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 ...

Israel has destroyed 79% of the mosques in the ... Other mosques damaged in the attacks include Sayed al-Hashim Mosque and Katib al-Wilaya Mosque. Churches have also been targeted.

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.

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

The ceasefire is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas.

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

when Hamas carried out a deadly attack that triggered the war in Gaza. Lt Gen Herzi Halevi announced on Tuesday that he would resign on 6 March, admitting that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) "under ...

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 ...