Israeli negotiators in Doha, Qatar, are currently considering proposals for a deal with Hamas, including a possible agreement to end the war in Gaza with the release of the remaining hostages still in Hamas captivity.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Friday that it had launched “Operation Gideon’s Chariots,” aimed at clearing out the remaining Hamas terrorists, tunnels, and weapons from Gaza — inch by inch.
UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan showed a surprising concern for the Israeli hostages still held by Hamas, saying Thursday that the first step toward peace in Gaza is to “get … the hostages out.”
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff visited Hostage Square in Tel Aviv on Tuesday and met with families and supporters of the remaining Israeli captives, praising Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for his role in securing the release of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander on Monday.
Edan Alexander, 21, the last living U.S. citizen held by Palestinian Hamas terrorists in Gaza, returned to Israel on Monday, amid tears, laughter, and embraces from his family, who flew from America to greet him.
Freed American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander was reportedly tortured by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas during nearly 600 days in captivity, and was kept handcuffed in a cage along with other hostages.
Edan Alexander, 21, the last American-Israeli hostage, was released Monday by Hamas to the Red Cross and is en route to Israel, where he will be met by his family, doctors, and officials from both Israel and the U.S.
Israeli government spokesman David Mencer told reporters on Monday, ahead of the expected release of American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander by Hamas terrorists in Gaza, that sustained military pressure had been crucial.
President Donald Trump revealed that Edan Alexander, 21, who is believed to be the last living American hostage held by Hamas, was released and “coming home to his family.”
Mosab Abu Toha, a Palestinian writer who won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for commentary for his commentary on the war in Gaza, mocked Israeli hostages and even questioned whether they should be considered as such.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that the five Venezuelan dissidents trapped in the shutdown Argentine embassy in Caracas for 14 months were rescued in a “precise operation” and are now on U.S. soil.
Former Hamas terrorist hostages Iair Horn alongside Keith and Aviva Siegel were invited to tell their stories Tuesday night at a Republican National Committee event in front of 3,000 guests.
Israel is seizing territory in Gaza, including an additional, strategic corridor, to pressure Hamas into releasing its remaining hostages, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.
Several aides to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are accused of taking money from Qatar in return for portraying that regime positively and downplaying Egypt’s role as a mediator in hostage talks, a judge said Tuesday.
Hundreds of Gazans marched through the northern town of Beit Lahiya carrying white flags and chanting anti-Hamas slogans, according to videos posted from the scene, which showed participants calling for peace, press coverage, and the release of hostages.
Israel’s latest attacks on Hamas have been described as an attempt to pressure the terrorist organization to release its remaining hostages. But it may also have the broader goal of implementing U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu published a video on Tuesday evening explaining why Israel had returned to war against Hamas in Gaza after the Palestinian terrorist organization refused a new ceasefire deal.
Israel consulted with President Donald Trump’s administration before renewing its attack on Hamas in Gaza, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Monday night.
On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “On Balance,” Sabrina Singh, who served as Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary during the Biden administration, stated that “we need Hamas to get back to the table so that a ceasefire can continue” and release more
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to a question on whether Israel’s strikes in Gaza are the start of President Donald Trump keeping the promise to punish Hamas if they
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) resumed attacks on Hamas in the Gaza Strip early Tuesday local time, after the terror group refused repeated attempts to extend a ceasefire and release all of its remaining Israeli and American hostages.
The Palestinian terrorist organization known as Hamas offered Friday to release one living American hostage and the bodies of four dead American hostages while retaining about 55 Israeli hostages, in response to American proposals.
The Hamas terrorist organization said Friday it will release a U.S.-Israeli dual national, believed to be the last living American hostage held in Gaza. The bodies of four dual-nationals who had died in brutal captivity will also be handed over.
The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents of Yemen issued a warning to international shipping companies on Wednesday that they intend to resume missile and drone attacks against “any Israeli vessel” passing through the Red Sea. The Houthis suspended their attacks in January after Israel announced a ceasefire in Gaza.
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher agreed that President Donald Trump has been far more aggressive on getting hostages in Gaza freed than it appeared that the Biden administration was. ABC’s “The View” co-host and CNN
President Donald Trump met with eight freed Israeli and American-Israeli hostages in the Oval Office on Wednesday, saying he was deeply moved by the experience and vowing to punish Hamas and Gaza generally if all are not released.
President Donald Trump has decided to bypass Egypt and Qatar as middlemen, and negotiate directly with Hamas for the release of the remaining hostages, breaking a taboo against negotiating with terrorists in order to achieve a result.
President Donald Trump mentioned the hostages in Gaza, however briefly, in his address to a special joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that Israel will be halting all movement of goods into Gaza, following Hamas’s apparent rejection of a ceasefire proposal suggested by President Donald Trump’s envoy.
Israel accepted a new proposal by the Trump administration on Saturday night, under which all of the 63 remaining hostages would be released over the course of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, en route to a permanent ceasefire.
Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi has described the conditions in which he was held by Hamas in Gaza, including torture and starvation that caused him to lose 40% of his body weight until he was released earlier this month.
The first phase of a ceasefire deal between Israel and the Hamas was completed early Thursday when the Palestinian terrorist group handed over four corpses belonging to hostages whom it murdered on October 7 and afterwards.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has halted the release of 602 Palestinian terrorists in return for Israeli hostages because of the morbid ceremonies in which Hamas makes hostages participate before they are freed.
One police officer was killed and two others injured by a gunman who allegedly took ICU staff hostage Saturday at York, Pennsylvania’s UPMC Memorial Hospital.
Palestinian terrorists freed the final six living hostages set to be released in phase one of the ongoing ceasefire deal, while forcing two other Israeli hostages to watch the macabre release ceremony in Gaza in an attempt to taunt Israel.
On Friday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Cuomo,” United States Hostage Envoy Adam Boehler stated that “our main focus is the release of all living hostages.” And Hamas needs to release American hostage Edan Alexander as well as the four American bodies they
On Friday’s broadcast of Fox News Radio’s “Brian Kilmeade Show,” President Donald Trump said that he’s okay with whatever decision Israel makes regarding hostages and the ceasefire and also stated that he thinks that the remaining hostages are in even
Gazan culture, as seen in the celebrations of murdered Israeli infants, is “evil,” according to Senator Tom Cotton, who backed President Donald Trump’s stance that Gaza can no longer be accepted as a Palestinian entity.
The grotesque ceremony Thursday in which Hamas terrorists paraded the coffins of four dead Israeli civilian hostages before a jeering crowd was the best argument for President Donald Trump’s plan to move Palestinians out of Gaza.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” United States Hostage Envoy Adam Boehler stated that Hamas failing to turn over the body of hostage Shiri Bibas is a “clear violation” of the ceasefire and advised Hamas to release Bibas’ body and
