Israel Pressures Hamas

Bodies of four hostages identified after latest Hamas-Israel exchange

Yahoo News - Feb. 27

Israel's army underestimated Hamas before Oct. 7 attack, probe finds

The findings could pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch a widely demanded broader inquiry to examine the political decision-making that preceded the Oct. 7 terrorist attack.

CBS News - 6d

Israel’s Military Lays Out Its Oct. 7 Hamas Attack Failures

The highly anticipated public findings, the first from its internal inquiries into the devastating Hamas-led attack, do not apportion individual responsibility, though officials said that may come ...

The New York Times - 6d

Hamas says there's been 'no progress' on second ceasefire phase in indirect talks with Israel

A senior Hamas official says no progress has been made in the latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas

ABC News - 5d

Israel blocks aid to Gaza after Hamas refused ceasefire extension proposal

Israel blocked aid into Gaza and said it will not resume if Hamas does not accept its proposal to extend the current ceasefire. Israel warned Hamas of additional consequences if the militant group ...

NBC News - 4d

Israel halts aid to Gaza as Hamas rejects revised ceasefire proposal

First stage of the fragile truce lapsed early on Sunday

Financial Times - 4d

With Cease-Fire Shaky, Israel and Hamas Consider Both Diplomatic and Military Options

As the first phase of the truce in Gaza ends, the two sides are continuing negotiations but also preparing for a possible return to war.

The New York Times - 3d

Arab nations, Hamas slam Israel for Gaza aid halt as ceasefire falters

A deadly stabbing incident brings bloodshed back to Israel as Netanyahu and Hamas accuse each other of violating the increasingly fragile Gaza ceasefire.

CBS News - 3d

Lyse Doucet: Gaza ceasefire in peril as Israel and Hamas hit impasse

Concern grows after Israel said it would block aid to Gaza unless Hamas accepted a new US proposal.

BBC News - 3d

Israel Says It Killed Local Hamas Commander in West Bank

The raid took place as Israel’s military said it had expanded its operation to crack down on militants in the city of Jenin.

The New York Times - 1d

Israel stops humanitarian aid to Gaza while U.S. in direct talks with Hamas

The flow of aid into Gaza had been a key aspect to the ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Now, it's being used as an ultimatum. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.

CBS News - 17h

Hamas says Trump’s threats encourage Israel to back out of Gaza ceasefire

Militant group accuses the US president of seeking to undermine deal with his ultimatum for release of hostages. Hamas has accused Donald Trump of seeking to undermine the shaky pause in ...

The Guardian - 7h

Israel’s army admits failures on Oct. 7. Its probe of the attack could put pressure on Netanyahu

TEL AVIV, Israel — An investigation by the Israeli military has determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on Oct.

NBC News - Feb. 27

Israel's army admits failures on Oct. 7. Its probe of the attack could put pressure on Netanyahu

An investigation by Israel's military has determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on Oct. 7, 2023, because the much more powerful Israeli army misjudged ...

ABC News - 6d

IDF says 1 of 4 bodies returned to Israel from Hamas does not belong to a hostage

The IDF said the bodies of Shiri Bibas' two children were identified, but the mother was not.

ABC News - Feb. 20

Israel Says Shiri Bibas Is Missing After Hamas Returns Her Sons’ Remains

Hamas released what it said were the remains of Shiri Bibas and her two young children. But none of the returned bodies were a match for Ms. Bibas, according to the Israeli military.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Shiri Bibas not among bodies returned from Gaza, Israel says, accusing Hamas of ‘serious violation’

IDF statement comes hours after Benjamin Netanyahu orders further crackdown on occupied West Bank over bus explosions. One of the four bodies returned by Hamas to Israel on Thursday is not that ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Netanyahu vows 'revenge' after Israel says Hamas sent back wrong body for Shiri Bibas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed "revenge" after the Israeli military said one of the four bodies recently released by Hamas did not include a hostage.

ABC News - Feb. 21

What to know about failed Hamas return of Shiri Bibas' body, bus explosions in Israel

Israeli forces have announced that none of the bodies returned by Hamas Thursday belonged to Shiri Bibas, as originally believed. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more on that and a ...

