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Israeli war cabinet divisions broke into the open over the weekend when member Benny Gantz demanded the cabinet lay out a plan for the war against Hamas by June 8, threatening to otherwise withdraw from the government. Follow for live updates.

Iranian state TV confirmed Monday that Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi died in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

The full evil capabilities of Hamas stem not only from its willingness to murder innocents, but from the support the terrorist group receives from Western activists and Palestinian allies.

As the Israel-Hamas war crosses the seven-month mark, renewed negotiations are underway to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, as Israeli forces continue to prepare for an apparent invasion of the southern Gazan town of Rafah. President Joe Biden said Monday that what Israel has carried out in Gaza during the war is "not genocide," while he denounced the application for arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court against Israeli Prime Minister ...

(NEW YORK) -- As the Israel-Hamas war crosses the seven-month mark, renewed negotiations are underway to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, as Israeli forces continue to prepare for an apparent invasion of the southern Gazan town of Rafah.Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern:May 20, 4:31 PMBodies of

The Elyakim sisters were released as part of the hostage release and ceasefire deal in late November.

(TIMES OF ISRAEL) -- A 15-year-old released hostage described her 51 days in captivity in a television interview on Tuesday, telling of how she had served as a mother to her 8-year-old sister, of the difficult conditions, of constantly fearing her terrorist captors would kill her, and of her pain at the murder of three…

Israeli rights groups say shooting anyone holding a white flag and surrendering is prohibited under international law

Al Jazeera cameraman Samer Abudaqa was killed after being hit by an Israeli airstrike. He was left to bleed out for hours after being targeted, with medics unable to reach him due to Israeli fire.

All together, during the cease-fire, 105 hostages were released from Hamas captivity.