Israel Hamas War

03.23.2025, 16:08

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Senior Hamas Official as Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 50,000

Israeli airstrikes hit multiple targets in the north, central and southern regions of Gaza early Sunday. Health officials reported at least 30 people killed in Rafah and Khan Younis, among which the senior Hamas political leader Salah al-Bardaweel and his wife

03.22.2025, 16:00

Arab-Americans Are Unhappy With Trump on Gaza—but Don’t Regret Their Vote

‘I think he wants to get our blood boiling,’ one voter says of Trump; many hope Democrats learn a lesson

By Eliza Colins

Arab-Americans Are Unhappy With Trump on Gaza—but Don’t Regret Their Vote

03.10.2025, 13:00

Oct. 7 Adds to Long History of Spies Missing the Big Picture

Intelligence agencies’ apparent ability to sometimes miss the forest for the trees is so common that scholars have a name for it

By Dov Lieber, The Wall Street Journal

Oct. 7 Adds to Long History of Spies Missing the Big Picture

02.25.2025, 07:00

Released Gaza Hostages Face Long, Wrenching Recoveries

Nightmares, injuries and survivor’s guilt haunt former captives; ‘my body is still tense’

By Carrie Keller-Lynn and David Luhnow, The Wall Street Journal

Released Gaza Hostages Face Long, Wrenching Recoveries

02.10.2025, 20:45

Hamas Suspends Release of Hostages – Blames Israel for Violation of Ceasefire

Reacting to the development, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant dubbed the move as a "blatant violation" of the ceasefire terms

01.21.2025, 18:56

Israel’s Military Chief Resigns

The resignation of Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi comes in the first week of a phased cease-fire with Hamas in Gaza

By Dov Lieber, The Wall Street Journal

01.19.2025, 12:30

Gaza Ceasefire Takes Effect, Hostages for Release Announced

Hamas has announced the release of hostages Doron Steinbrecher, Romi Gonen, and Emily Damari later today

01.17.2025, 17:03

Israel Approves Ceasefire Deal With Hamas

The agreement was “green lighted” after an unexpected delay caused concerns that the deal might fall through due to last minute differences between the negotiating teams of Hamas and Israel.

01.16.2025, 19:32

Israel Delays Cabinet Vote on Cease-Fire Deal, Blames Hamas for Reneging

Mediators are working to ensure that the agreement will take effect on schedule

By Summer Said, Jared Malsin and Anat Peled, The Wall Street Journal

Israel Delays Cabinet Vote on Cease-Fire Deal, Blames Hamas for Reneging

01.15.2025, 19:16

Israel, Hamas Agree to a Deal to Pause the Fighting in Gaza

The foes struck an agreement they had resisted for months as broader shifts pushed them together

By Summer Said and Carrie Keller-Lynn, The Wall Street Journal

Israel, Hamas Agree to a Deal to Pause the Fighting in Gaza

01.10.2025, 23:45

Hamas Took More Than 200 Hostages From Israel. Here’s What We Know.

Israel says 94 hostages abducted on Oct. 7 remain in captivity, including the bodies of at least 34

BY PETER SAIDEL, SUMMER SAID AND ANAT PELED

Hamas Took More Than 200 Hostages From Israel. Here’s What We Know.

11.25.2024, 20:00

Cease-Fire to Halt Israel-Hezbollah Fighting in Lebanon Draws Closer

Israel’s security cabinet to consider deal that could end fighting, push back Hezbollah

11.13.2024, 06:00

Amsterdam Struggles to Quell Unrest Days After Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans

Violent assaults set off charged debate over antisemitism and migration in the Netherlands

By Kim Mackrael

Amsterdam Struggles to Quell Unrest Days After Attacks on Israeli Soccer Fans

10.29.2024, 08:56

Israel Bans UNRWA, U.N. Aid Agency for Palestinian Refugees

Some UNRWA workers were implicated in the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, though the agency employs around 30,000 people and serves over 5.6 million refugees.