Hamas's Oct. 7 attack and Israel's subsequent war in Gaza have given Islamists new momentum and a new outlook on their recent political setbacks.

A continuing war in Gaza would also be costly for Israel, a country increasingly isolated and targeted by international legal challenges to its military campaign, which began after Hamas attacked ...

News Analysis: Sudden war in Israel and Gaza upends region’s diplomatic, political calculations President Biden meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York on Sept. 20.

Reoccupying Gaza would result in additional military casualties and, quite possibly, the deaths of more hostages. According to myriad public opinion polls, about 70 percent of Israelis support a deal ...

Hamas said Tuesday that it gave mediators its reply to the U.S.-backed proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, seeking some “amendments” on the deal. It appeared the reply was short of an outright ...

President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a dinner Monday night, with the two meeting at a ...

Possible Elections and the Future of Gaza Rafah—the southern city that became a refuge for 1.4 million Palestinians after the war began in October—remains a stronghold for four Hamas battalions.

But Mr. Netanyahu has now made it clear that he will not agree to the Western-backed Palestinian Authority handling civilian affairs in Gaza unless it changes some of its conduct and unless its ...

A view of destruction following the Israeli attack on the house of Hamas Political Bureau Member Dr. Salah al-Berdawili and Abu al-Agha families in Khan Yunis, Gaza on March 23, 2025.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Hamas had proposed numerous changes, some unworkable, to a U.S.-backed proposal for a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, but that ...

Finding God in Gaza’s Tunnels: Omer Shem Tov was 20 and not particularly religious when he was taken hostage. Here’s how he survived 505 days in captivity . Related Content ...