People attend a rally marking 600 days since Israelis were taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza, demanding their release and an end to the war, at a plaza known as the hostages’ square in Tel Aviv. File | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: More than 19 months since the Gaza war began, with … Read more
Einav Zangauker, mother of hostage Matan Zangauker, points to a sign featuring an image of her son, during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and to demand the release of Israeli hostages kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 24, 2025. … Read more
Palestinians wait to cross through a checkpoint run by U.S. and Egyptian security contractors after Israeli forces withdrew from the Netzarim Corridor, allowing people to travel in both directions between southern and northern Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, near Gaza City, on February 9, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli forces began … Read more
Smoke rises inside the Gaza Strip, before a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas goes into effect, as seen from southern Israel, January 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: After 15 months of fighting, which was triggered by Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack in which about 1,200 people were killed, Israel … Read more
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. File | Photo Credit: AFP Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said on Friday (January 17, 2025) the Palestinian Authority was ready to assume “full responsibility” in post-war Gaza, in his first statement since a ceasefire deal was announced. “The Palestinian government, under president Abbas’ directives, has completed all preparations to assume full … Read more
After the Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out the worst attack in Israeli history on October 7, 2023, Israel launched a devastating military campaign in the Gaza Strip. The air and ground operation has killed at least 46,707 people, according to figures from the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry that the United Nations considers reliable. LIVE: … Read more