It is believed that at least two of the six American hostages still held in Gaza are alive — Sagui Dekel-Chen, 35, who grew ...

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Dual U.S.-Israeli national Keith Siegel is among the 3 hostages expected to be released by Hamas in the fourth swap with Israel.

Israel launched a major military operation into Jenin on Tuesday and said its forces had "initiated a counterterrorism ...

7 attack on Israel because they believed the Palestinian ... The Israeli prime minister, under pressure from all sides, is trying to reassure his many domestic, military and diplomatic critics.

Massive crowds streamed into the most heavily destroyed part on Monday in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.

In our news wrap Thursday, Hamas freed eight hostages and Israel handed over more than 100 Palestinian prisoners in a third ...

My responsibility for the terrible failure accompanies me every day... and will for the rest of my life,” he says. Read more ...

Yuval Raphael, who survived the 7 October attack in 2023, has been chosen to represent Israel at this year's Eurovision Song ...

An Israeli woman who survived Hamas’s Oct 7 attack by hiding under a pile of dead bodies has been chosen to represent her country at this year’s Eurovision song contest. Yuval Raphael, 24, was with ...

Five Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its 2023 attack on Israel were released Thursday, while one remaining Thai citizen remains in captivity ...

24-year-old Yuval Raphael, who survived the Nova music festival attack, will represent Israel at Eurovision in ... and says she survived by hiding under dead bodies inside a bomb shelter for ...