Israel has failed to eliminate Hamas, a key goal of its war in Gaza, and the militant group has reasserted its rule in Gaza.

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Baraka, speaking in Beirut, noted that Iran supports Hamas, but he insisted that “we did not inform them that there was an operation that would happen at dawn on Oct. 7.” He added ...

While the cease-fire is welcome news, there is a very real possibility that we have yet to see the end of the Israel-Hamas ...

In a second, longer statement issued shortly after, the family said that they had “watched the video that Hamas sent in horror, and we can’t breathe.” “This is not the Liri we know ...

Israeli women and an 80-year-old male hostage, along with 5 Thai nationals, were released in Gaza, but Israel delayed its ...

The hostage handovers appeared to go relatively smoothly, unlike the previous one, which descended into chaos.

Hamas is rushing to reassert control over the territory it has ruled since 2007. Its leaders are exuberant—at least in public ...

“Unfortunately, you know, in the last minute, Hamas tried to blackmail and to get more results for the other side to change some of the names," he said. "And we are not willing to do i ...

The hostages and 200 prisoners were released in the second swap of the Gaza cease-fire deal, which went into effect this ...