Hamas Welcomes US-Israel Rift
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Israel has targeted Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in a strike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday evening, according to a senior Israeli official and two sources familiar with the matter.
For the first time since American-Israeli Edan Alexander's release by Hamas, his family is speaking publicly about what their son went through.
American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander, who had been held captive by Hamas in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, was released on Monday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday warned that Israel would use its "full force" to "complete" the fight against Hamas in Gaza.
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Edan Alexander was 19 when Hamas militants stormed the Israeli military base where the American-Israeli from New Jersey was a soldier and dragged him into the Gaza Strip.
The agreement to release Edan Alexander came after talks between Washington and Hamas that did not include Israel.
Moshe Lavi, brother-in-law to a Hamas hostage, reacts to footage of Edan Alexander being freed from Hamas captivity, ongoing Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks and how his family is coping with his brother-in-law's long-term absence.
The announcement, which did not say when the hostage, Edan Alexander, would be set free, came as President Trump planned to visit the region.
Hamas releases Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, ahead of President Trump’s Middle East trip
A U.S.-backed mechanism for getting aid into Gaza should take effect soon, Washington's envoy to Israel said on Friday.