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Ali Jadallah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, Israel Foreign Minister Israel Katz said Thursday. Sinwar has been credited as the mastermind behind the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that led to the deaths of 1,200 people, the worst terrorist attack […]

Police vehicle is seen near the site of a shooting by gunmen at a light rail station on October 1, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Hamas has taken responsibility for the fatal shooting and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv that unfolded on Tuesday just as Iran was launching a […]

Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — While much attention has been paid to the humanitarian relief enabled by the weeklong truce between Hamas and Israel, national security experts note that the pause may have given Hamas the opportunity to strengthen and resupply its forces for when hostilities resumed Friday. The truce has led […]

Yawar Nazir/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pro-Palestinian protests broke out across the Middle East and beyond on Friday after a former Hamas leader called on supporters to join in a “Day of Rage” amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. Large protests have been seen in the capitals of Iraq, where a rally drew tens of thousands of […]

Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the days drag on since Hamas terrorists launched an attack on Israel, pressure is building for the U.S. and Israel to help the scores of hostages believed to be held by Hamas across Gaza — but both countries appear to have limited and very difficult options. President Joe Biden […]

Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hamas, the Islamic militant group that controls the Palestinian territory of Gaza, on Saturday launched an unexpectedly complex and deadly attack on Israel that officials said included waves of rocket launches and hundreds of invaders. The assault has so far left more than 700 dead in the […]

ABC News Hundreds of people have died and thousands more are injured in Israel and Gaza after Hamas militants fired rockets from Gaza into Israel Saturday, Israeli authorities said. The Israeli Defense Forces have declared “a state of alert for war,” according to a statement issued by the IDF early Saturday morning. Is there a […]