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Israel hits Gaza with 'extensive strikes,' killing over 130 and ending ceasefire
Israel Defense Forces are conducting a series of "extensive strikes" throughout the Gaza Strip overnight on Tuesday local time, officials said in a statement.
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Israel hits Gaza with 'extensive strikes,' killing dozens and ending ceasefire
Israel Defense Forces are conducting a series of "extensive strikes" throughout the Gaza Strip overnight on Tuesday local time, officials said in a statement.
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March 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil describes his arrest in new court filing
Mahmoud Khalil is set to appear before an immigration judge on March 27.
March 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
March 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
60 feet underground in a 3-foot-wide tomb: Freed Israeli hostage details captivity
Israeli hostage Tal Shoham was held captive by Hamas for more than 500 days.
March 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
March 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Video shows moment Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil is detained
Officials from President Donald Trump's administration have said Mahmoud Khalil was detained for his purported support of Hamas, a claim his attorneys deny.
March 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
March 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Attorneys for Mahmoud Khalil release video of arrest
Attorneys released video of the arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card holder who was involved in the protests at Columbia University, by plain-clothed Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
March 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
March 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
White House allegedly asked for updates on arrest of Mahmoud Khalil: Attorney
Mahmoud Khalil said that he overheard federal agents detaining him say that the White House was asking for an update on his arrest, his attorney alleges.
March 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
March 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers petition for the Columbia activist's immediate release
A new petition from Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers claimed that his arrest violated his First and Fifth Amendment rights, as well as the Administrative Procedure Act.
March 14, 2025 at 10:52 PM
March 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Hamas says it will release American hostage Edan Alexander
Hamas announced it will release American hostage Edan Alexander and "the bodies of four other dual nationals."
March 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
March 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Hamas makes demands for hostage release
ABC News’ Marcus Moore and former CIA Field Operative Darrell Blocker discuss the impact these demands could have on ceasefire negotiations.
March 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
March 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Hamas says it will release American hostage Edan Alexander
Alexander was 19 when he was taken in southern Israel during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. ABC News’ Matt Gutman reports.
March 14, 2025 at 2:38 PM
March 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Hamas agrees to release US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and bodies of 4 others
Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals, hostages who had died in captivity
March 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
March 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Protesters arrested at Trump Tower sit-in for detained activist Mahmoud Khalil
At least 98 people were arrested Thursday at a protest in Manhattan's Trump Tower calling for the immediate release of Mahmoud Khalil — the Palestinian activist detained by ICE agents last week.
March 14, 2025 at 9:38 AM
March 14, 2025 at 7:06 AM
US and Israel look to Africa for resettling Palestinians uprooted from Gaza
The U.S. and Israel have reached out to officials of three East African governments to discuss using their territories as potential destinations to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza Strip
March 14, 2025 at 7:06 AM
March 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Columbia University students who occupied Hamilton Hall expelled, suspended
Columbia University students who occupied Hamilton Hall during pro-Palestinian protests last year have been suspended, expelled or had their degrees temporarily revoked.
March 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
March 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Experts say Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil can't be deported without due process
The White House says the secretary of state can revoke the visa of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil -- but experts tell ABC News it can't happen without due process.
March 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
March 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Jewish protestors stage sit-in at Trump Tower calling for release of Mahmoud Khalil
Hundreds of Jewish New Yorkers are currently protesting in the lobby of Trump Tower calling for the immediate release of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil.
March 13, 2025 at 8:46 PM
March 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Border czar calls Mahmoud Khalil 'security threat'
Authorities have not charged Khalil with a crime and the administration has not provided any evidence showing Khalil's alleged support for the militant group.
March 13, 2025 at 2:04 AM
March 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Immigration attorney on Trump's bid to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
Immigration lawyer Leon Fresco joined ABC News Live with a reaction to the latest on the Trump administration's attempt to deport Khalil.
March 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
March 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Judge temporarily blocks deportation of Palestinian activist arrested by ICE
Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week, despite being a legal permanent resident.
March 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
March 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
House members demand release of Palestinian activist arrested at Columbia
Fourteen members of Congress have signed a letter demanding the release of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained by ICE last week.
March 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
March 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Full interview with Israel’s foreign minister
ABC News' Matt Gutman speaks with Israel’s Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa’ar on a potential new round of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas and discusses the latest in Syria.
March 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
March 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Israel’s foreign minister avoids criticizing US in new interview
ABC News’ Matt Gutman sat down with Israel Foreign Affairs Minister Gideon Sa’ar as Israeli negotiators head to Doha for a new round of ceasefire talks.
March 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
March 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Israel shuts off power to Gaza
Israel cut off the power from the last facility in Gaza that was receiving power, a desalination plant that officials said brought water to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
March 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
March 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Dad of last living US hostage in Gaza ‘really hopeful’ about talks
Adi Alexander, the father of Edan Alexander, discusses renewed talks between Israel and Hamas.
