The Palestinian militant group Hamas has been devastated by two years of fighting in Gaza. But is the organization now using a ceasefire to regroup?

Segev Kalfon said he endured physical abuse and mind games during 738 days in the hands of Hamas. Now, he asks why it took so long for Israel to bring him home.

Keith and Aviva Siegel and more than 200 people in Israel were taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas militants attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people. More than 70,000 people in Gaza have died since Israel began its war with Hamas after the attacks.

Turkey, Egypt and Qatar officials meet in Cairo to discuss the next phase of a Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal amid ongoing violation allegations and obstacles.

Israel confirmed the remains belonged to Dror Or, 48, who was abducted during Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks. The bodies of two captives are believed to be still in Gaza.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas says it will return the body of an Israeli hostage Tuesday, part of last month’s fragile ceasefire that has held despite Israeli strikes on Gaza, mounting Palestinian casualties, and mutual accusations of violations.

Chapel Hill native Keith Siegel and his wife, Aviva Siegel, are planning to speak about their times as hostages during Hamas's attack and its war with Israel in the wake of the attack.

Israel's military on Saturday said it launched airstrikes against Hamas terrorists in Gaza in the latest test of the ceasefire that began on Oct. 10. Health officials in Gaza reported at least 14 people killed and another 45 wounded, including children.

A motion before the Dublin City Council to rename Herzog Park, commemorating Israel ’s sixth president and the father of Israel’s current president, has drawn backlash, with Israeli officials and some community leaders denouncing the proposal as “antisemitic.”

The Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Hamas war began, Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday, while a hospital said that Israeli fire killed two Palestinian children in the territory's south.

According to Israeli estimates, a group of between 100 and 200 Hamas fighters has been trapped underground in Rafah for several weeks. The operatives are stuck in territory that came under Israeli military control when the October 10,