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Final Hamas video of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin should be a 'wake-up call,' parents say
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, was among six hostages killed last weekend in Hamas captivity as Israeli forces approached their location in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces appear to withdraw from a West Bank camp after a major military operation
Hundreds of Israeli troops have been involved for more than a week in what has been their deadliest operation in the occupied West Bank since the Israel-Hamas war began.
Netanyahu says cease-fire 'not close' as his demands and Hamas' hostage killings complicate deal
A senior Biden administration official said Wednesday that a truce agreement had been 90% agreed.
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Hostage families press Biden admin to make a deal with Hamas that doesn't include Israel
A U.S. official said a unilateral deal is unlikely, but the administration has compiled a list of prisoners held by the U.S. whose release might interest Hamas.
Netanyahu faces mounting protests and outrage but stands defiant on hostage deal demand
The Israeli prime minister has insisted that his forces must maintain a presence in the Philadelphi corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border as part of any cease-fire deal with Hamas.
U.S. charges Hamas leaders with terrorism in connection with Oct. 7 attacks
Six leaders of the militant group were charged with conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization resulting in death, conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals and other alleged crimes.
Why is Israel's insistence on controlling the 'Philadelphi corridor' holding up cease-fire talks?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defied mounting pressure Monday and insisted his military must maintain control of the area in any cease-fire deal to end the war in Gaza.
Hamas says hostage guards in Gaza are operating under new instructions
The new instructions were given to guards of hostages after a rescue operation by Israel in June, a spokesman said. He did not specify what they were.
Nationwide strike begins in Israel as hostage deaths spark angry protests demanding Gaza cease-fire
The demonstrations are a dramatic bid to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after the deaths of six hostages taken during Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack.
Biden says Netanyahu isn't doing enough to get a hostage deal
The president told reporters he was "very close" to presenting a final hostage deal this week.
Have the hostage deaths pushed Israel to the breaking point?
The weekend's news “really reflected the deepest fears that were around this hostage crisis," one analyst told NBC News, as Israel's government faced down a nationwide strike and mass protests.
