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Palestinian and Arab sources say Egypt is exerting pressure on Hamas to agree to a similar framework as the previous deal: releasing captives in exchange for prisoners. However, Hamas insists on linking any hostage release to an immediate cease-fire

Families of Israelis held hostage by Hamas: a special project ■ Esther Buchshtab is still agonizing over having been preoccupied with helping kibbutz members while her son, Yagev, and his partner, Rimon, were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists

Bill Burns met with the director of the Mossad and the prime minister of Qatar, while U.S. officials are downplaying the likelihood of a deal with Hamas coming to fruition

Israeli army publishes names of six soldiers killed in combat, Israeli woman wounded in West Bank shooting ■ Hamas publishes video of three elderly hostages kidnapped from Nir Oz ■ Mossad chief meets in Warsaw with head of CIA, Qatari PM ■ U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin meets with Israel's war cabinet ■ Pro-Israel hackers claim responsibility for putting 70 percent of Iran's gas stations out of commission ■ At least 1,200 civilians and soldiers killed in Israel since Oct. 7; at least 130 hostages held in Gaza ■ Hamas-run health ministry: 19,453 killed, 52,286 wounded in Gaza

Speaking to war cabinet ministers Benny Gantz and Yoav Gallant, family members of Israeli hostages held by Hamas demanded that the IDF cease its rescue attempts, calling on the government to push for a new deal to bring about the release of the remaining captives as soon as possible

Inbar Haiman, 27, managed to evade Hamas terrorists for two hours before being dragged to Gaza on October 7. She was a graffiti artist and was studying visual communication

IDF: Army kills three hostages mistakenly identified as threat in northern Gaza ■ IDF recovers three bodies of hostages from Gaza, including two IDF soldiers ■ Shipping giant Maersk pauses traffic in Red Sea amid Houthi attacks ■ U.S. national security advisor says war will go on for months, will turn to phased targeting of Hamas leadership in Israel visit ■ At least 1,200 civilians and soldiers killed in Israel since Oct. 7; over 138 hostages still held in Gaza ■ Hamas-run health ministry: 18,608 killed, 50,594 wounded in Gaza

International spokesman for the IDF speaks about a long war still ahead as the Israeli army to date hasn't taken out Hamas leadership, command, control, administrative or financial centers.

Mossad said in a statement on Thursday that seven arrests were made in Denmark over a terror plot against civilians 'on the behalf' of Hamas. It is uncertain whether the seven arrests were referring to all the arrests made in Europe, or if there were additional arrests in Denmark that were not reported by Danish authorities

  Four members of the Hamas terror organization have been detained on suspicion of planning attacks on Jewish institutions in Europe, German prosecutors said in a statement on Thursday. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Three of the suspects were detained in Berlin and another was detained in the Netherlands, according to the […]

   Israel said on Thursday that the seven people arrested by intelligence and law enforcement agencies in Denmark for planning an attack on Jewish targets had operated "on behalf of" Hamas. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram The Mossad intelligence agency said that the Danish agencies had exposed "Hamas infrastructure on European soil," […]

U.S. National Security Advisor arrives in Israel, meets with War Cabinet, ahead of Friday meeting with Abbas ■ Biden wants Israel to be focused on how to save Gazan civilians ■ Mossad say seven people arrested in Europe for planning terror attack against Jews operated on behalf of Hamas ■ At least 1,200 civilians and soldiers killed in Israel since Oct. 7; over 138 hostages still held in Gaza ■ Hamas-run health ministry says 18,608 killed, 50,594 wounded in Gaza

42 percent of those polled in Gaza and 44 percent in the West Bank said they supported Hamas; 88 percent, overall, wanted Abbas to resign; and the most popular politician was revealed as Marwan Barghouti, a prisoner in an Israeli jail

The preponderance of Hamas apologists emerging among some in the progressive left reveals that not only is the "Big Red Lie" back, it's more potent than ever.

Eran Smilansky had never practiced what to do in a real attack, so he had to improvise on October 7. Armed with a rifle and a few bullets, he played a cat-and-mouse game with Hamas terrorists for hours and rescued wounded neighbors. A story of survival and resourcefulness

The IDF has still not taken control of Shujaiyeh, but is encountering less resistance in the Jabalya refugee camp ■ Despite the dire condition of the hostages, it seems that the Israeli government is in no hurry to make another deal ■ There are no indications that Hamas thinks its negotiating position has deteriorated

With a budget of over $1 billion a year, control over half the schools in the Gaza Strip and reported connections to Hamas, critics charge that the UN agency is playing a key role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

  Yocheved Lifshitz, one of the first Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity, urged the return of the remaining captives held in Gaza because "time is running out." Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram In an interview with NBC News, Lifshitz said, "They need to get out today. Otherwise, they won't survive. The […]

IDF soldiers of the Jerusalem Brigade were able to thwart a Hamas ambush on their position in Gaza and destroyed tunnel shafts.

IDF soldiers of the Jerusalem Brigade were able to thwart a Hamas ambush on their position in Gaza and destroyed tunnel shafts.