CBS News - Feb. 21

Middle East crisis live: Israel claims Hamas killed Bibas children with their ‘bare hands’

Statement from IDF spokesman contradicts Hamas claim the family was killed in an airstrike. One of the four bodies returned by Hamas to Israel on Thursday is not that of Shiri Bibas, Israel’s ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

Remains of Shiri Bibas, mom of two killed, allegedly returned to Israel following Hamas' broken promise

Yahoo News - Feb. 21

Hamas says it's sending Israel Shiri Bibas' remains after returning unidentified body instead

Hamas is vowing to investigate why Shiri Bibas' body was not one of the four returned to Israel this week alongside her two young sons. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.

CBS News - Feb. 21

Shiri Bibas remains identified as Israel and Hamas prepare for another hostage-prisoner swap

Gaza ceasefire deal still on track amid uproar over fate of two Israeli boys and initial false return of their mother’s body. The body of the Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has been identified, ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

Middle East crisis live: Hamas releases six hostages but Israel delays release of 600 Palestinians

Hisham al-Sayed, Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu, Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert have now been released. A masked militant has sat down at a table on the stage with a Red Cross ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

Hamas says Israel evading ceasefire obligations as Netanyahu delays release of 600 Palestinians

The families of some 600 prisoners remain in limbo after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday that he would delay their release, a decision that violated the exchange terms ...

NBC News - Feb. 23

Middle East crisis live: Trump envoy says US expects second phase of Israel-Hamas deal to proceed

Comments come after Israel suspended release of 600 Palestinian detainees. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said the group would keep following the path of slain chief Hassan Nasrallah on Sunday during ...

The Guardian - Feb. 23

Hamas says Netanyahu ‘sabotaging’ peace deal as Israel steps up West Bank operation – Middle East crisis live

Hamas official Basem Naim says Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘preparing atmosphere’ to return to war with Gaza. According to a report from Hebrew media outlet Ynet, Israel has told international ...

The Guardian - Feb. 24

Trump envoy Witkoff may travel to Middle East Sunday for Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks

Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, may travel to the region on Sunday if indirect talks between Israel and Hamas on a second phase of a ceasefire deal show progress ...

The Hill - Feb. 26

Israel releases over 600 Palestinian prisoners as Hamas returns bodies of four hostages

Gaza ceasefire appears to hold after four-day breach, as Israel says three of four bodies identified as of Thursday morning. See all our Middle East coverage Hamas has handed over the bodies ...

The Guardian - Feb. 27

Israel frees Palestinian prisoners after Hamas hands over four hostages' bodies

It was the last exchange of the Gaza ceasefire deal's first phase, leaving questions over what happens next.

BBC News - Feb. 27

Hamas and Israel say they're ready for more talks as ceasefire's first phase ends

Hamas said Thursday it was ready to begin talks on the second phase of a ceasefire after prisoners were exchanged for the bodies of four Israeli hostages.

NBC News - Feb. 27

Israel halts entry of aid to Gaza until Hamas agrees to new ceasefire deal

Israel has halted the entry of aid into Gaza until Hamas agrees to a new ceasefire deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced. “With the conclusion of the 1st stage of the hostages deal and ...

The Hill - 4d

Middle East crisis: Hamas accuses Israel of trying to ‘collapse’ Gaza ceasefire agreement – as it happened

Senior Hamas official claims Israel is attempting to avoid negotiations over second phase or ceasefire. Mourners at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis have been attending the funeral of two ...

The Guardian - 3d

Reaction from Israel to Trump's "last warning" for Hamas, direct U.S. talks with group

President Trump is warning Hamas that he'll send Israel "everything it needs to finish the job" if all remaining hostages held in Gaza aren't released. BBC News correspondent Jon Donnison joined ...

CBS News - 2h

Dining across the divide: ‘I’m not saying Israel is without its flaws, but if we’re talking about the current conflict, you need to talk about Hamas’

They have different views on Israel, Zionism and antisemitism – could they find common ground?. Marco, 34, London . Occupation Public servant Continue reading...