Israel-Hamas at war
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February 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM

American hostage reunites with family after release from Hamas 

Sagui Dekel-Chen, a 36-year-old father of three, was among the three recent hostages to emerge from captivity in Gaza. 
February 16, 2025 at 1:57 AM
VIDEO: American hostage reunites with family after release from Hamas 
February 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM

Brother of Israeli hostage on recent hostage release

Illay David, brother of an Israeli hostage, joins ABC News Live to discuss the most recent hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas.
February 16, 2025 at 1:43 AM
VIDEO: Brother of Israeli hostage on recent hostage release
February 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM

Netanyahu to convene security cabinet after release of 3 hostages

Hamas militants released three more Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of the ceasefire agreement.
February 15, 2025 at 9:39 PM
People hold flags and posters as they watch news coverage, on the day of the release of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire deal in Gaza between Hamas and Israel, in Tel Aviv, Israel February 15, 2025.  REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun
February 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM

Hamas releases 3 more hostages, including American Sagui Dekel Chen

Just hours ago, Hamas freed three more hostages, including American Sagui Dekel Chen. Israel, in turn, released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
February 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
VIDEO: Hostage-prisoner exchange
February 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM

Special Report: Hamas escorts 3 hostages onto stage prior to release

Hamas just escorted each of the three hostages, including Israeli-American Sagui Dekel Chen, into Red Cross vehicles.
February 15, 2025 at 9:09 AM
VIDEO:  Special Report: Hamas escorts 3 hostages onto stage prior to release
February 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM

3 hostages to be released by Hamas

Three hostages, including one American, are set to be released by Hamas over the weekend. ABC News’ Marcus Moore has the latest.
February 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
3 hostages to be released by Hamas
February 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM

Dad of Israeli-American hostage awaits son’s release in ceasefire deal

Adi Alexander’s son, Edan, is a New Jersey native who was serving in the Israeli military when he was taken captive by Hamas on Oct. 7.
February 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
VIDEO: Dad of Israeli-American hostage awaits son’s release in ceasefire deal
February 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM

Egypt, Jordan will stand firm against forced displacement of Palestinians: Experts

Despite Donald Trump continuing to push for the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza, he is facing significant pushback from allies and states in the region.
February 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A Palestinians cook on the stairs of a damaged building in Beit Hanun in the northern Gaza Strip, Feb. 12, 2025.
February 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM

Hostages freed from Gaza painfully piece together a changed world

After nearly 500 days in captivity in Gaza, with little access to media, recently freed hostages have many questions
February 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Family of former hostage Keith Siegel, who was freed from Hamas captivity, wife Aviva Siegel, left, daughter Shir Siegel, center, and brother Lee Siegel, right, speak to journalists at the hospital where he is recovering, in Tel Aviv, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
February 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM

Hamas names 3 Israeli hostages to be released Saturday as part of Gaza ceasefire

Hamas militants have named the next three Israeli male hostages to be released as part of a fragile ceasefire deal that had teetered in recent days amid a major dispute that raised the specter of fighting resuming in the devastated Gaza Strip
February 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
February 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM

3 hostages, including American, set to be released Saturday

Hamas is set to release three more hostages, including Israeli-American Sagui Dekel-Chen in an expected prisoner swap Saturday. ABC News' Marcus Moore reports from Tel Aviv.
February 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
VIDEO: 3 hostages, including American, set to be released Saturday
February 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM

Middle East latest: 3 Israeli men named as latest to be freed in hostage release

The families of Israeli hostages still held by the Hamas militant group have welcomed the “joyous news” that three men, all taken from the same kibbutz on Oct. 7, 2023, are expected to be freed on Saturday
February 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A demonstrator holding photos of freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi before and after his captivity blocks a highway during a protest demanding all hostages release from Hamas captivity, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
February 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM

Hamas says it will release hostages as planned on Saturday

The next hostage-prisoner exchange is set to take place Saturday, as previously agreed in the current ceasefire deal.
February 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
A man sits on the rubble of a building amid destruction in al-Mughraqa in the central Gaza Strip, on Feb. 13, 2025.
February 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM

ICC could issue warrants for US officials over Palestinian displacement in Gaza

President Donald Trump announced the U.S. will "clean out" the Gaza Strip and rebuild it, saying Palestinians living there should leave.
February 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Palestinians walk in the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Feb. 6, 2025.
February 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Hamas says it will release hostages as planned on Saturday

The next hostage-prisoner exchange is set to take place Saturday, as previously agreed in the current ceasefire deal. ABC News’ Britt Clennett reports.
February 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
VIDEO: Hamas says it will release hostages as planned on Saturday
February 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM

Israel threatens 'all hell will break loose' on Hamas in latest Gaza ceasefire crisis

Israel’s defense minister says “all hell will break loose” if Hamas does not release three hostages as planned this weekend
February 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip from Egypt in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
February 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM

Netanyahu warns 'ceasefire will be terminated' if Hamas doesn't free hostages

The Israeli prime minister's statement comes after President Donald Trump warned that "all hell is going to break out" unless Hamas releases all remaining hostages from Gaza by Saturday.
February 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
VIDEO: Netanyahu warns 'ceasefire will be terminated' if Hamas doesn't free hostages
February 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM

Egypt to offer Trump Gaza reconstruction plan without Palestinian displacement

Egypt plans to "present a comprehensive vision for the reconstruction" of the Gaza Strip that does not require the displacement of Palestinians, the country said.
February 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
People walk and vehicles move along a destroyed road past collapsed buildings in the west of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, Feb. 11, 2025.
February 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM

Palestinian doctors either dead, jailed or gone, US doctors tell UN

United Nations officials and nongovernmental organizations have repeatedly warned the health care system in Gaza has collapsed.
February 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
People walk past the heavily-damaged Ayan Hotel in northern Gaza City, on Feb. 11, 2025, amid the current ceasefire deal in the war between Israel and Hamas.
February 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM

Palestinians hope to return to Gaza, West Bank, while some Israelis want annexation

ABC's Britt Clennett reports Palestinians hope both territories will one day be part of a nation-state they can call their own.
February 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Smoke rises following an explosion detonated by the Israeli army, which said it was destroying buildings used by Palestinian militants in the West Bank Jenin refugee camp, Feb. 2, 2025.
February 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM

Trump pushes Gaza plan, meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah

Sitting next to King Abdullah of Jordan in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump was pushed to explain his plans to “take over" Gaza.
February 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
VIDEO: Trump pushes Gaza plan, meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah
February 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM

Trump doubles down on comments about US 'owning' Gaza

As Jordan's King Abdullah visited the White House on Tuesday, President Donald Trump reiterated his push for Jordan and Egypt to take in Palestinians, though both countries have refused.
February 12, 2025 at 9:40 AM
VIDEO: Trump doubles down on comments about US 'owning' Gaza
February 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM

Trump says he could withhold aid from Jordan and Egypt if they reject his Gaza plan

It comes as Jordan's King Abdullah visited the White House on Tuesday.
February 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
President Donald Trump meets with Jordan's King Abdullah at the White House in Washington, Feb. 11, 2025.
February 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM

Palestinian-American says Trump is pushing 'forced displacement' in Gaza

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib says there is "utter fear, shame and confusion" among Palestinians as Trump continues to discuss plans for Gaza.
February 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
VIDEO: Palestinian-American says Trump is pushing 'forced displacement' in Gaza
February 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Family of hostage Alon Ohel push for his release

The mother of Alon Ohel is demanding his release after learning from former hostages that he is still alive.
February 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
VIDEO: Family of hostage Alon Ohel push for his release
February 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM

Trump’s Gaza plan an ‘existential threat’ to Jordan: Former diplomat

Marwan Muasher, Jordan’s former foreign minister, responds to President Trump threatening to cut off U.S. aid to Jordan and Egypt if they don't go along with his plan for U.S. “ownership” of Gaza.
February 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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February 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM

Some Israeli soldiers traveling abroad are targeted for alleged war crimes in Gaza

An Israeli army reservist’s dream vacation in Brazil ended abruptly last month over an accusation that he committed war crimes in the Gaza Strip
February 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Israeli soldiers wave to the camera from an APC as they cross from the Gaza Strip into Israel, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
February 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM

Israeli raids continue in the West Bank despite fragile ceasefire deal

While the Israel-Hamas ceasefire allows some residents to return to their homes in the Gaza Strip, ABC News’ Britt Clennett reports that Israel has simultaneously stepped up raids in the West Bank.
February 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Israeli raids continue in the West Bank despite fragile ceasefire deal
February 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM

Trump suggests canceling Gaza ceasefire if not all hostages are released by Saturday

President Donald Trump said the Gaza ceasefire deal should be canceled if Hamas doesn’t return hostages by noon on Saturday.
February 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Trump suggests canceling Gaza ceasefire if not all hostages are released by Saturday
February 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Hamas says it's delaying next hostage exchange

ABC News’ Britt Clennett reports on Hamas' announcement that it is postponing the next hostage exchange.
February 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
VIDEO: Hamas says it's delaying next hostage exchange
February 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Hamas releases 3 more Israeli hostages in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners

Hamas militants freed three more Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for Israel releasing another 183 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire agreement.
February 10, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Relatives of Ohad Ben Ami celebrate his release from captivity in Gaza while watching a TV broadcast on Feb. 8, 2025, in Tel Aviv, Israel.
February 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
People walk with belongings along the Wadi Gaza bridge along al-Rashid street across between Gaza City and Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, Feb. 10, 2025.
February 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM

Talks start for second phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal

Amid reports that the Israeli hostages freed on Feb. 8 were abused during their 16 months in captivity, talks resumed for enacting the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
February 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
VIDEO: Talks start for second phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
February 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM

'We will not leave': Palestinians set up thousands of tents amid return to north Gaza

A visual analysis of satellite imagery and video of northern Gaza indicates thousands of people have returned and set up tents.
February 9, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A before and after satellite view of a large tent camp in the Al Nazla neighbourhood of Gaza City
February 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM

Hamas releases 3 more hostages as part of ceasefire deal 

ABC News’ Britt Clennett provides the latest updates on if the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will hold.
February 9, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Hamas releases 3 more hostages as part of ceasefire deal 
February 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM

Father of Israeli-American hostage on latest hostage-prisoner exchange

Adi Alexander, father of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, discusses the latest release of hostages by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners by Israel.
February 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
VIDEO: Father of Israeli-American hostage on latest hostage-prisoner exchange
February 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM

Teddy bear helps hostage’s family come to terms with grief amid joy over his release

As Gillian Brisley and her husband, Pete, watched their son-in-law’s release from captivity, she clutched a teddy bear to her chest
February 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
FILE - Pete and Gillian Brisley visit the home of their daughter, who was killed along with her two daughters in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack, and their son-in-law, who was taken captive, in Kibbutz Be'eri, southern Israel, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)
February 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM

Brother-in-law of Israeli hostage on latest hostage and prisoner release

Moshe Lavi, brother-in-law of Israeli hostage Omri Miran, joins ABC News Live to discuss the latest release of hostages by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners by Israel.
February 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
VIDEO: Brother-in-law of Israeli hostage on latest hostage and prisoner release
February 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM

3 new hostages released

ABC News’ Britt Clennett is in Tel Aviv with the latest news on hostage and prisoner release happening Saturday.
February 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
VIDEO: 3 new hostages released
February 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM

Trump's idea to relocate Palestinians could worsen humanitarian crisis: Experts

President Donald Trump recently suggested relocating the entire population of Gaza. Experts say this could worse the humanitarian crisis on the ground.
February 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Palestinians purchase goods at a makeshift market set up amid widespread destruction caused by the Israeli military's ground and air offensive in Gaza City's Jabaliya refugee camp,  Feb. 7, 2025.
February 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM

Trump's idea to relocate Palestinians could worsen humanitarian crisis: Experts

President Donald Trump recently suggested relocating the entire population of Gaza. Experts told ABC News this could worsen the humanitarian crisis on the ground.
February 8, 2025 at 5:28 AM
President Donald Trump recently suggested relocating the entire population of Gaza. Experts told ABC News this could worsen the humanitarian crisis on the ground.
February 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM

Hamas to release more hostages this weekend

ABC News’ Britt Clennett reports on the upcoming hostage release while Israel accuses Hezbollah of violating the ceasefire.
February 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
VIDEO: Hamas to release more hostages this weekend
February 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Netanyahu gifts Trump golden pager in nod to Lebanon explosions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted President Donald Trump a golden pager during their meeting at the White House this week.
February 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Israeli Prime Minister’s office has released a photo of the Golden Pager that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted President Donald Trump earlier this week.
February 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM

Trump dials back key part of Gaza takeover idea amid questions, criticism: ANALYSIS

Trump is continuing to outline his vision for U.S. control of Gaza, though is dialing back after widespread rebuke that his first plan would violate international law.
February 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
President Donald Trump bows his head during the National Prayer Breakfast at the Washington Hilton in Washington, Feb. 6, 2025.
February 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM

Netanyahu gifts Trump golden pager in nod to Lebanon explosions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted President Donald Trump a golden pager during their meeting at the White House this week, Netanyahu's office said. ABC News’ Britt Clennett reports.
February 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gifted President Donald Trump a golden pager during their meeting at the White House this week, Netanyahu's office said. ABC News’ Britt Clennett reports.
February 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM

Trump’s Gaza proposal is ‘unserious’ and ‘dangerous’: Democratic lawmaker

Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., calls President Donald Trump’s proposal for Gaza “the language of a real estate developer.”
February 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
VIDEO: Trump’s Gaza proposal is ‘unserious’ and ‘dangerous’: Democratic lawmaker
February 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM

Trump Gaza takeover proposal rejected by Palestinians

Palestinians in Gaza and abroad are rejecting a proposal by President Donald Trump that the United States "take over" the Gaza Strip.
February 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Ismael Mohammed, 47, who was displaced with his family to the southern part of Gaza at Israel's order during the war, rests with his children near the rubble of their destroyed house in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip, Jan. 30, 2025.
February 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM

White House faces questions amid Trump’s proposal to ‘take over’ Gaza

After President Donald Trump's proposal for the U.S. to take over Gaza sparked international outrage, Trump administration officials are seeming to dial back some of the president's language.
February 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
VIDEO: White House faces questions amid Trump’s proposal to ‘take over’ Gaza
February 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM

Unpacking Trump's brazen proposal for a US takeover of Gaza: ANALYSIS

President Trump's improbable proposal for a U.S. takeover of Gaza prompted plenty of pushback and questions.
February 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Feb. 4, 2025.
February 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM

Trump proposes that the US ‘take over’ Gaza

Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins ABC News Live to discuss President Donald Trump’s proposal that the U.S. should “take over” Gaza.
February 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Trump proposes that the US ‘take over’ Gaza