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Taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Andrei Kozlov is pouring his experience in captivity onto ...

The United Nations says food being distributed by a new Israeli-backed system is “less than a drop in the ocean.” ...

With the world’s attention fixed on efforts to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, talks are quietly continuing to ...

With the world’s attention fixed on efforts to free Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, talks are quietly continuing to ...

The post Ex-hostage says Israel ‘failed’ those still in Gaza as 600-day mark looms appeared first on The Times of Israel.

following the reluctance of leading aid groups—including most U.N. agencies—to continue or expand their operations in Gaza The full-scale deployment signals a significant escalation in Israel ...

American citizen, was abducted by Hamas from his home in kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7, 2023 and released earlier this year as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. In an interview with CNN’s ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday expressed concerns over Qatar’s alleged discriminatory policies against the ethnic minority Baha’i community. HRW Deputy Middle East director at HRW Michael Page ...

A new video released by Islamic State shows militants executing three Assyrian Christians and demanding a $14 million ransom for the release of more than 200 other Syrian hostages. Wearing orange ...