Gaza, Hamas and Israel

Thousands Trapped in Rafah as Israel Says Won’t Stop Until Hamas No Longer Controls Gaza
Thousands of people are trapped in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip after Israeli forces encircled part of it on Sunday, Palestinian officials said. Israel ordered the evacuation of the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood,
Israel vows to take more land in Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages
Israel’s defense minister has ordered the military to take additional parts of the Gaza Strip, and vowed to hold them until Hamas releases the remaining hostages it holds.
Israel threatens to annex Gaza land unless Hamas releases hostages
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened Friday to annex parts of the Gaza Strip unless Hamas militants release the remaining Israeli hostages
Military Pressure Will Bring Hostages Back From Gaza, Israeli Official Says
Ophir Falk, Netanyahu's foreign policy adviser, said military pressure pushed Hamas to accept the first truce in November 2023, in which some 80 hostages were returned. He said this was also the surest way to force release of the remaining 59 hostages.
Israel Orders Ground Troops to Seize More Gaza Territory, Pressuring Hamas to Release Hostages
As Hamas continues its refusal, it will lose more and more territory that will be annexed to Israel,’ Israel Katz said.
Israel orders army to ‘seize more ground’ in Gaza after Hamas refuses to free hostages
Israel has ordered its army to “seize more ground” and intensify strikes on Gaza after Hamas refused to free more hostages.
Hamas says it is prepared to release American-Israeli hostage and bodies of four dual nationals
Hamas said it is prepared to release American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander and the bodies of four dual nationals held ...
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Israel orders soldiers deeper into Gaza, vowing to hold more land unless Hamas releases hostages
A Shin Bet report into Hamas ... releases the 59 hostages it holds — 24 of whom are believed alive — and gives up control of the territory. The ceasefire agreed to in mid-January was a three ...
Hamas studies US 'bridge' proposal for truce as Israel escalates return to war
Hamas said on Friday it was reviewing a U.S. proposal to restore the Gaza ceasefire as Israel intensified a military ...
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Hamas fires first rockets since Israel broke recent ceasefire
The Israeli military expanded its ground offensive in Gaza, and killed at least 80 Palestinians in a new wave of strikes ...
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal was just an illusion of progress
Trump has never seemed particularly interested in protecting the ceasefire he helped push over the finish line. He may still ...
Israel says it has killed Hamas military intelligence chief Osama Tabash - as forces told to push further into Gaza
Nearly 600 Palestinians have been killed since Tuesday - many of them children, according to Gaza health authorities.
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Hamas studying US 'bridge' proposal on ceasefire
CAIRO/DUBAI: Hamas said on Friday it was reviewing a US proposal to restore the Gaza ceasefire as Israel intensified military ...
Where does the Israel-Hamas ceasefire stand now? Here's a timeline on the latest developments
The first phase of a fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza crumbled earlier this week after Israel ...
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Hamas studying US 'bridge' proposal on ceasefire as Israel escalates return to war
Hamas reviewing US envoy Witkoff's proposal amid intensified Israeli military actionIsrael says military escalation aims to ...
60 feet underground in a 3-foot-wide tomb: Freed Israeli hostage details conditions of Hamas captivity: Reporter's notebook
After about 30 days in captivity, Shoham said Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Evyatar David were brought to the safe house where he was ...