4 days ago · The 15-monthlong war, set off by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, has killed more than 47,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children according to local health authorities, who do ...

4 days ago · JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, as well as five Thai nationals during the next hostage release set for Thursday, Israel and Hamas said Wednesday as their tenuous ceasefire moves ahead. The Israeli women are Arbel Yehoud, 29, and Agam Berger, 20, and the man is Gadi Moses.

Jan 20, 2025 · As a ceasefire brought calm to Gaza’s ruined cities, Hamas was quick to emerge from hiding. The militant group has not only survived 15 months of war with Israel — among the deadliest and most destructive in recent memory — but it remains firmly in control of the coastal territory that now resembles an apocalyptic wasteland.

3 days ago · Hamas and its allies are expected to release a total of 33 Israeli hostages during the first six-week phase of the ceasefire, which took effect on Jan. 19. It is hoped that negotiations on the far ...

Jan 25, 2025 · Last week, Hamas released three women civilian hostages as part of an exchange for 90 Palestinian prisoners, but this week the militant group released four female soldiers, rather than a female ...

Oct 20, 2024 · Israel has been accused of killing at least 73 people in a strike on Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza, according to the Hamas-run Government Information Office in the strip.

Jan 16, 2025 · Negotiators from Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 42-day cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza, President Biden and other leaders announced on Wednesday, raising hopes that a 15-month war...

Oct 7, 2023 · Early on Saturday morning, the Palestinian armed group Hamas launched “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” against Israel in the most serious escalation since their 11-day war in 2021. Hamas said it...

Jan 17, 2025 · Follow NBC News' live coverage as Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire deal to halt the Gaza war and release hostages, while Biden and Trump react.

Aug 1, 2024 · Funerals for senior officials from Hamas and Hezbollah, both of whom were assassinated this week, drew thousands. Mourners for Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, in Tehran on...