The Latest Breaking News from Gilad Shalit

Chief of the political bureau of Hamas, former prime minister of Gaza and ceasefire negotiator

The long read: How Israeli, Palestinian and US political actors understand Hamas is not merely a theoretical question – it will determine what kind of agreement can be reached to end the current war, and what the future of Gaza will look like

Some call the Hamas leader with an Israeli target on his back a psychopath, others a pragmatist once open to peace.

Under an extension of a temporary cease-fire, Hamas freed 12 more hostages on Tuesday, including 10 Israelis and two foreign nationals, Israel's military said. About 160 hostages remain in captivity.

As Hamas prepares to release a first group of hostages held for more than six weeks in Gaza, it's worth remembering that Israelis have been held hostage many times over the nation's 75-year history. In October 2011, Franco-Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit was freed by Hamas after being held in captivity…

Turkey’s forthright support for Palestine could affecting efforts to revive ties with Israel.

The controversial policy to avoid capture of Israeli soldiers isn’t formally in place now. But echoes persist in Gaza.

Polls suggest that four in five people blame the Israeli government for the 7 October massacres and over half want the PM to resign

Hamas took more than 200 people hostage during its deadly rampage in Israeli border towns on Oct. 7, 2023. Among the hostages are children and the elderly. While four of them have been released, the fate of the rest is unknown, as Qatar serves as an intermediary in working to…