JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas moved ahead on a key first step of the tenuous Gaza ceasefire agreement on Monday by freeing hostages and prisoners, raising hopes that the U.S.-brokered deal might ...

And I'm Juana Summers. Relations between the Vatican and Israel were tense during the war in Gaza. The late Pope Francis sharply criticized Israel's response to the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack, and ...

Released hostage Matan Angrest and his family wave to a cheering crowd with an Israeli flag, after landing at Ichilov Medical Center following his release from Hamas captivity on October 13, 2025 in ...

Making aliyah is incredibly difficult. Even though services and organizations like Nefesh B’Nefesh exist, the fact remains that aliyah entails moving to a faraway country – likely continents away – ...