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 - 22h

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 - 1d

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 - 12h

Hamas Official Expresses Reservations About Oct. 7 Attack on Israel

Mousa Abu Marzouk, the head of Hamas’s foreign relations office, said he would not have supported such an attack on Israel had he known of the devastation it would wreak on Gaza.

The New York Times - 3d

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 - 23h

Israel admits failures in Oct. 7 attack in new report

A report by the Israeli military found that Hamas' capabilities were underestimated before they carried out the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war in Gaza. CBS News' Debora Patta reports.

CBS News - 5h

Israel's military failed to protect civilians, first report on 7 October attack says

The report says the military "failed in its mission to protect Israeli civilians" during Hamas's attack.

BBC News - 23h

Hamas killed Bibas children 'with bare hands,' Israeli army says

Yahoo News - Feb. 21

Dog walker, 80, 'racially taunted' before fatal attack

A 15-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl are accused of killing Bhim Kohli at a park in Leicestershire.

BBC News - 3d

Bodies of youngest Hamas hostages returned to Israel — but their mother wasn't, Israel says

Yahoo News - Feb. 21

Israel says body released by Hamas was not Shiri Bibas

The Israeli military says the body released by Hamas was not that of Shiri Bibas as they claimed. “No match was found for the fourth body,” they say, describing it as “anonymous and unidentified.” ...

NBC News - Feb. 21

Israel Confirms Body Returned by Hamas Is That of Shiri Bibas

DNA testing had found that remains returned a day earlier purportedly of Ms. Bibas, a dead Israeli hostage, were in fact not hers, stirring outrage in Israel.

The New York Times - 6d

Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel

Yahoo News - 5d

Thursday Briefing: An Israel-Hamas Hostage Exchange

Plus, the female gaze behind the camera.

The New York Times - 1d

Israel and Hamas Exchange Prisoners and Hostage Remains

The militant group turned over four coffins it said contained the bodies of Israeli captives, and Israel began releasing Palestinian prisoners.

The New York Times - 20h

Israel looks to negotiate extension of ceasefire deal with Hamas

Israeli negotiators will be heading to Cairo to try and maintain the country's ceasefire deal with Hamas. The news comes hours after the final hostage-prisoner exchange that was part of the ...

CBS News - 18h

Three buses explode in Israel in 'suspected terror attack', police say

The vehicles blew up in parking lots in the city of Bat Yam, though without causing casualties.

BBC News - Feb. 21

Israel says mother not among four hostages' bodies returned by Hamas

Yahoo News - Feb. 21

Hamas returns 4 bodies, including 2 kids but not their mom, Israel says

Hamas released four bodies, including the youngest captive taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack, Kfir Bibas, and his brother.

CBS News - Feb. 21

Netanyahu: Hamas will ‘pay the full price’ for not returning Shiri Bibas to Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas will “pay the full price” for not returning the body of Shiri Bibas to Israel. Netanyahu added that the body that was returned to Isreal was a ...

NBC News - Feb. 21

Concerns for ceasefire as Israel accuses Hamas of breaking promise to return hostage remains

Israel says Hamas is violating the ceasefire deal over the return of hostage remains. Israel identified the bodies of a 4-year-old and his 9-month-old brother, but forensic tests revealed a third ...

CBS News - Feb. 21

Israel warns Hamas will pay "full price" for handover of wrong remains

Hamas is under pressure from Israel and the U.S. at a crucial time for the Gaza ceasefire as it claims it could have misidentified a hostage's remains.

CBS News - Feb. 21

Israel says slain Israeli mother was not among hostage remains released by Hamas

Hamas plans to release six more Israeli hostages this week, and in turn, Israel will return and release 600 Palestinian prisoners. The latest swap is part of the ceasefire deal, which is still ...

CBS News - 6d

Hamas hands over six hostages but Israel suspends release of 600 Palestinians

Ceasefire in jeopardy as Israel says it will wait ‘until release of next hostages is guaranteed’ and Hamas scraps ‘degrading’ handover ceremonies. Hamas released six Israeli hostages on Saturday, ...

The Guardian - 6d

Hamas: Israel delaying prisoner release after 6 Israelis returned

Yahoo News - 5d

Israel Delays Prisoner Release After Hamas Frees 6 Hostages

Israel was supposed to release 620 Palestinian prisoners soon after the hostages were handed over. Officials gave no reason for the delay.

The New York Times - 5d

Israel delays prisoner release after Hamas frees six hostages

Yahoo News - 5d

Hamas Frees 6 Hostages as Israel Delays Palestinian Prisoner Release

The six Israelis were the last living captives set to be released in the first phase of the cease-fire. The agreement, strained for weeks, has an uncertain future.

The New York Times - 5d

Trump envoy Steve Witkoff on Israel-Hamas talks, meeting with Putin

Steve Witkoff, President Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, described the next phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, his 3.5-hour meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the ...

CBS News - 5d

Israel and Hamas Trade Accusations of Violating Fragile Cease-Fire

Hamas criticized Israel’s decision to delay the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, amid growing tensions and concerns for the future of the truce in Gaza.

The New York Times - 4d

Hamas considers suspending talks with Israel unless prisoners freed

Yahoo News - 4d

Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in doubt amid approach of second stage of deal

There is new concern for the fragile ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas after six more Israeli hostages were released over the weekend, the last in the first phase of the deal. Meanwhile, ...

CBS News - 4d

Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel releases prisoners

Israel postponed the release of 600 Palestinians, accusing Hamas of "humiliating" hostage handovers.

BBC News - 4d

Israel and Hamas agree on new exchange, leaving fragile ceasefire intact

Israeli and Hamas officials say they have reached an agreement to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

ABC News - 2d

Israel, Hamas agree on swap that would conclude first phase of ceasefire

Israeli and Hamas officials say they've agreed to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, concluding the first phase of a fragile ceasefire.

CBS News - 2d