Gaza, Hamas and Israel

IDF confirms death of Hamas hostage after retrieving remains from Gaza
The Israeli military confirmed Friday morning that Hamas hostage Hamza Alzayadni was killed in Gaza, days after it had announced his father's body had been retrieved along with unidentified remains from a tunnel in Gaza.
Israel Recovers Bodies of One or More Hostages Taken by Hamas in Gaza
Israel's defense minister said Wednesday that troops have recovered the body of one hostage from Gaza and is verifying another possible body.
Israeli military confirms identity of hostage killed in Gaza
The recovery two bodies comes amid renewed efforts by mediators Qatar, the U.S. and Egypt to reach a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and free the remaining Israeli hostages.
IDF: Body of Hamas hostage recovered from Gaza tunnel
The body of a Hamas hostage was recovered by Israeli forces this week from an underground tunnel in southern Gaza, according to the Israel Defense Force.
Israeli military says hostage found dead in Gaza tunnel, ‘grave concerns’ for second captive
The Israeli military said Wednesday it had recovered the body of a hostage from a tunnel in southern Gaza. Yousef Al-Ziyadnah, 53, who was kidnapped during the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023,
Israeli military recovers body of hostage in Gaza tunnel
Israeli forces have recovered the body of a 53-year-old hostage in a Gaza tunnel as ceasefire talks with Hamas continue. The fate of his son, also a hostage, remains unclear.

Palestinian Death Toll in Israel-Hamas War Passes 46,000

Hamas, Trump and hostages

Hamas Calls on Trump to Pressure Netanyahu Into Accepting Ceasefire
A Hamas leader told Newsweek that "we can go to an agreement immediately" if Israel changed its course on negotiations.
UNRWA ‘knowingly’ let Hamas infiltrate and ‘indoctrinate’ children to ‘pursue a path of terrorism’: UN Watch report
Officials of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency meet “routinely” with Lebanese and Gazan terror groups, “mutually praise each ...
In Israeli Video, Detainee Says Hamas Operates Out of Gaza Hospital
Facing international condemnation and pressure to free the chief of Kamal Adwan Hospital, Israel released a brief ...
Hamas played the press in Gaza
On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas and other Iranian proxies invaded Israel, massacring more than 1200 people and taking hundreds of ...
Hurdles remain as Israel and Hamas once again inch toward a ceasefire deal
Israel and Hamas are once again struggling to reach a ceasefire that could wind down the 15-month war in Gaza and bring home ...
Hamas Approves List of Hostages It May Free Under a Cease-Fire Deal With Israel
Israel says Hamas has not provided any information about the status of those 34 hostages, dampening any notion that the ...
How to Respond to Trump’s Foreign-Policy Bluster
The way to deal with the bombast is by turning it against a leader who leads a movement that is actually deeply divided.
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Is Iran Next?
Whatever restraints once existed on Israel’s behavior are long gone. Benjamin Netanyahu is now setting his sights on Iran — ...