UN-backed experts say Israel is destroying Gaza's health sector and both sides have tortured people

A U.N. commission has accused Israel of destroying Gaza’s health care system through “relentless and deliberate attacks” in its yearlong war with Hamas

At Israel's cafes and bars, life may seem normal. But the war has cast a pall nationwide

Across Israel, it can seem on the surface that much of life has returned to normal, but a year of war has cast a pall and is affecting nearly every facet of daily life

Israeli military says there is a "high probability" that three hostages killed months ago died from Israeli fire

Israeli military says there is a "high probability" that three hostages killed months ago died from Israeli fire

Nigerian army rescues 13 hostages from extremist group

Nigeria's army says that troops have rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped by an extremist group in the northwestern state of Kaduna

How a strip of land in Gaza that borders Egypt has become an obstacle to a cease-fire

A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages

Israel releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says 6 hostages were killed last month by Hamas militants

Israel releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says 6 hostages were killed last month by Hamas militants

Israel releases video of a Gaza tunnel where it says Hamas militants killed 6 hostages

The Israeli military has released video footage of a Gaza tunnel where it says six hostages were recently killed by Hamas

Israeli defense chief says a temporary truce with Hamas is possible. Ending the war is another story

Israel’s defense minister says the window is closing on an opportunity to reach a temporary cease-fire deal with the Hamas militant group

Israel's Netanyahu demands open-ended control of Gaza's border with Egypt

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel must keep open-ended control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, digging in on his stance on an issue that has threatened to derail cease-fire efforts

How a narrow strip of scrubland has become an obstacle to a cease-fire in Gaza

A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages

Could mass protests in Israel over the hostages persuade Netanyahu to agree to a cease-fire deal?

Israelis were plunged into grief and anger after the military said six hostages were killed by their captors in Gaza just as troops were closing in on their location

'We all failed you.' Heartbreak at funeral for Israeli-American hostage in Jerusalem

An Israeli-American family that became an international icon in the struggle to free hostages in Gaza has laid their son to rest

General strike in Israel over hostages leads to uneven closures, reflecting political divisions

A rare call for a general strike in Israel to protest the failure to return hostages held in Gaza led to closures and other disruptions around the country, including at its main international airport

General strike in Israel over hostages leads to uneven closures, reflecting political divisions

A rare call for a general strike in Israel to protest the failure to return hostages held in Gaza led to closures and other disruptions around the country, including at its main international airport

Israel’s largest trade union will hold general strike Monday, calling on government to reach cease-fire and hostage deal

Israel’s largest trade union will hold general strike Monday, calling on government to reach cease-fire and hostage deal

Who were the 6 hostages whose bodies the Israeli military recovered from Gaza?

The Israeli military said early Sunday that it had recovered the bodies of six hostages captured during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that ignited the Gaza war, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose parents had led a high-profile...

Israeli army identifies bodies of 6 hostages and says they were killed shortly before they were rescued

Israeli army identifies bodies of 6 hostages and says they were killed shortly before they were rescued

Family confirms death of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin

The family of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin says he has been killed in the Gaza Strip

An Israeli freed from Gaza returns to a Bedouin village targeted for demolition

An Israeli hostage rescued from Gaza returned to a hero’s welcome tinged with a bitter reality

Two sworn enemies hold the key to ending the war in Gaza. Does either man want a deal?

The latest flurry of Gaza cease-fire talks — the back-and-forth over now-familiar sticking points and appeals from around the world — obscures a grim truth about the monthslong efforts to end the Israel-Hamas war and free scores of...

Negotiations so far more effective than rescues in bringing Israeli hostages home from Gaza

Israel's military has rescued its eighth hostage from Gaza, a 52-year-old man found in an underground room in a tunnel in southern Gaza