Hamas is demanding additional concessions in exchange for the release of 11 men whom Israel wants on the hostage release list. This information was reported by the Egyptian television channel Al-Ghad.

Israeli intelligence agents revealed a decade-long operation involving booby-trapped pagers and walkie-talkies supplied to Hezbollah. Detonated in September 2024, the devices killed approximately 30 militants and wounded many more,

After months of deadlock, Israel and Hamas appear to be moving closer toward a ceasefire to end their 14-month war.

Support for Israel was once widespread across the American political spectrum. Biden’s presidency has widened a deepening rift among Democrats.

CAIRO — Israel and Hamas appear closer than they have been in months to agreeing to a ceasefire that could wind down the 14-month war in Gaza and bring home dozens of people held hostage there. But the sides have come close before, only to have talks collapse over various disagreements . This round of negotiations also faces hurdles.

A series of meetings in Cairo and Doha have led to renewed optimism about the prospect of a deal between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian Islamists in Gaza, ending the war there after over 14 months.

The promising talks — which reportedly include the US, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey — come after negotiations repeatedly failed to reach another agreement for more than a year since the last deal in November 2023, when 105 hostages were released over a week-long truce.

Hamas released a propaganda video on Saturday ... President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that a deal has been reached between Israel and Hezbollah to halt the fighting for 60 days after weeks ...

The U.N. General Assembly voted almost unanimously on Wednesday to support two non-binding resolutions, one that demands that Israel end its war against the Hamas terror group in the Gaza Strip and the other allowing the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to continue to operate in the Jewish state.

Health officials in the Gaza Strip say more than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas militants

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...