Families of Israeli hostages celebrate news of exchange involving the Middle East. Learn more about the hostages and ...

Hamas announces plans to release 3 more Israeli hostages, easing tensions over ceasefire violations and paving the way for ...

Palestinian flags fly in the cold air during a rally Wednesday in Bridgeview celebrating the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Emmanuel Camarillo/Sun-Times Share Jewish and pro ...

Hamas and Israel will carry out their fourth hostage-prisoner swap of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday (February 1, 2025), with the militant group to free three Israeli captives in exchange for 90 ...

A senior Hamas official vowed on Thursday that the terrorist organization would continue to govern the Gaza Strip until it comes to an agreement with the Palestinian Authority to manage the territory.

Israeli officials confirmed on Friday the names of three male hostages slated to be freed by Hamas from the Gaza Strip on Saturday. Israelis Yarden Bibas, 35, Ofer Kalderon, 54, and Israeli-US ...

Hamas is reported to have killed 1,200 on the day of attack and taken 251 hostage. Seigel moved to Israel when he was 21. He and his wife have lived in Kibbutz Kfar Aza.

American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 65, is set to be released on Saturday as part of Israel and Hamas' ceasefire deal. He is the first of the American citizens taken on Oct. 7, 2023, to be released by ...

The order does not explicitly equate pro-Palestinian protesters with supporters of Hamas, which the U.S. designates as a terrorist organization. But a fact sheet about the executive order on the ...

Hamas confirmed the death of Mohammed Deif, head of its military wing, six months after Israel announced he was killed.It was the first statement Hamas has released on Deif’s condition since the ...

Eight hostages − three Israelis and five Thai nationals − were returned to Israel Thursday after spending 482 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza. They were freed in an at-times chaotic handover ...