Israel’s energy minister said on Sunday that he was immediately cutting off electricity to the Gaza Strip, a move that may have limited impact in Gaza, given restrictions already in place, but that comes as Israel tries to pressure Hamas…
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Gaza War Led to Deaths of More Than 3 Dozen Hostages, Officials Say
Itay Svirsky, 40, was a therapist who loved philosophy. Eden Yerushalmi, 24, was training to become a Pilates instructor. Alex Lobanov, 32, a father of three, never met his youngest child. They are among the 41 hostages killed since being…
Where the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal Goes Now Is Uncertain. Here’s What to Know.
Nearly a week after the first stage of Israel and Hamas’s cease-fire expired, both Palestinians and Israelis are in limbo, uncertain how long the truce will hold. The Trump administration, the Arab world, Israel, Hamas and others are now wrangling…
Trump Issues ‘Last Warning’ to Hamas to Release Israeli Hostages
President Trump has directly warned Hamas militants to immediately release all the hostages held in Gaza or face death. In a blistering social media post on Wednesday, Mr. Trump addressed Hamas militants and built on a statement he made in…
U.S. and Hamas Hold Direct Talks on Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say
U.S. and Hamas officials have had talks in Qatar about hostages held in the Gaza Strip, according to two Israeli officials, a Western official and a diplomat briefed on the matter, breaking with a longstanding American policy of refusing to…
U.S., Hamas Hold Direct Talks Over Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say
U.S. and Hamas officials held talks in Qatar about hostages held in the Gaza Strip, breaking with a long-running American policy of refusing to directly engage with the militant group, according to an Israeli official and a diplomat briefed on…
Arab Plan for Gaza Leaves Thorny Issues Unanswered
When President Trump said last month that he wanted to move all of Gaza’s roughly two million residents out of the strip to Egypt and Jordan and transform the territory into a beachfront “Riviera” for tourism, Arab leaders rejected the…
In Oct. 7 Report, Israeli Security Agency Puts Some Blame on Netanyahu Government
Israel’s domestic security service on Tuesday assumed responsibility for failing to heed warning signs of a planned Hamas attack before the militants’ devastating strike on Oct. 7, 2023. But the agency also faulted the Israeli government for policies it said…
Released From Hamas Captivity, a Hostage Finds His Family Gone
Hollow-eyed and emaciated after nearly 500 days in captivity in Gaza, Eli Sharabi stood on a podium flanked by masked Hamas gunmen, unaware of what most Israelis already knew. During the Hamas-led assault on Oct. 7, 2023, a dozen gunmen…
With Cease-Fire Shaky, Israel and Hamas Consider Both Diplomatic and Military Options
When the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas was announced in January, Israelis and Palestinians burst into simultaneous celebrations, optimistic after 15 months of war. Now, with the first phase of the deal over on Sunday and Israel introducing an…