If they had any respect for people, they would have released him a long time ago.” Hamas’s hostage propaganda is blunt and ...

Hamas on Thursday put on a macabre handover ceremony in central Gaza to return the bodies of four Israeli hostages taken on October 7, 2023.

The latest handovers would complete both sides’ obligations under the Gaza ceasefire’s first phase, during which Hamas returned 33 hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.

In exchange for the return of the bodies, Israel is expected to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, including those serving life sentences.

Hamas has been using psychological warfare to manipulate global opinion and inflict maximum psychological damage on the Israeli people, including parading the coffins of Israeli hostages, ...

As the first stage of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire comes to an end, WSJ analyzes how Hamas used images, props and symbolism ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — Hamas says it has agreed to Israel's request to speed up the release of Israeli hostages, including two men Hamas has held for around a decade. Hamas said it would give Israel ...

Hamas released a body on Friday it claimed to be that of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, whose misidentification in a handover ...

Hamas said it would turn over the bodies of the boys, Ariel Bibas and his baby brother, Kfir, and their mother. Israel was expected to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange. By Aaron Boxerman ...

Hamas on Friday announced the names of the latest Israeli hostages due to be released — as outrage mounted over the terror group admitting it hadn’t released dead ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, block a freeway during a protest ...

An Israeli drone strike killed the head of Hamas’ military operation in Lebanon on Monday — as Israel announced it would keep troops in parts of southern Lebanon after the deadline to withdraw ...