After mulling siege plan, Israel ramps up military push in northern Gaza

The Israeli military is carrying out a widespread operation in northern Gaza, issuing evacuation orders and blocking food supplies, just weeks after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reported to ... Read More

As Gaza war drags past 1 year mark, hope fades for a deal to bring hostages home soon

For a year now, freeing the hostages taken by Hamas has been a top goal for Israel, but some 101 remain unaccounted for and the hope of a deal to get them home is waning quickly. Read More

‘It’s time to get them out’: Parents of American hostage in Gaza call for de-escalation

The parents of 22-year-old Omer Neutra, an American taken hostage during the Oct. 7 attacks at a music festival in Israel, spoke with NBC News’ Christine Romans about the need for de-escalation in the ... Read More

Here's what officials are considering to break the Gaza cease-fire impasse

American officials involved in the Gaza cease-fire talks are working with ... according to five officials familiar with the planning. The U.S. is discussing these proposals with Israel, Egypt ... Read More

Report: US Hostages May Be Penalized for Unpaid Taxes

told The Post that Hamas is holding seven American hostages in Gaza, four of whom are believed ... postpones certain tax filing deadlines for US nationals and their spouses who are unlawfully ... Read More

Rhode Island Jewish community plans to honor hostages found dead in Gaza

The news of six Israeli hostages found dead in a tunnel Gaza sent shockwaves across the ... Island Adam Greenman said the local community is planning to honor those victims at an upcoming vigil ... Read More

US could negotiate directly with Hamas to free American Gaza hostages

The US is considering dealing directly with Hamas to free the remaining four American hostages in Gaza. Relatives of captives still held by Hamas have been calling for the US to break with Israel and ... Read More

Kamala Harris ignores Hamas in call for cease-fire in Gaza war: ‘Get this deal done immediately’

Vice President Kamala Harris called again Thursday for an end to Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza — without mentioning ... when in fact US officials have said that at least 40 US citizens ... Read More

Netanyahu considering plan to force all Palestinian civilians out of northern Gaza to besiege Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a plan to force ... out of northern Gaza, including Gaza City, in order to lay siege to Hamas and force the release of hostages. Read More

Discovery of slain hostages in Gaza roils cease-fire talks

Officials say there are now 97 hostages remaining in Gaza. Even before the discovery of the slain hostages, U.S. officials told ABC News that only around a dozen hostages might initially be freed ... Read More

Netanyahu weighs plan to evacuate all of northern Gaza, lay complete siege: report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the country’s parliament he is considering ... the plan, which is not backed by the US, to take control of northern Gaza as Hamas continues ... Read More

Hostages killed in Gaza

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Washington is reeling from the murders of six Hamas hostages this weekend ... war can only end when Hamas no longer rules Gaza. “We throw them out,” said Netanyahu. Read More