All are reported dead. The fourth body returned Thursday was Oded Lifshitz, 84. Hamas transferred the remains to the Red Cross, which handed them over to the Israeli military.

Hamas on Thursday put on a macabre handover ceremony in central Gaza to return the bodies of four Israeli hostages taken on October 7, 2023.

Hamas has long relied on deception and exploitation to further its goals. They use their own civilians as human shields, embedding their military infrastructure within hospitals, schools ...

In exchange for the return of the bodies, Israel is expected to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, including those serving life sentences.

The raid took place as Israel’s military said it had expanded its operation to crack down on militants in the city of Jenin.

As the first phase of the truce in Gaza ends, the two sides are continuing negotiations but also preparing for a possible ...

Netanyahu, with the full backing of the Trump administration, says he is committed to destroying Hamas' military and governing capacities and returning all the hostages, goals widely seen as ...

Unlike the Israeli military, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has not launched a comprehensive commission to ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — As the first phase of the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement nears completion, Israel is mulling its next steps against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — An investigation by the Israeli military has determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on Oct. 7, 2023, because the much more ...