Hostage situations

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The war in the Gaza Strip is starting to look different these days…

BRUSSELS — Belgium will move toward recognizing a Palestinian state, the country’s foreign minister said Tuesday, joining a…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel will soon halt or slow humanitarian aid into parts of northern Gaza as it…

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel declared Gaza’s largest city a dangerous combat zone and recovered the…

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s defense minister warned Friday that Gaza’s largest city could be destroyed…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is preparing to launch an expanded military operation in Gaza City, possibly in the…

CAIRO (AP) — Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the…

JERUSALEM — A key mediator on Tuesday stressed the urgency of brokering a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip…

RAFAH, Egypt (AP) — Hamas said Monday it has accepted a new proposal from Arab mediators for a…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Protesters in Israel demanding a hostage deal escalated their campaign Sunday with a one-day nationwide…

NAHARIYA, Israel (AP) — Israel announced Saturday that it is preparing to move Palestinians from combat zones to…

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday sought to defend a new military offensive in…

Israeli media start to report on Palestinian hardships