Hamas Frees Three Israeli Hostages in Gaza As Fragile Ceasefire Holds

Israeli airstrike kills 2 in southern Gaza amid push for ceasefire extension

An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinians in Rafah in Gaza on Saturday as mediators pushed ahead with talks to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

NBC News - 5d

Gaza War Led to Deaths of More Than 3 Dozen Hostages, Officials Say

Israel’s leaders promised that their military campaign in Gaza would help save the lives of hostages. At least 41 have died in captivity, some killed by Hamas and others in Israeli airstrikes.

The New York Times - 5d

‘Absolute fear’: Israeli hostage describes abuse during 505-day Hamas captivity

Omer Wenkert says he was held mostly in darkness – and his mistreatment was often sparked by events in war. An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas last month has described the distressing conditions ...

The Guardian - 1d

Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza in apparent effort to force hand of Hamas

Humanitarian officials say move could hit already meagre water supply, as ceasefire talks grow increasingly chaotic. Israel is to cut off any remaining electricity supplies to Gaza in an apparent ...

The Guardian - 4d

Israeli Energy Minister Cuts Off Electricity to Gaza

The move, which will mainly affect a single wastewater treatment plant, appeared intended to put pressure on Hamas.

The New York Times - 4d

Refusing to fight: Israelis against the war in Gaza – video

For many Israelis, military service is a rite of passage that lasts two to three years. Being such a formative part of the social contract in Israel, it is unusual for eligible young people to ...

The Guardian - 2d

Rubio discusses Gaza reconstruction with Saudi Arabia, future of ceasefire uncertain

Secretary of State Marco Rubio held talks with Saudi Arabia's crown prince Monday, discussing the situation in the Middle East and the reconstruction of Gaza. The meeting comes as the future of the ...

CBS News - 2d

Houthi rebels in Yemen say they're resuming attacks on Israeli ships

Yemen's Houthi rebels say they will resume attacks on Israeli ships in response to Israel's blockage of aid to Gaza. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more on that and the future of ...

CBS News - 1d

Hamas offering 5-to-10-year truce with Israel: US official says

Hamas offered to hand over governance of the Gaza Strip in exchange for a five-to-10-year truce in its war with Israel, President Trump’s special envoy for hostage negotiations said on Sunday. Adam ...

The Hill - 3d

Aid operations in Gaza imperiled as millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive

The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups, leaving them paying out of pocket to preserve the fragile Gaza ceasefire, ...

ABC News - Mar. 7

Israel strikes Gaza ahead of new talks on ceasefire with Hamas

The air strike comes just before talks on the future of the truce are set to begin again this week.

CBS News - 4d

Trump hostage envoy says ‘deal’ in which every Hamas hostage freed ‘could come together within weeks’

Adam Boehler, the White House Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs, said Sunday that a “deal” in which every hostage taken by Palestinian militant group Hamas is freed “could come together in weeks.” ...

The Hill - 4d

Pakistani security forces exchange gunfire with separatists holding about 300 people hostage aboard a train

ABC News - 2d

Gaza ceasefire close to collapse as aid stops

The ceasefire in Gaza is perilously close to collapsing. Food shortages have become acute, and Palestinians living in the territory are struggling to feed their families. All aid into the territory ...

CBS News - 5d

Israeli attacks on Gaza maternity wards and IVF clinic ‘genocidal acts’, says UN

Israeli forces have used sexual violence as weapon to ‘dominate and destroy’ Palestinian people, report also says. Israel’s systemic attacks on women’s healthcare in Gaza amount to “genocidal ...

The Guardian - 18h

Pakistan militants attack train and take passengers hostage

Police say at least three people were injured in the attack and it is unclear how many people are being held hostage.

BBC News - 2d

US envoy’s secret talks with Hamas anger Netanyahu administration

Adam Boehler says Hamas proposed a ceasefire and prisoner exchange in negotiations that did not involve Israel. A US envoy has said Hamas proposed a five-to-10-year ceasefire and a full prisoner ...

