Hamas has released all 20 of the remaining living Israeli hostages, who are now being reunited with their families in Israel, as part of President Trump’s peace plan to end the war in Gaza.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting in Gaza and to release the remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, adopting parts of a peace plan backed by President Donald Trump.
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say they’ve agreed on a plan to end the war in Gaza, but it’s unclear whether Hamas will accept the terms.
A man using a makeshift flamethrower is accused of yelling “Free Palestine” and attacking a group in Boulder, Colorado, that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages in Gaza.
An Israeli-American soldier held hostage for more than 19 months in the Gaza Strip has been released, Hamas said, in a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel.
Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal in their 15-month war in the Gaza Strip, which includes the release of dozens of hostages being held by Hamas.
Israeli forces in Gaza have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel that sparked the ongoing war.
Israelis have held somber ceremonies to mark a year since the deadliest attack in the country’s history, a Hamas-led raid that has since spiraled into wars on two fronts with no end in sight.
Iran has launched dozens of missiles into Israel, sharply escalating a conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militias Hezbollah and Hamas.
Hamas’ top political leader was killed by an airstrike in the Iranian capital. Iran’s supreme leader blamed Israel and vowed revenge.
