Israel, Gaza and Hamas

Israel identifies body of hostage recovered from Gaza, days after father’s remains were found
The Israeli military said Friday it had identified the body of a hostage recovered from a tunnel in southern Gaza as the son of Yosef Al-Ziyadnah, a hostage whose body was recovered earlier this week.
Israel Recovers Bodies of One or More Hostages Taken by Hamas in Gaza
Israel's defense minister said Wednesday that troops have recovered the body of one hostage from Gaza and is verifying another possible body.
Hamas Approves List of Hostages It May Free Under a Cease-Fire Deal With Israel
Israel says Hamas has not provided any information about the status of those 34 hostages, dampening any notion that the endorsement is a step toward a deal to stop the war.
Hamas and Israel are negotiating the release of hostages from Gaza
Israel and Hamas are eyeing a hostage release and ceasefire deal before Donald Trump's inauguration. Copyright 2025 NPR
Hamas Ready to Free Dozens of Israeli Hostages: Reports
"Israel has not received any confirmation or comment by Hamas" on the hostages listed in the reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.
Israel says Hamas knows 'exactly' where hostages are after offer
Israel said Monday that Hamas had yet to clarify whether 34 hostages it said it was ready to free were dead or alive, throwing doubt on the group's assertion that
Boost For Hamas; Israel's Key Military Brigade Withdraws from Gaza | Watch
After a 64-day operation in Gaza, Israel's Kfir Brigade has withdrawn, having eliminated over 300 Hamas fighters, including top commanders, and destroyed critical Hamas infrastructure, such as rocket launchers and tunnels.
Gaza deal still elusive as Hamas names hostages it may free
Hamas disclosed a list of 34 hostages it’s willing to return to Israel in the first phase of a potential ceasefire in Gaza, which the U.S. wants to achieve before President Joe Biden leaves office in two weeks.

Hamas, Israel and Palestinians

In Israeli Video, Detainee Says Hamas Operates Out of Gaza Hospital
Facing international condemnation and pressure to free the chief of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Israel released a brief ...
Strikes, raids in West Bank follow Hamas killing of three Israeli settlers
Three Palestinians were killed, including two children, in an Israeli airstrike in the West Bank on Wednesday, Palestinian ...
Hamas spent 7 years collecting intel on security cameras, guards and even a kindergarten in Israeli communities massacred on Oct. 7: report
Eerie footage showed various surveillance shots of the communities along the border that Hamas terrorists were able to ...
Hamas and Israel wrangle over talks as Israeli strikes in Gaza intensify
A renewed push is underway to reach a ceasefire in the 15-month war and return Israeli hostages before Donald Trump takes ...
Hurdles remain as Israel and Hamas once again inch toward a ceasefire deal
Israel and Hamas are once again struggling to reach a ceasefire that could wind down the 15-month war in Gaza and bring home ...
IDF kills Hamas Sabra Battalion head Osama Abu Namos, other commanders
The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed the commander of Hamas's "Sabra Battalion," Osama Abu Namos, during a ...
Hamas says it has approved Israeli list of 34 hostages for possible deal
Palestinian militant group Hamas has approved a list of 34 hostages presented by Israel to be exchanged in a possible ...
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Three men detained under ISA after radicalisation triggered, accelerated by Israel-Hamas conflict
Each of the three men had taken steps to familiarise themselves with weapons, with one visiting a shooting range in Bangkok.