After talks between Egypt, Israel and Hamas, a limited number of foreign passport holders and critically ill Gazans are reportedly being allowed to leave. According to the Palestinian border authority, just 81 Gazans are being granted access to medical care outside the enclave, but the ot...
Hamas (andIran) has exploited this despair by routinely conducting rocket attacks against Israel which eventually provokes a robust military response. However, on this occasion, Hamas's deplorable actions triggered a significantly more dramatic reaction from Mr Netanyahu. He ...
What's next now that Hamas and Israel have agreed to a deal? While the deal has been announced by mediators, it still needs to go through a four-step ratification process in Israel before it can go into effect. ABC News’ Ian Pannell explains. ...
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that Hamas terrorists should participate in the negotiations, which on Thursday included negotiators from Israel, the United States, Egypt and Qatar. "We're in Cairo. They're in Cairo. We need Hamas to participate, and we need...
The Hamas militant group's coordinated terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7 was the deadliest assault in the region in decades, and prompted Israel to declare war.
What does Lebanon have to do with the Israel-Hamas war? Lebanon is a country of about 5.3 million people just to the north of Israel. The two nations have fought multiple wars. When the state of Israel was established in 1948, more than 100,000 Palestinian refugees fled to Lebanon. UNRWA...
People celebrate while watching a television along a street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Jan. 15, 2025, amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas.Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty Images Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel will ...
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 taking 250 hostages,according to Israeli authorities. The military offensive launched by Israel in response has killed at leas...
At the start of the war, Majida Abu Jarad and her family were forced to leave their house in Gaza’s northern town of Beit Hanoun. Now, with a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel reached, they are packing for their return. (AP video shot by Abdel Kareem Hana; Production by...
Hamas rejected Israel’s portrayal of Sinwar in his final year, accusing the IDF of “blatant lies” and “a failed theatrical performance.” The group said Sinwar was killed while “engaging in the battlefield” after having spent the past year “moving across various combat fronts i...