TEL AVIV—Israel launched what it called a major counterterrorism operation in the West Bank, expanding its campaign against militancy in the Palestinian territory after more than 15 months of ...

21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammad Abu Samra) Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi places a wreath during a memorial ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to lift the Biden administration's freeze on the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel in his first days in office ...

in Hebrew, are seen in Tel Aviv, Israel, on the first day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as three hostages were set to be released from captivity on Jan. 19, 2025. (Maya Alleruzzo/AP ...

Ceasefire suspends 15-month-old war Gaza residents return to devastated neighborhoods, assess damage Hamas and Israel exchange hostages and prisoners amid truce GAZA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Jan 19 ...

Israel's government has approved the new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, paving the way for it to take effect on Sunday. The decision came after hours of discussions that ...

"All the hostages are in our hearts," said Nelly Ben Israel, a librarian at Jerusalem's Hebrew University. "But I think I'm not mistaken when I say we think first and foremost about the young Bibases.

Israel was still holding off on Thursday afternoon ... the PMO said in a statement issued in both English and Hebrew. “The Israeli cabinet will not convene until the mediators notify Israel ...

In remarks from the White House, Biden announced that U.S. hostages still in Gaza would be returned home during a 42-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Of the seven Americans held captive in ...

The moods must match. By this standard, the deal between Israel and Hamas is good but not great: Both groups are relishing what they are getting, and choking a bit on what they have given up.

known as a "massebah" in the Hebrew Bible. These artifacts date back to the First Temple period (1200 to 586 B.C.) of ancient Israel, suggesting ritual and cultic practices took place close to the ...