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Friends, family and soccer fans attend a public memorial ceremony for slain hostage Tsachi Idan, a fan of Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C., who was killed in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Mourners bury one of the last hostages released from Gaza as talks start for ceasefire future

February 28, 2025 at 8:33 a.m.

Mourners in Israel on Friday were burying the remains of one of the last hostages released in the first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas militants and Israel, as negotiators...

Activists holding photos depicting the faces of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, during a protest demanding their release from Hamas captivity, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Hamas names 3 Israeli hostages set to be released Saturday to uphold shaky Gaza ceasefire

February 14, 2025 at 10:09 a.m.

Hamas named three Israeli hostages Friday set to be released in a weekend trade for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, the latest sign that the shaky Gaza ceasefire deal appears to...

This combination of undated photos provided by Hostages Family Forum show Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami, all of whom were abducted and brought to Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. (Hostages Family Forum via AP)

Hamas names 3 more Israeli hostages to be freed as ceasefire deal stays on track

February 7, 2025 at 3:36 p.m.

Hamas identified three more Israeli hostages it plans to free as part of the fragile ceasefire agreement, a sign the deal was moving forward Friday even as U.S. and Israeli...

Laundry hangs on a destroyed building caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

‘I won’t leave. Put that in your brain.’ Palestinians reject Trump’s call to expel them from Gaza

February 5, 2025 at 4:16 p.m.

After President Donald Trump called for transferring all Palestinians from Gaza so the United States could take over the devastated territory and rebuild it for others, rights groups said his comments were...

A view of an area in Gaza City destroyed during fightings between the Israeli army against Hamas, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Feb.4, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

The Gaza Strip has long been a powder keg. Here’s a look at the history of the embattled region

February 5, 2025 at 7:54 a.m.

Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing and abducting people, sparking a crushing Israeli...

An activist with a yellow ribbon on her mouth holds a white umbrella during a protest calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in front of the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Expected release of high-profile male hostages sparks excitement and anxiety in Israel

January 31, 2025 at 8:37 a.m.

News that three high-profile hostages are expected to be released Saturday, including the father of the youngest captives held in Gaza, brought excitement and trepidation to Israel on Friday.

Damaged vehicles seen in front of the Roman temples of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Day 2 of Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire sees Israeli airstrike on Lebanon and scattered attacks

November 28, 2024 at 2:51 p.m.

Israel on Thursday carried out its first airstrike on Lebanon since a truce with Hezbollah announced this week, saying it targeted the militant group’s activity at a rocket storage facility...

FILE – Trucks carrying humanitarian aid cross into the Gaza Strip from Erez crossing in southern Israel, on Oct. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov, File)

Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?

November 15, 2024 at 5:58 p.m.

The White House last month gave Israel 30 days to improve conditions or risk losing military support. As the deadline expired Tuesday, leading international aid groups said Israel had fallen...

FILE – Palestinians line up for food distribution in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on Oct. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

US says it will not limit Israel arms transfers after some improvements in flow of aid to Gaza

November 12, 2024 at 12:49 p.m.

The Biden administration says Israel has made good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and it will not limit arms transfers to Israel as...

This Oct. 24 2024, satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the village of Ramyah in southern Lebanon. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

Israel’s path of destruction in southern Lebanon raises fears of an attempt to create a buffer zone

November 2, 2024 at 4:33 p.m.

Israeli warplanes and ground forces have blasted a trail of destruction through southern Lebanon the past month to debilitate the Hezbollah fighter group.

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