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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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Fire burns in damaged houses, amid a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, Feb. 24, 2025.
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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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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
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
FILE - People gather to collect water in Khartoum, Sudan, May 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Marwan Ali, File)
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
In this April 29, 2024, file photo, demonstrators from the pro-Palestine encampment on Columbia's Campus show a banner as they barricade themselves inside Hamilton Hall, they barricade themselves inside Hamilton Hall, an academic building which has been occupied in past student movements,, and name it after a Palestinian child allegedly killed by the Israeli military, in New York.
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
Protestors rally in support of Mahmoud Khalil outside of the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse, during a hearing regarding Khalil's arrest, in New York City, Mar. 12, 2025.
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
VIDEO: Protestors stage sit-in at Trump Tower calling for release of Mahmoud Khalil
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
Border czar calls Mahmoud Khalil 'security threat'
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
VIDEO: Immigration attorney on Trump's bid to deport pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil
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
VIDEO: Judge temporarily blocks deportation of Palestinian activist arrested by ICE
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
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 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
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 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
VIDEO: Israel’s foreign minister avoids criticizing US in new interview
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
VIDEO: Israel shuts off power to Gaza
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
VIDEO: Dad of last living US hostage in Gaza ‘really hopeful’ about talks
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
People take part in a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, March 9, 2025, demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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
VIDEO: Israel cuts off electricity to Gaza
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
Israel to cut off electricity to Gaza 'immediately'
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
VIDEO: State department warns foreign students against showing support for Hamas
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
President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, March 4, 2025.
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
VIDEO: Israel's cutoff of supplies to Gaza sends prices soaring as aid stockpiles dwindle
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
VIDEO: 'Hoping for the best': parent of American hostage held by Hamas
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
People visit Educational Bookshop bookstore, which was raided by Israeli forces on Feb. 9, in Jerusalem on Feb. 12, 2025.
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
Buildings destroyed during the Israeli air-and-ground offensive in the Gaza Strip are seen from southern Israel, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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
Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip by Palestinian militants since October 2023, lift placards during a rally calling on the government for a deal that would bring all the remaining captives back, outside the prime minister residence in Jerusalem on March 2, 2025.
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
VIDEO: Hamas dismisses Trump ultimatum to release all remaining hostages
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
Demonstrators hold photos depicting the faces of Israeli hostages who are being held in the Gaza Strip, during a protest demanding their release from Hamas captivity, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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
Volunteers at the Yasser Arafat Charity Kitchen in Tulkarem, West Bank, prepare an iftar meal for displaced Palestinians trying to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)
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
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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
An Israeli soldier sits on the top of a tank near Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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
Israel cuts all aid coming into Gaza
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
VIDEO: Israel-Hamas ceasefire ‘exceptionally fragile’: Former NATO ambassador
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
VIDEO: Israel halts all aid to Gaza
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
People stand on trucks loaded with humanitarian aid in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip after entering from the Kerem Shalom crossing on Feb. 18, 2025.
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
VIDEO: Israel blocks all aid into Gaza, insisting extension for phase 1 of ceasefire
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
Fadi Rafiq Assaf, 35, said he has lost dozens of family members since the war began on Oct. 7, 2023.
March 1, 2025 at 2:06 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
Fadi Rafiq Assaf standing by the piece of flattened land in Gaza, Feb. 2025.
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
VIDEO: What’s next as phase one of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire is set to end?
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
Israeli soldiers take up positions next to the Philadelphi Corridor along the border with Egypt, in the Gaza Strip, Sept. 13, 2024.
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
Israeli security forces inspect a vehicle that reportedly rammed into pedestrians at the Karkur junction south of the city of Haifa in northern Israel on February 27, 2025.