Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that the remains of a hostage returned by Hamas overnight are body parts of a hostage who was recovered in Gaza by Israeli troops almost two years ago – an announcement that will likely rattle the tenuous, U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement.

The Israeli military estimates it has killed or captured 8,000 to 9,000 Hamas fighters since Oct. 7, its chief spokesperson, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, told NBC News today. That figure — which has not previously been reported — would represent just under a third of Hamas’ estimated prewar strength of 30,000.

The Israeli occupation military’s sustained offensive on the northern West Bank governorates of Jenin and Tulkarem, now entering its 200 th consecutive day, has resulted in the killing of 58 Palestinians, the injury of hundreds more, and extensive ...

ISRAEL pounded Gaza with a wave of airstrikes overnight, reportedly killing at least 31 people. It comes after Tel Aviv vowed Hamas would “pay” for breaking the fragile ceasefire and sending back

A foreign diplomatic delegation visits the Jenin refugee camp and conducts inspections in the region on May 21, 2025, in Jenin, the West Bank. Reporter French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has summoned the Israeli ambassador after diplomats ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel's army is flattening the remaining ruins of the city of Rafah on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, residents say, in what they fear is a part of a plan to herd the population into confinement in a giant camp on the barren ground.