March 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
March 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza
Israel has cut off the electricity supply to Gaza
March 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
March 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Israel cuts off electricity to Gaza
Foreign policy analyst Jenny Abamu reacts to Israel cutting electricity to the last facility in Gaza receiving Israeli power.
March 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
March 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Israel to cut off electricity to Gaza 'immediately'
Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen said Sunday that Israel will cut electricity to Gaza "immediately."
March 10, 2025 at 12:33 AM
March 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
State department warns foreign students against showing support for Hamas
ABC News’ Alex Presha reports on the first amendment implications from the state department’s actions.
March 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
March 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Trump again threatens Hamas with 'hell' to pay if it doesn't release 'all' hostages
He's called it a "final warning" for Hamas after making several similar threats.
March 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
March 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Israel's cutoff of supplies to Gaza sends prices soaring as aid stockpiles dwindle
Ciaran Donnelly, International Rescue Committee senior vice president for crisis, discusses the ongoing aid and food insecurity crisis happening in Gaza.
March 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
March 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
'Hoping for the best': parent of American hostage held by Hamas
Parent of American hostage Edan Alexander, Adi Alexander, discusses the latest on Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations.
March 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
March 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
2 Israeli bookstore owners open up about being raided by police
An Israeli raid of a famous Palestinian bookstore stokes censorship fears.
March 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
March 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Aid operations in Gaza imperiled as millions of promised USAID dollars do not arrive
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars in contractual payments to aid groups, leaving them paying out of pocket to preserve the fragile Gaza ceasefire, according to officials from the U.S. humanitarian agency
March 7, 2025 at 8:43 AM
March 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Hamas threatens to kill hostages if Israeli attacks resume
Hamas threatened to kill hostages if there is "any escalation" of attacks from Israel against "our people," a Hamas military spokesman said in a statement Thursday.
March 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
March 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Hamas dismisses Trump ultimatum to release all remaining hostages
The militant group reiterated that it will only free the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. ABC News’ James Longman reports.
March 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
March 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Hamas brushes off Trump's threat, will only free hostages in return for lasting truce
Hamas has brushed off President Donald Trump’s latest threat and reiterated that it will only free the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip
March 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
March 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Charity kitchen brings hope to displaced Palestinians in the West Bank during Ramadan
A charity kitchen in the occupied West Bank has expanded its usual operations to help displaced Palestinians trying to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
March 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
March 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Palestinian booksellers face crackdown in East Jerusalem
Britt Clennett reports on Palestinian booksellers under house arrest who deny accusations by Israeli authorities that they sell books allegedly “containing incitement and support for terrorism.”
March 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
March 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Israel cut off food and supplies to Gaza. Aid groups scrambling. What's happening?
Israel’s cutoff of food, fuel, medicine and other supplies to Gaza’s 2 million people has sent prices soaring and humanitarian groups into overdrive, trying to distribute dwindling stocks to the most vulnerable
March 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
March 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Israel cuts all aid coming into Gaza
An Israeli source told ABC News that "the Israeli decision to halt aid into Gaza was coordinated with the Trump administration."
March 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
March 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Israel-Hamas ceasefire ‘exceptionally fragile’: Former NATO ambassador
Doug Lute, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, says there’s “very little trust and zero good will” between the two warring parties.
March 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
March 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Israel halts all aid to Gaza
After ceasing the flow of aid to Gaza, Israel warns of more consequences if Hamas does not accept a new deal extending their ceasefire.
March 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM
March 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Israel block on Gaza aid coordinated with Trump administration, Israeli source says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Sunday said the country had imposed a blockade on all humanitarian aid heading into the Gaza Strip.
March 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
March 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Israel blocks all aid into Gaza, insisting extension for phase 1 of ceasefire
Israel accused Hamas of rejecting a U.S. proposal to extend phase one of the ceasefire deal. Describing the aid stoppage as "blackmail," Hamas said it was ready to begin talks for the next phase.
March 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
March 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Palestinian man finds his Gaza home in ruins
Fadi Rafiq Assaf, 35, said he has lost dozens of family members since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023.
March 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
March 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
He lost dozens of family members. Now he wants to leave Gaza behind
Fadi Rafiq Assaf, 35, once a merchant, told ABC News he wants "to get out of Gaza by any means."
March 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
February 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
What’s next as phase one of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire is set to end?
ABC News’ Tom Soufi Burridge reports on what Egypt is calling “intensive discussions” with officials from Israel, Qatar and the U.S. on the ceasefire’s second phase.
February 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
February 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Israel will not withdraw from Philadelphi corridor as stipulated in ceasefire
Israel will not withdraw from the Philadelphi corridor -- the border separating Egypt and Gaza -- as stipulated by the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.
February 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
February 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
At least 13 injured after car rams into bus stop in Israel
At least 13 people have been injured after a car rammed into Karkur Junction, a bus stop in Israel, according to Israeli police.
February 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM