Israel-Hamas at war
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December 26, 2024 at 7:18 PM

Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say

A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen have targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports
December 26, 2024 at 7:18 PM
A mourner cries while she takes the last look at the body of a relative, one of eight Palestinians killed, during their funeral following the withdrawal of the Israeli army, in the West Bank city of Tulkarem, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
December 26, 2024 at 6:12 PM

Israeli forces conduct strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen: IDF

The targets were "used by the Houthi terrorist regime to smuggle Iranian weapons into the region and for the entry of senior Iranian officials,” the IDF said. ABC News’ Britt Clennett reports.
December 26, 2024 at 6:12 PM
VIDEO: Israeli forces conduct strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen: IDF
December 26, 2024 at 4:55 PM

Missile from Yemen sets off attack alerts in Israel

A missile fired by Houthi forces from Yemen in the early hours of Wednesday set off sirens across central Israel, the Israel Defense Forces said. ABC News' Britt Clennett reports.
December 26, 2024 at 4:55 PM
VIDEO: Missile from Yemen sets off attack alerts in Israel
December 26, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinian journalists killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike in Al Nuseirat refugee camp, at Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza Strip, Dec. 26, 2024.
December 25, 2024 at 3:56 PM

Israel and Hamas accuse each other of complicating ceasefire efforts as they inch closer to a deal

Israel and Hamas have accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts, as they inch closer to a deal that could wind down the 14-month war in Gaza
December 25, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Relatives and neighbours mourn over the body of one of the victims of an Israeli strike on a hom4 late Saturday as they are prepared for the funeral outside the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. At least eight people were killed according to the hospital which received the bodies.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
December 25, 2024 at 11:06 AM

Missile fire from Yemen's Houthi rebels sets off sirens in Israel for second night

A missile launched from Yemen triggered air raid sirens across central Israel sending millions of residents looking for cover for the second night in a row
December 25, 2024 at 11:06 AM
December 25, 2024 at 9:47 AM

Israeli soldier who died 417 days after his Oct. 7 wounds becomes symbol of sacrifice

An Israeli soldier who died more than 400 days after being wounded in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza now symbolizes the sacrifice of fallen fighters
December 25, 2024 at 9:47 AM
Hazel Brief looks at her daughter and granddaughter at their home in Modiin, Israel, Dec. 8, 2024. Hazel's son Yona Brief has died 14 months after Hamas militants shot him 14 times on Oct. 7, 2024 in Kfar Aza, (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)
December 24, 2024 at 6:11 PM

Israeli hostage survivor released after 49 days in captivity has died

Hanna Katzir, an Israeli hostage survivor who was released last year after 49 days in captivity, has died, officials said.
December 24, 2024 at 6:11 PM
In this photo released by the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hanna Katzir is shown.
December 24, 2024 at 4:34 PM

IDF 'besieging' 3 Gaza hospitals, health ministry says

The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza said in a statement that Israeli forces are "intensifying" their attacks on three hospitals in the devastated and depopulated northern portion of the strip.
December 24, 2024 at 4:34 PM
VIDEO: IDF 'besieging' 3 Gaza hospitals, health ministry says
December 24, 2024 at 3:41 PM

Family of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander continue fight for his release

The family of Edan Alexander are continuing to call on both the Biden and incoming Trump administrations to get their son released.
December 24, 2024 at 3:41 PM
VIDEO: Family of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander continue fight for his release
December 24, 2024 at 12:56 PM

Only 1 hospital in northern Gaza now able to provide services, say officials

Health officials say there is just one hospital left providing humanitarian aid services in northern Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
December 24, 2024 at 12:56 PM
An injured Palestinian man is transported to the emergency ward of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, following an Israeli strike in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on November 21, 2024.
December 23, 2024 at 3:32 PM

Hamas reports Israeli attack on Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp

Hamas on Monday said the Israel Defense Forces killed or wounded at least 50 people in an air and ground assault on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. ABC News’ Ines de La Cuetara reports.
December 23, 2024 at 3:32 PM
VIDEO: Hamas reports Israeli attack on Gaza's Nuseirat refugee camp
December 22, 2024 at 5:59 AM

Winter is hitting Gaza and many Palestinians have little protection from the cold

Nearly two million displaced Palestinians in Gaza are struggling to protect themselves from the coming winter
December 22, 2024 at 5:59 AM
Reda Abu Zarada wraps herself and her grandchildren in blankets as they prepare to sleep in their tent at a camp in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Thursday Dec. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
December 21, 2024 at 10:45 PM

Tel Aviv hit by Yemen rocket strike, 16 hurt; Palestinians mourn children in Gaza

The Israeli military said a rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv injuring 16 people on Saturday, and Houthi rebels later reported airstrikes in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa
December 21, 2024 at 10:45 PM
An Israeli soldier stands on an armoured vehicle on the buffer zone after crossing the security fence near the so-called Alpha Line that separates the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from Syria, viewed from the town of Majdal Shams, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
December 20, 2024 at 7:31 AM

For thousands of Jews, Israel doesn't feel safe after Oct. 7. So they're leaving

Israelis are increasingly moving out of the country since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack shattered any sense of safety
December 20, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Michal Harel and her husband Avital Epstein show the website they set up to help Israelis navigate a move to Canada in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Rob Gillies)
December 19, 2024 at 2:08 PM

Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen's rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel

Israel launched two waves of airstrikes on Yemen overnight, killing at least nine people, according to the Houthi-controlled satellite channel al-Masirah
December 19, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Firefighters work at the scene of an Israeli airstrike on the Haziz power station in southern Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024. A series of intense Israeli airstrikes rocked Yemen's rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday, killing at least nine people, according to officials. This attack came shortly after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
December 18, 2024 at 7:13 PM

CIA Director heads to Qatar for Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks

ABC News' Marcus Moore reports on the latest developments in cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas.
December 18, 2024 at 7:13 PM
VIDEO: CIA Director heads to Qatar for Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks
December 18, 2024 at 7:12 PM

WFP official says 'there's no law or order' in Gaza

Head of Emergency Communications for the World Food Programme, Jonathan Dumont talks about the breakdown of infrastructure in Gaza and the struggle to get aid in to civilians.
December 18, 2024 at 7:12 PM
VIDEO: WFP official says 'there's no law or order' in Gaza
December 18, 2024 at 4:03 PM

Trump's return creates uncertainty in Middle East

The upcoming change in the White House has created uncertainty in the Middle East, with President-elect Donald Trump standing as an unpredictable element.
December 18, 2024 at 4:03 PM
In 2019, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu renamed a planned settlement "Trump Heights" after he became the first Western leader to officially recognize Israel's control over the Golan Heights.
December 18, 2024 at 3:21 PM

Israel launching more strikes on Syria 'a real concern'

Kings College London’s ICSR Associate Fellow Broderick McDonald says further fighting in the region will allow ISIS to "expands its operations and ramp up attacks."
December 18, 2024 at 3:21 PM
VIDEO: Israel launching more strikes on Syria 'a real concern'
December 18, 2024 at 1:30 AM

What is Hamas?

Hamas was founded in 1987 as an offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.
December 18, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Hamas was founded in 1987 as an offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood.
December 17, 2024 at 6:26 AM

Mother of American journalist kidnapped in Syria pleads for pause in Israeli strikes

In a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Debra Tice said her family has "credible information" that her son Austin may have been held in a prison near a bombing site.
December 17, 2024 at 6:26 AM
VIDEO: Mother of American journalist kidnapped in Syria pleads for pause in Israeli strikes
December 17, 2024 at 3:49 AM

Gaza schools targeted in series of airstrikes as death toll passes 45,000

A series of airstrikes over the weekend in Gaza has pushed the death toll to over 45,000, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
December 17, 2024 at 3:49 AM
People inspect the damage following Israeli strikes on the Ahmad Abdulaziz UNRWA-run school currently housing displaced families in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 16, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement.
December 17, 2024 at 3:32 AM

What a second Trump presidency might mean for the Golan Heights and the West Bank

ABC News’ Britt Clennett reports on how the second Trump presidency could impact whether Israel allows Jewish settlers to stake claims to disputed territory in the Golan Heights and the West Bank.
December 17, 2024 at 3:32 AM
What a second Trump presidency might mean for the Golan Heights and the West Bank
December 17, 2024 at 2:09 AM

Gaza schools targeted in series of Israeli airstrikes as death toll climbs

A series of recent Israeli airstrikes across Gaza has pushed the death toll in Gaza above 45,000, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.
December 17, 2024 at 2:09 AM
A series of recent Israeli airstrikes across Gaza has pushed the death toll in Gaza above 45,000, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.
December 16, 2024 at 6:19 PM

Israel launches strikes in Syria

The strikes are designed to demolish military capabilities built up by Bashar Assad as the Israelis push to expand settlements in Golan Heights, a Syrian territory annexed by Israel in 1967.
December 16, 2024 at 6:19 PM
VIDEO: Israel launches strikes in Syria
December 16, 2024 at 11:37 AM

Israel ramps up assault in Syria

ABC News' chief international correspondent James Longman reports from Damascus as Israeli military forces target weapon facilities and air defenses in Syria.
December 16, 2024 at 11:37 AM
VIDEO: Israel ramps up assault in Syria
December 16, 2024 at 3:22 AM

At least 15 dead after Israeli airstrike on school in Gaza

Gaza Civil Defense said the strike hit Ahmed Abdul Aziz School near Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
December 16, 2024 at 3:22 AM
VIDEO: At least 15 dead after Israeli airstrike on school in Gaza
December 14, 2024 at 9:35 PM

Thousands of Gazans left with life-altering disabilities

The humanitarian crisis and ongoing conflict in Gaza has left in its wake thousands of people with life-altering disabilities.
December 14, 2024 at 9:35 PM
A general view of Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 5, 2024.
December 13, 2024 at 5:11 PM

Brother of Israeli hostage to speak at UN

Amit Levy’s sister, Naama, is being held captive by Hamas after being kidnapped along with six other women on Oct. 7, 2023.
December 13, 2024 at 5:11 PM
VIDEO: Brother of Israeli hostage to speak at UN
December 12, 2024 at 7:03 PM

Freed Israeli hostage waits for husband's release

Aviva Siegel, who was once held hostage by Hamas, talks about holding out hope for her husband's release as he remains in Hamas captivity.
December 12, 2024 at 7:03 PM
VIDEO: Freed Israeli hostage waits for husband's release
December 11, 2024 at 8:32 PM

Parents of Israeli-American hostage fighting for his release

The parents of Edan Alexander are calling on both the Biden and incoming Trump administrations to get their son back.
December 11, 2024 at 8:32 PM
VIDEO: Parents of Israeli-American hostage fighting for his release
December 11, 2024 at 3:24 PM

IDF says they've destroyed almost all Assad regime capability

Retired Israeli brigadier general Assaf Orion and ABC News’ Britt Clennett discuss the Israel Defense Forces’ airstrikes which have destroyed most of Assad regime army's capability throughout Syria.
December 11, 2024 at 3:24 PM
VIDEO: IDF says they've destroyed almost all Assad regime capability
December 9, 2024 at 8:52 AM

Israel claims Hezbollah violated ceasefire, strikes Hezbollah target in Lebanon

The Israeli Air Force struck a storage facility in southern Lebanon, claiming Hezbollah was operating "within a weapons storage facility."
December 9, 2024 at 8:52 AM
Destroyed buildings in the village of Kfar Kila, southern Lebanon, are seen from northern Israel, Dec. 3, 2024.
December 4, 2024 at 3:23 PM

Israeli forces conduct strike in Syria

The Israel Defense Forces said it conducted a strike in Damascus on Tuesday, to target Salman Nemer Jamaa, Hezbollah's representative to the Syrian military.
December 4, 2024 at 3:23 PM
VIDEO: Israeli forces conduct strike in Syria
December 3, 2024 at 6:36 PM

UNRWA official discusses brother’s death in Gaza and aid challenges

UNRWA head of philanthropy, discusses why he believes his brother was killed in an Israeli airstrike and the agency's challenges in getting aid to the region.
December 3, 2024 at 6:36 PM
UNRWA official discusses brother’s death in Gaza and aid challenges
December 3, 2024 at 3:57 PM

Gaza teen receiving medical care in US after double leg amputation

Ahmed Abu Obayda, 15, was injured during a missile strike in Gaza in February. He has been brought to the United States for medical treatment.
December 3, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Ahmed Abu Obayda speaks with KGO in Oakland, Calif.
December 3, 2024 at 3:46 PM

IDF launches fresh strikes into south Lebanon

The ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant group.
December 3, 2024 at 3:46 PM
VIDEO: IDF launches fresh strikes into south Lebanon
December 3, 2024 at 8:56 AM

American-Israeli soldier believed to be hostage died during Oct. 7 attack

Omer Maxim Neutra, an American-Israeli soldier, was among those killed on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel said on Monday.
December 3, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Orna Neutra, mother of American hostage Omer Neutra, wears a t-shirt bearing his face, during a press conference ahead of the six month anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks.
December 3, 2024 at 1:28 AM

IDF confirms death of US-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra

It was previously believed that hostage Omer Neutra, 21, was among those taken into Gaza. However, it has been confirmed that he died on Oct. 7, 2023, the same day that Hamas attacked Israel.
December 3, 2024 at 1:28 AM
VIDEO: IDF confirms death of US-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra
December 2, 2024 at 2:53 PM

IDF confirms death of US-Israeli hostage

Missing U.S.-Israeli soldier Omer Neutra, 21, was believed to have been taken into Gaza as a hostage during the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, but the IDF confirmed he was killed during the attacks.
December 2, 2024 at 2:53 PM
VIDEO: IDF confirms death of US-Israeli hostage
December 2, 2024 at 11:07 AM

Hamas releases video of US hostage

Hamas released a propaganda video of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander and his family renewed their push for his release after being held hostage for more than 400 days.
December 2, 2024 at 11:07 AM
VIDEO: Hamas releases video of US hostage
1 month ago

Biden team wants to finish strong on Ukraine, Gaza

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said President Joe Biden is looking to make as much progress as possible on foreign policy before he leaves office next month.
1 month ago
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan appears on "This Week," Dec. 1, 2024.
1 month ago

Israeli-American hostage seen in Hamas propaganda video

Hamas released a propaganda video on Saturday that appears to show Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander who was kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Israeli-American hostage seen in Hamas propaganda video
1 month ago

Celebration in streets of Beirut as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah begins

President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that a deal has been reached between Israel and Hezbollah to halt the fighting for 60 days after weeks of intensive negotiations. 
1 month ago
Celebration in streets of Beirut as the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah begins
1 month ago

Israeli-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect as many in Lebanon are left homeless

A ceasefire went into effect after Israel's Cabinet approved the U.S.-backed proposal to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah after prolonged negotiations. ABC News’ Tom Soufi Burridge reports.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Israeli-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect as many in Lebanon are left homeless
1 month ago

'Hamas has a choice to make,' Biden says, after Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire accepted

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a deal brokered by the U.S. "to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah."
1 month ago
President Joe Biden speaks about a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Nov. 26, 2024, in Washington.
1 month ago

US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect

President Joe Biden confirmed on Tuesday that after weeks of intensive negotiations, a deal had been struck between Israel and Hezbollah to end the fighting for 60 days.
1 month ago
VIDEO: US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect
1 month ago

Israeli Cabinet approves ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah

The ceasefire went into effect 4 a.m. Wednesday, local time, which was five hours after the ceasefire agreement was announced.
1 month ago
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Palestinian refugees camp of Rashidiyeh near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, on Nov. 26, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah.
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Israel approves a temporary ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah

Pres. Biden announced a temporary ceasefire deal brokered by U.S. and France to end the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, after Israeli airstrikes rained down on Beirut.
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VIDEO: Israel approves a temporary ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah