Warplanes hit targets in Gaza as Israel resumes offensive, warning of attacks to come in south

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli fighter jets hit targets in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired on Friday, as the war with Hamas resumed in full force. Black smoke billowed from the besieged territory and Israel dropped leaflets over parts of southern Gaza urging people...

The Israeli military says fighter jets are striking Hamas targets in Gaza after weeklong truce expired

Israel’s military says it has resumed combat as truce deadline expires, accuses Hamas of violating cease-fire

Mediators scrambling for Israel-Hamas truce extension, as hostages-for-prisoners swaps get harder

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Mediators were scrambling to extend an Israel-Hamas truce set to expire after daybreak Friday, as the two sides appeared to be struggling to agree on how to continue the daily exchanges of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel that have...

Live updates | More Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released under truce

Eight Israeli hostages were released from Hamas captivity Thursday in the Gaza Strip as part of a temporary cease-fire deal that has lasted seven days, the Israeli military said. Israel freed 30 Palestinian prisoners in the early hours of Friday under the truce deal, which has paused...

Live updates | Two Israeli hostages are released after Hamas and Israel extend their cease-fire

A temporary cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war has been extended another day, according to mediator Qatar. The announcement Thursday morning came minutes before the cease-fire was set to expire. Hamas freed two Israeli hostages Thursday afternoon and they were brought back into...

Wartime Israel shows little tolerance for Palestinian dissent

JERUSALEM (AP) — Bayan Khateeb knows she's a terrible cook. So when she managed to pull off a dish of cooked tomatoes and eggs, she took a photo to show friends on social media. “Soon we shall eat the Shakshouka of victory!” crowed her caption, which included an emoji of the...

Blinken urges Israel to comply with international law and spare civilians in war against Hamas

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday stepped up calls for Israel to comply with international law and spare civilians as it wages its war against Hamas in Gaza. On his third trip to the Middle East since the war began on Oct. 7, Blinken said...

The Israeli military says two more Israeli hostages have been released from captivity in the Gaza Strip

A friendship forged over 7 weeks of captivity lives on as freed women are reunited

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — In the depths of captivity, they formed an unlikely but prized friendship. And reunited in a video call this week, the bond between a recently freed Israeli mother and daughter and a Thai woman who had been held hostage alongside them filled an Israeli hospital room with...