Israel-Hamas at war
Follow the latest Israel-Hamas at war news, videos, and analysis from ABC News.
March 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM

Trump administration claims Mahmoud Khalil misrepresented green card application info

The government claimed Palestinian protester Mahmoud Khalil intentionally misrepresented information on his green card application and is inadmissible to the U.S.
March 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, in New York City, June 1, 2024.
March 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM

Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers, detained: Activists

Activists say Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” in the occupied West Bank, and he was then detained by the Israeli military
March 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Salem Adra, left, brother of Palestinian activist Basel Adra, who won Best Documentary Feature at the Oscars for "No Other Land" talks with a local Palestinian shepherd as they stand near an Israeli settlers' outpost at the West Bank village of Tuwani, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
March 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Israeli strike on south Gaza hospital kills senior Hamas official

Hamas confirmed that Ismail Barhoum was killed in the strike on Nasser Hospital. ABC News’ Matt Rivers reports.
March 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
VIDEO: Israeli strike on south Gaza hospital kills senior Hamas official
March 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM

Israeli strike on south Gaza hospital kills senior Hamas official

A senior Hamas official was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday, the group and the Israel Defense Forces said.
March 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Palestinians try to put out a fire at Nasser Hospital after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 23, 2025.
March 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM

Israel ramps up new offensive in Gaza

The IDF says it struck Nasser Hospital, Gaza’s largest still-operational hospital, targeting and killing a senior member of Hamas’ political team allegedly using the hospital as a base.
March 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
VIDEO: Israel ramps up new offensive in Gaza
March 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM

Grim milestone in Gaza

More than 50,000 Palestinians have died since the start of the war in Gaza.
March 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
VIDEO: Grim milestone in Gaza
March 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM

Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 7, officials say, as IDF threatens more attacks

Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least seven people on Saturday, according to the country’s Health Ministry.
March 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Smoke billows from the site of Israeli artillery shelling that targeted the area of the southern Lebanese village of Yohmor on March 22, 2025.
March 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM

Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 7, officials say

Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least seven people on Saturday, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, as the IDF responded to rocket launches from the south of the country toward Israel.
March 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
VIDEO: Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 7, officials say
March 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM

Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah

Israel launched strikes on what it says are Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after several rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel. Hezbollah denies it fired the projectiles.
March 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
VIDEO: Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah
March 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM

Fighting in Gaza continues as Muslims observe Ramadan

The brutal fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas continues as Muslims observe the holy month of Ramadan.
March 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Fighting in Gaza continues as Muslims observe Ramadan
March 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM

Israel responds to rocket fire with strikes

Israel responds rocket fire from southern Lebanon with strikes on what it called Hezbollah targets. Hezbollah denied responsibility for the initial rocket fire. ABC News' Matt Rivers has the latest.
March 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Israel responds to rocket fire with strikes
March 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM

At least 20 killed overnight in Gaza as massive strikes continue

The Israel Defense Forces said it had "focused ground operations" in the Gaza Strip after a two-month pause in observance of a ceasefire -- which has since been broken.
March 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Israeli tanks move at a position in southern Israel along the border fence with the northern Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025.
March 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM

National security expert on Israel’s expansion of ground operation in Gaza

Javed Ali, former National Security Council senior director for counterterrorism, discusses where ceasefire negotiations between the two countries stand now.
March 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
VIDEO: National security expert on Israel’s expansion of ground operation in Gaza
March 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM

Husam al-Titi, former ABC News journalist, killed in Gaza air strike

Husam al-Titi, former ABC News journalist, was killed in Gaza air strike earlier this week.
March 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Former ABC News Journalist Husam Al-Titi was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Monday evening local time, the night the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ended.
March 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM

Israel orders expansion of ground operation in Gaza, seizure of more territory

The Israel Defense Forces have been instructed to seize more territory in Gaza -- while evacuating Palestinians -- as it expands its ground operation.
March 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Israeli army soldiers walk in a position along Israel's southern border with the northern Gaza Strip, Mar. 20, 2025.
March 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM

Israel orders expansion of ground troops in Gaza

ABC News’ Matt Rivers reports on the military operations and humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
March 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
VIDEO: Israel orders expansion of ground troops in Gaza
March 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM

Ceasefire talks ‘have collapsed’ in Gaza: Former DHS official

Javed Ali, a former Trump administration official and cybersecurity expert, says it’ll take time for Israel and Hamas to get back to the negotiating table.
March 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
VIDEO: Ceasefire talks ‘have collapsed’ in Gaza: Former DHS official
March 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM

Judge blocks deportation of Georgetown fellow detained by immigration authorities

Badar Khan Suri, a visiting scholar with lawful status, was arrested outside his apartment building and charged with removability, according to a complaint.
March 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Badar Khan Suri
March 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM

Israel launched ground operation in Gaza

The IDF says that it has secured a key corridor that separates northern Gaza from the south as bombardments in Gaza continue, killing at least 500 people since Tuesday.
March 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
VIDEO: Israel launched ground operation in Gaza
March 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM

Israel renews bombardment of Gaza Strip after 2-month pause

According to the Israel Defense Forces, Israel has resumed focused ground operations in the center of the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours.
March 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
VIDEO: Israel renews bombardment of Gaza Strip after 2-month pause
March 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM

Israeli forces resume ground operations in Gaza

Former Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh delivers the latest on the Israeli ground operations in Gaza.
March 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
VIDEO: Israeli forces resume ground operations in Gaza
March 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM

Gaza trauma surgeon says half of patients injured in Israeli strikes were children

Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, who's volunteering with MedGlobal at Nasser Hospital in West Gaza, said most of the trauma patients he treated overnight were children.
March 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, March 19, 2025.
March 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM

Gaza is ‘just carnage’ with new strikes: Trauma surgeon

ABC News’ Matt Rivers and MedGlobal volunteer Dr. Feroze Sidhwa discuss the impact from the latest Israeli military campaign.
March 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
VIDEO: Gaza is ‘just carnage’ with new strikes: Trauma surgeon
March 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM

Israel resumes airstrikes and breaks the ceasefire, but why now?