The Guardian - 3d

Palestinians: Casualties after Israeli drone attack in Gaza

Yahoo News - 3d

Report: Five Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrike

Yahoo News - 2d

Israel says it will cut off electricity to Gaza Strip

Israel said Sunday that it would be cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said he signed an order that would shut off electricity to Gaza “immediately.” ...

The Hill - 4d

Two men arrested in India over alleged rape of Israeli and local woman

The two women were said to have been stargazing with three male travellers when the incident took place. Two men have been arrested in India in connection with the alleged rape of an Israeli and a ...

The Guardian - 5d

Everyone Has a Plan for Gaza. None of Them Add Up.

Since President Trump’s suggestion to expel the territory’s population, Middle East leaders have rushed to propose options for a postwar Gaza. Each is unacceptable to either Israel or Hamas, or both.

The New York Times - 3d

Israel to resume Hamas talks for first time since Trump took office

Mediated negotiations in Doha take place after blockade on Gaza reimposed

Financial Times - 4d

Yemen's Houthi rebels say 'any Israeli vessel' in nearby Mideast waterways again a target

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have warned shippers that “any Israeli vessel” traveling through nearby Mideast waters is now a target as Israel continues to block aid to the Gaza Strip

ABC News - 2d

Pakistan operation to free hostages after train hijacking ends with dozens killed

Security services claim to have rescued about 190 people being held by Baloch Liberation Army in remote area. An operation to rescue hundreds of people taken hostage when a train was hijacked by ...

The Guardian - 1d

Dread haunts Gaza as airstrikes dent hopes of renewed ceasefire

The territory is mired in a ‘grey zone’ of uncertainty as the peace process has stalled and neither side seems willing to compromise. Fears of a return to war in Gaza are intensifying this weekend, ...

The Guardian - 5d

Pakistan rescues remaining hostages after militants kill 100 people in train hijack

Pakistani forces have freed 190 passengers from a train that was hijacked by militants, as fighting continued to free more hostages held by militants in explosives-filled vests.

NBC News - 1d

Former NFL GM says Aaron Rodgers is 'holding the Steelers hostage'

Pittsburgh is waiting on Rodgers to make a decision

CBS Sports - 1d

US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza

The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza Strip

ABC News - 3h

U.N. report accuses Israeli forces of "genocidal acts," sexual violence

Israel has railed against a U.N. commission accusing its troops of sexual violence in Gaza as an "anti-Semitic, rotten, terrorist-supporting" body.

CBS News - 20h

Israeli tourist and homestay host gang-raped in India, police say

The two women were reportedly stargazing with three male tourists near a lake in Hampi, Karnataka, when they were attacked.

BBC News - 5d

Pakistani forces battle to free hundreds of hostages on hijacked train

Terrorists in explosive vests have reportedly threatened Pakistan train passengers' lives if officials refuse to release imprisoned militants.

CBS News - 1d

‘Ceasefire’ is a hollow word for Palestinians – the killings, displacements and denial of aid continue | Nesrine Malik

A winding down of operations in Gaza has allowed Israel to turn its attention to the West Bank, with devastating effects. It has been just over six weeks since a ceasefire came into effect in Gaza, ...

The Guardian - 4d

Israel to send delegation to Qatar to advance ceasefire talks

Foreign ministers from Muslim nations on Saturday also rejected calls by President Trump to empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population.

CBS News - 5d

Patriots signing Harold Landry to three-year, $43.5M deal: Report

The Patriots have landed their first big-name free agent, reportedly signing former Pro Bowl linebacker Harold Landry to a three-year contract.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Christopher Bell rings up first Cup three-race win streak since '21

Christopher Bell became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to win three straight races since 2021, holding off Denny Hamlin by 0.049 seconds at Phoenix Raceway.

ESPN - 3d

UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias

United Nations-backed human rights experts have accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip

ABC News - 21h