Israeli Settlements and the Expanding Divide of Settlers and Palestinians

Hamas Releases 3 More Israeli Hostages in Exchange for Palestinian Prisoners

The hostage handovers appeared to go relatively smoothly, unlike the previous one, which descended into chaos.

The New York Times - 3d

Vibrant or dangerous? Colourful roundabout redesign divides village

California Cross roundabout has been the subject of controversy since its redesign in 2024.

BBC News - 3d

Palestinian agency: Youth, 16, killed in Israeli W Bank drone attack

Yahoo News - 3d

Three Israeli hostages and dozens of Palestinian prisoners released

Saturday's handover was less chaotic than the exchange a few days ago, after concerns were expressed over safety.

BBC News - 3d

Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli hostages and freed Palestinians return home as Rafah crossing opens

Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has opened for the first time since May. Here are images coming in of people in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square watching a screen broadcasting news footage of this ...

The Guardian - 3d

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?

Israel has released a total of 183 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in Gaza as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas

ABC News - 4d

Middle East latest: 3 Israeli hostages and dozens of Palestinian prisoners set to be freed

Three high-profile Israeli hostages are set to be released by Hamas on Saturday, while Palestinian authorities say Israel has agreed to release dozens of prisoners, in the fourth round of exchanges ...

ABC News - 4d

Israelis and Palestinians rejoice after more hostages and prisoners are freed

Yahoo News - 5d

Zakaria Zubeidi, Militant Who Briefly Escaped Israeli Prison, Is Among Released Palestinians

Mr. Zubeidi, who was also once a theater director, stunned Israelis and Palestinians alike when he and others broke out of jail in 2021.

The New York Times - 5d

Israeli opposition slams government over Palestinians return to Gaza

Yahoo News - Jan. 28

MAGA’s Big Tech Divide

The journalist James Pogue explicates the strange tensions between big tech and the new right.

The New York Times - Jan. 28

Qatar says deal is in place to release Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza

Qatar announced Monday that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza, easing the first major crisis of the fragile ...

NBC News - Jan. 27

Israeli fire kills 1, wounds 7 as Palestinians are kept out of north Gaza over a ceasefire dispute

Health officials in Gaza say a Palestinian man was killed and seven people were wounded by Israeli fire overnight

ABC News - Jan. 26

Hamas Frees 4 Israeli Hostages in Exchange for Palestinian Prisoners

The hostages and 200 prisoners were released in the second swap of the Gaza cease-fire deal, which went into effect this month.

The New York Times - Jan. 25

Freed Palestinians and Israelis reunite with families as prisoners and hostages released – live

Four soldiers held by Hamas in Gaza are back in Israel and 200 Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli jails . It is being reported that dozens of Hamas fighters are gathering in Palestine ...

The Guardian - Jan. 25

Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners released

The swap on Saturday was the second exchange since the ceasefire.

BBC News - Jan. 25

Hamas releases four female Israeli soldiers as 200 Palestinians set free

Disagreement lingers over the last living woman civilian being held hostage

Financial Times - Jan. 25

Middle East latest: Hamas releases 4 Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners

Hamas militants have released four female Israeli soldiers they held captive for 15 months in a planned exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees in Israel

ABC News - Jan. 25

Israel’s worrying release of violent West Bank settlers

Surely Netanyahu is aware that Katz has essentially given settlers a free pass to run amok, one that a could ignite a major Palestinian flare-up on the West Bank at the very time that the follow-on ...

The Hill - Jan. 24

Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails

Dozens of Palestinian women and teenagers were released from Israeli prisons this week as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas to pause the war in Gaza

ABC News - Jan. 24

Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons divide House Republicans

President Trump’s decision to pardon hundreds of protesters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including many accused of assaulting police officers — is dividing House Republicans, with some ...

The Hill - Jan. 23

Israeli Forces Kill 2 Palestinian Militants Wanted in Deadly Attack

The men were affiliated with a militant group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which carried out an attack earlier this month, the military said.

The New York Times - Jan. 23

Middle East latest: Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian militants who carried out West Bank bus attack

Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian militants who carried out a deadly attack on a bus in the West Bank earlier this month

ABC News - Jan. 23

‘It’s not the damage, it’s the terror’: Israeli settlers run riot after ceasefire deal

Violent settlers descend on Sinjil and other West Bank towns to protest release of Palestinian prisoners. Sundus al-Fukaha was watching the news at home in the occupied West Bank village of Sinjil ...

The Guardian - Jan. 23

Israeli forces surround Palestinian hospital and refugee camp in West Bank

Israel defence minister calls Jenin siege ‘shift in … security strategy’, as Palestinian Red Crescent says ambulances cannot reach dead and wounded. Middle East crisis – live updates Israeli ...

The Guardian - Jan. 22

Suspected settlers attacked Palestinian villages hours before Trump rescinded Biden sanctions

Shortly after suspected Jewish settlers stormed Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank, U.S. President Donald Trump canceled sanctions against Israelis accused of violence in the territory

ABC News - Jan. 22

Nine Palestinians killed as Israeli forces launch major operation in Jenin

Israel's prime minister says the "extensive" operation aims to "defeat terrorism" in the West Bank city.

BBC News - Jan. 21

As U.S. lifts sanctions on West Bank settlers, anti-Palestinian violence flares in the occupied area

President Donald Trump rescinded sanctions imposed by the Biden administration on Israeli settler groups and individuals accused of attacking Palestinians.

NBC News - Jan. 21

Israeli Settlers Burned West Bank Homes in Riots Organized on Chat Groups

Two nights of armed attacks on Palestinian villages in the West Bank have left homes destroyed and dozens injured.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 21

Trump overturns Biden-era sanctions on Israeli settlers in the West Bank

President Trump has overturned sanctions brought in under the Biden administration on far-right Israeli settler groups and individuals in the West Bank. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy ...

CBS News - Jan. 21

Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Released as Cease-Fire Begins

The start of a truce prompted celebrations in Gaza, where Hamas militants made a show of force on the streets after 15 months of war. Hours after the first three hostages returned to Israel, it ...

The New York Times - Jan. 20

Ninety Palestinians released as part of Gaza ceasefire deal, Israeli prison service says - live

Three Israeli hostages, Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher, were released by Hamas earlier. Hamas releases first three hostages after ceasefire deal Analysis: Will the ceasefire ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20