It is believed that at least two of the six American hostages still held in Gaza are alive — Sagui Dekel-Chen, 35, who grew ...

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Dual U.S.-Israeli national Keith Siegel is among the 3 hostages expected to be released by Hamas in the fourth swap with Israel.

Israel launched a major military operation into Jenin on Tuesday and said its forces had "initiated a counterterrorism ...

Massive crowds streamed into the most heavily destroyed part on Monday in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.

7, 2023, attack out of the Gaza Strip triggered the war there. In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza ...

In our news wrap Thursday, Hamas freed eight hostages and Israel handed over more than 100 Palestinian prisoners in a third ...

Were it just about any other country than Israel committing such a genocide, Washington would have cut off arms shipments ...

My responsibility for the terrible failure accompanies me every day... and will for the rest of my life,” he says. Read more ...

The Israeli military is all but certain to miss a Sunday deadline to withdraw from southern Lebanon under a ceasefire deal ...

Yuval Raphael, who survived the 7 October attack in 2023, has been chosen to represent Israel at this year's Eurovision Song ...

Five Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its 2023 attack on Israel were released Thursday, while one remaining Thai citizen remains in captivity ...