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Freed Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander leaves Gaza; Israel says no ceasefire
Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie, Reuters | Posted May 12 - 12:04 p.m.
An Israeli-American hostage crossed into Israel on Monday after his release by Hamas as fighting paused in Gaza, the Israeli military said.
Hamas in talks with US about Gaza ceasefire and aid, says senior Palestinian official
Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters | Posted May 11 - 8:02 p.m.
Talks between Hamas and the U.S. administration on a ceasefire in Gaza and the entry of humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave are underway, a senior Palestinian official familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Sunday.
Restrictions on aid deliveries by foreign governments may violate law, US lawmakers say
Patricia Zengerle, Reuters | Posted May 6 - 1:38 p.m.
A group of U.S. senators wants Congress' watchdog agency to investigate whether controls on humanitarian aid deliveries by Israel and other foreign governments violate U.S. law, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
Missile fired by Yemen's Houthis lands near Israel's main airport
Mustafa Abu Ganeyeh, Reuters | Posted May 4 - 8:07 a.m.
A missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels toward Israel on Sunday landed near Ben Gurion Airport, the country's main international airport.
Israeli military issues thousands of call-up notices, local media report
Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | Posted May 3 - 4:33 p.m.
The Israeli military was issuing call-up notices to thousands of reservists on Saturday to support an expansion of its offensive in Gaza, Israeli media reported.
Father of American hostage in Gaza hopeful he is still alive
Rachael Levy, Reuters | Posted April 20 - 1:11 p.m.
The father of a U.S.-Israeli hostage held in Gaza said on Saturday he remains hopeful his 21-year-old son was still alive after Hamas said it could not account for his status.
Israel's Netanyahu says military to increase pressure on Hamas
Nidal al-Mughrabi, Jaidaa Taha and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | Posted April 20 - 1:09 p.m.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday he had instructed the military to intensify pressure on Hamas after the Palestinian militant group this week rejected an Israeli proposal for another temporary truce.
Hamas says it is ready to release all remaining hostages for an end to Gaza war
Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters | Posted April 17 - 4:42 p.m.
Hamas wants a comprehensive deal to end the war in Gaza and swap all Israeli hostages for Palestinians jailed in Israel, a senior official from the Palestinian militant group said, rejecting Israel's offer of an interim truce.
US Senate confirms staunch pro-Israel conservative Huckabee as Israel ambassador
Patricia Zengerle, Reuters | Posted April 9 - 4:03 p.m.
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday backed former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel, installing a staunch pro-Israel conservative in the high-profile post amid war in Gaza and relations complicated by U.S. tariffs.
Microsoft employees protest at 50th anniversary party over Israel contract
Matt O'Brien, Associated Press | Posted April 4 - 7:00 p.m.
A pro-Palestinian protest by Microsoft employees interrupted the company's 50th anniversary celebration Friday, the latest backlash over the tech industry's work to supply artificial intelligence technology to the Israeli military.
Hamas agrees to Gaza ceasefire proposal, the group's chief says
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ahmed Tolba, Reuters | Posted March 29 - 8:27 p.m.
Hamas has agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal it received two days ago from mediators Egypt and Qatar, the Palestinian militant group's chief said on Saturday.
Israel strikes Lebanon in response to cross-border rocket fire
Maya Gebeily and Maayan Lubell, Reuters | Posted March 22 - 7:40 a.m.
Israeli artillery and airstrikes hit south Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had intercepted rockets fired from across the border, endangering a shaky truce that ended a year-long war between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
Israeli strikes kill over 400 in Gaza, say Palestinians; ceasefire on brink
James Mackenzie, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | Posted March 18 - 8:28 a.m.
Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza, killing more than 400 people, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday, threatening the complete collapse of a two-month ceasefire as Israel vowed to use more force to free hostages held by Hamas.
Israel rejects Hamas offer to free Israeli-American hostage as 'psychological warfare'
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Nayera Abdallah, Reuters | Posted March 15 - 7:37 a.m.
Hamas said on Friday it had agreed to free an American-Israeli dual national if Israel begins the next phase of ceasefire talks towards a permanent end to the war, an offer Israel dismissed as "psychological warfare."
Judge extends ban on Columbia student's deportation from US
Luc Cohen and Jonathan Allen, Reuters | Posted March 12 - 2:43 p.m.
A U.S. judge on Wednesday extended his order blocking federal authorities from deporting a detained Columbia University student at the center of pro-Palestinian college activism.
Israel, Hamas signal readiness for next ceasefire talks as mediators push for progress
Nidal Al Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters | Posted March 8 - 7:41 p.m.
Israel and Hamas signaled on Saturday they were preparing for the next phase of ceasefire negotiations, as mediators pushed ahead with talks to extend the fragile 42-day truce that began in January.
State Department to reportedly use AI to revoke visas of students it sees as Hamas supporters
Kanishka Singh, Reuters | Posted March 6 - 8:10 p.m.
The State Department will use artificial intelligence to revoke visas of foreign students who it perceives as supporters of Palestinian Hamas militants, Axios reported on Thursday, citing senior State Department officials.
US holds secret talks with Hamas on Gaza hostages, source says
Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters | Posted March 5 - 9:53 a.m.
The Trump administration has been conducting secret talks with Hamas on the possibility of releasing U.S. hostages being held in Gaza, a source briefed on the conversations told Reuters.
Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal
Tia Goldenberg And Samy Magdy, Associated Press | Posted March 2 - 9:04 a.m.
Israel says it's stopping the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip. It warned of "additional consequences" if Hamas doesn't accept what Israel says is a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire extension.
Israel agrees on US plan for temporary ceasefire in Gaza, PM's office says
Jaidaa Taha, Reuters | Posted March 1 - 8:31 p.m.
Israel will adopt the proposal by President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza for the Ramadan and Passover periods, the prime minister's office said early on Sunday, hours after the first phase of the previously agreed ceasefire was set to expire.
Gaza ceasefire nears end with Israel and Hamas split on way forward
Ibrahim Dahman, Tim Lister and Tamar Michaelis, CNN | Posted March 1 - 9:26 a.m.
The first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza is nearing its end — with Israel and Hamas split on what comes next.
Hamas frees 6 hostages in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian detainees
James Mackenzie and Maayan Lubell, Reuters | Posted Feb. 22 - 10:44 a.m.
Hamas freed six hostages from Gaza on Saturday, the last living Israeli captives slated for release under the first phase of a fragile ceasefire accord, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate
Areej Hazboun, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 21 - 7:39 p.m.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed revenge for what he described as a "cruel and malicious violation" of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas.
Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over 4 bodies, accelerating Gaza releases
Samy Magdy and Natalie Melzer, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 18 - 1:04 p.m.
A senior Hamas leader says the militant group will release six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and the bodies of four others on Thursday. The surprise increase in releases is apparently in return for Israel allowing long-requested mobile homes.
