebel movement in Yemen that has been attacking ships in the Red Sea, severely impacting maritime trade through the vital shipping passage. All of the Iran-backed proxy groups operating in the region have said their actions are in...
Hamas, the militant group that governs the Gaza Strip, has been designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. and other Western countries. Taija PerryCook Published Dec. 15, 2023 Image courtesy of Getty Images The protracted, often bloodyIsraeli-Palestinian conflictexploded into a hot war on ...
Israel kibbutz the scene of a Hamas “massacre,” first responders say04:28 Hamas said it's holding "dozens" of Israeli civilians and soldiers captive in the Gaza Strip, and Israel later put the number at about 200. Their capture marks a major escalation in the fighting. President Biden co...
Thousands of Palestinians chanted against Hamas during anti-war protests last week in the Gaza Strip.
What Will US Do as Hamas Wrests Gaza?Byline: ARSHAD MOHAMMED and CAROL GIACOMO, ReutersManila Bulletin
Hamas fighters took hostages in the border community Be’eri, and the town of Ofakim, 20 miles east of Gaza, IDF spokesman Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari said on Saturday, adding that the two locations were the “main focal points” of the unfolding crisis. ...