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with contributor and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Mick Mulroy to unpack Israel’s latest attack on Gaza.
March 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
VIDEO:  Israel resumes airstrikes and breaks the ceasefire, but why now?
March 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM

Freed Israeli hostage details over 500 days in Hamas captivity

ABC News’ Matt Gutman follows Tal Shoham’s journey home as he describes the tunnel where Hamas entrapped and tortured him for 500 days.
March 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
VIDEO:  Freed Israeli hostage details over 500 days in Hamas captivity
March 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM

Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil releases letter from ICE detention center

Mahmoud Khalil called himself a "political prisoner" in a new letter dictated from the Louisiana detention center where he remains held following his arrest.
March 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
 Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, in New York City, U.S., June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
March 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM

Israel hits Gaza with 'extensive strikes,' killing over 400 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.
March 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
A Palestinian boy inspects a destroyed area of Al Tabien school following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, Mar. 18, 2025.
March 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM

Israel pounds Gaza with fierce aerial assault

Israel conducted a fierce aerial assault on Gaza, with Hamas' health ministry reporting over 400 fatalities. What implications does this have for the hostages, including an American from New Jersey?
March 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
VIDEO: Israel pounds Gaza with fierce aerial assault
March 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM

Israel hits Gaza with 'extensive strikes,' killing over 400 and ending ceasefire

Doug Lute, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, weighs in on Israel Defense Forces conducting a series of "extensive strikes" throughout the Gaza Strip overnight on Tuesday.
March 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
VIDEO: Israel hits Gaza with 'extensive strikes,' killing over 400 and ending ceasefire
March 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM

Father of American hostage Edan Alexander discusses the future of his son's release

Adi Alexander, father of American hostage Edan Alexander, discusses the future of his son's release as Israel escalates attacks in Gaza.
March 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
VIDEO: Father of American hostage Edan Alexander discusses the future of his son's release
March 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Israel acted on ‘imminent’ threat of Hamas: IDF spokesperson

Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani says the Israeli military is acting “to prevent the next kidnapping of Israeli civilians.”
March 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
VIDEO: Israel acted on ‘imminent’ threat of Hamas: IDF spokesperson
March 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM

Gaza ceasefire falling apart was ‘inevitable’: Analyst

Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, says the gaps between Israel and Hamas on phase two of the ceasefire proposal were “too wide.”
March 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
VIDEO: Gaza ceasefire falling apart was ‘inevitable’: Analyst
March 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Defense analyst on what led to latest Israeli strikes on Gaza

ABC News’ Marcus Moore and contributor Mick Mulroy discuss what the military action means for the trajectory of the war.
March 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
VIDEO: Defense analyst on what led to latest Israeli strikes on Gaza
March 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM

‘Ceasefire is in peril’ in wake of Israeli strikes on Gaza: Former DHS official

Javed Ali, a former Trump administration official and cybersecurity expert, talks about the impact the strikes could have on the return of remaining hostages and the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
March 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
VIDEO: ‘Ceasefire is in peril’ in wake of Israeli strikes on Gaza: Former DHS official
March 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Inside Gaza amid ‘extensive strikes’ by Israel

ABC News freelance producer Diaa Ostaz reports from Gaza City.
March 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
VIDEO: Inside Gaza amid ‘extensive strikes’ by Israel
March 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM

Israel launches ‘extensive strikes’ in Gaza

Israel launched a wave of deadly airstrikes across the Gaza Strip just after 2:30 a.m. local time, targeting Hamas in the largest assault in the area since the ceasefire took effect in January.
March 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
VIDEO: Israel launches ‘extensive strikes’ in Gaza
March 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM

Israel launches wave of deadly airstrikes across Gaza Strip

Prime Minister Netanyahu says he ordered the IDF to take forceful action against Hamas after the terror group refused to release more hostages, launching multiple strikes across the Gaza Strip.
March 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
VIDEO: Israel launches wave of deadly airstrikes across Gaza Strip
March 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM

What to know about why Israel launched dozens of attacks across Gaza

The relative calm of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has come to an abrupt end with Israel launching dozens of attacks on targets across the Gaza Strip
March 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli army airstrikes are brought to Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
March 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM

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.
March 18, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Israel Defense Forces are conducting a series of "extensive strikes" throughout the Gaza Strip overnight on Tuesday local time, officials said in a statement.
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
 Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, in New York City, U.S., June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
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
Tal Shoham, a hostage who was held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, reacts as he is reunited with his family, after he was released as part of a hostages-prisoners swap and a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel, February 22, 2025.
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
A still from a video released by Mahmoud Khalil's attorney of him being detained at Columbia University in New York City on March 8, 2025.
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
VIDEO: Attorneys for Mahmoud Khalil release video of arrest
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
 Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, in New York City, U.S., June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
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
Protestors gather to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil at Foley Square on March 10, 2025 in New York City.
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
A woman holds an image of hostage Edan Alexander in Jerusalem, Oct. 25, 2023.
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
VIDEO: Hamas makes demands for hostage release
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
VIDEO: Hamas says it will release American hostage Edan Alexander
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
The bodies of Palestinians killed during the Israel-Hamas war and were buried in a mass grave at Shifa Hospital yard are exhumed for identification and reburial in Gaza City's official cemeteries, on Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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
VIDEO: Protesters arrested at Trump Tower sit-in for detained activist Mahmoud Khalil