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News Articles: Hamas

Israelis light the 8th candle of Hanukkah in Hostage Square holding placards bearing the face of Ran Gvili in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Dec. 21, 2025, as they call for the return of his remains.

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  • Middle East

Israel has recovered the final hostage remains from Gaza

The Israeli military says the body of Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old special forces policeman killed while fighting Hamas militants on Oct. 7, 2023, has been found.

January 26, 2026
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy
A Palestinian woman walks along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed during Israeli air and ground operations in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood, in Gaza City, Tuesday.

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  • Middle East

Israel says it will bar aid groups, including Doctors Without Borders, from Gaza

Israel accused Doctors Without Borders, one of the largest health organizations operating in Gaza, of failing to clarify the roles of some staff that Israel accused of cooperation with militants.

December 30, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Saqer al-Ankah holds his 10-year-old granddaughter, Bayan al-Ankah, after he says she was shot in the head by Israeli forces in northern Gaza about half a mile from the so-called yellow line on Dec. 10.

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  • Middle East

Could international troops be sent to Gaza? Here's why Trump's plan hinges on it

President Trump's peace plan for Gaza hinges on international troops in Gaza, but Israel is skeptical and no country has yet agreed to send their soldiers.

December 18, 2025
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy and
  • Daniel Estrin
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 23.

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  • World

Meet the peace activist who persuaded France's Macron to recognize a Palestinian state

Israeli-French peace activist Ofer Bronchtein helped shape President Emmanuel Macron's plan to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations this year. Here's how he did it.

November 22, 2025
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
Palestinian prisoners deported outside the Palestinian Territories wave after being released from Israeli prison, following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, as they arrive at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Feb. 27.

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  • Middle East

Israel deported Palestinian prisoners to Egypt. Some Israelis question the practice

Israel deported more than 150 freed Palestinian prisoners last month. Some experts in Israel warn it could have long-term consequences for Israeli security.

November 13, 2025
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By:
  • Shir David and
  • Alon Avital
Displaced Palestinians inspect the damage after an Israeli army strike on their tent camp in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, Wednesday.

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  • Middle East

Israel says it's resuming the ceasefire after its strikes in Gaza kill over 100 people

Israel's military said the ceasefire in Gaza resumed after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight that killed 104 people, including 46 children, according to local health officials.

October 29, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Hamas members carry a body retrieved from a tunnel in an area north of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. Israel accused Hamas of staging its search for the remains of a Gaza hostage body.

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  • Middle East

Israel launches renewed strikes in Gaza less than 3 weeks into Trump's ceasefire deal

Israel's military has begun striking the Gaza Strip again, as Israel and Hamas traded blame for violating the ceasefire brokered by President Trump.

October 28, 2025
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By:
  • NPR's International Desk
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on Oct. 13, in Jerusalem as President Trump listens. Israel has scored decisive battlefield victories throughout the region in the past two years, but is increasingly isolated on the world stage.

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  • Analysis

How Israel is winning the wars and losing the peace

Israel has strengthened its security with a series of sweeping military victories in the past two years. It has also become far more isolated internationally, with no clear path ahead.

October 28, 2025
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By:
  • Greg Myre
Hamas militants stand guard in Gaza on Wednesday. Hamas police and other armed Hamas members have returned to the streets of Gaza since a ceasefire was announced last week. The plan calls for Hamas to disarm and for newly trained police to take over in Gaza, but it's not clear when that might happen.

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  • Middle East

Some of the things Gaza needs: A government, security and tools to rebuild

A shaky ceasefire is holding. Now the Palestinian territory is in urgent need of a functioning government, order on the streets, and resources to start rebuilding the shattered territory.

October 16, 2025
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By:
  • Greg Myre
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing wait to cross into the Gaza Strip early on Wednesday.

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  • Middle East

Israel keeps Gaza border crossing closed while reducing aid deliveries

The ceasefire on Wednesday was largely holding, although Hamas described Israeli attacks in Gaza as violations of the agreement.

October 15, 2025
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By:
  • Jane Arraf
People walk amid the destruction in Gaza City on Oct. 11, 2025, a day after a ceasefire took effect. Israel pulled back its forces on Oct. 10, and tens of thousands of Palestinians made their way back to their devastated homes.

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  • World

As the ceasefire begins, a look at the Gaza war by the numbers

With start of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and release of hostages and prisoners, here are some key figures related to the Gaza war and the Hamas-led attack on Israel that sparked it.

October 13, 2025
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By:
  • NPR's International Desk
Displaced Palestinians gather on the coastal road near Wadi Gaza after the announcement that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, as Israeli tanks block the road leading to Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.

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  • World

Once the Gaza ceasefire goes into effect, what happens next? Here's what to know

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for the "first phase" of a plan promoted by President Trump to end the war in Gaza. A ceasefire is expected to go into effect after an Israeli Cabinet vote.

October 09, 2025
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock
Many Palestinians, who were forced to flee due to the Israeli army's intense attacks on Gaza city, continue to live in makeshift tents on An-Nuvari Hill, west of the Nuseirat refugee camp, despite harsh conditions in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on October 06, 2025.

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  • World

Israel and Hamas agree on the 'first phase' of Gaza ceasefire deal

The deal raises the possibility that the war may now be over, ending the bloodiest fighting ever between Israelis and Palestinians.

October 09, 2025
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By:
  • Greg Myre
Relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip take part in a protest demanding their release from Hamas captivity and calling for an end to the war, in Jerusalem on Saturday.

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  • Middle East

What to know as Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Egypt

Israel and Hamas appear closer than ever to a deal to end their two-year war — but questions remain. Delegations from Israel, Hamas, the U.S., Egypt and Qatar are meeting on Monday.

October 06, 2025
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By:
  • Rebecca Rosman
Displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza carrying their belongings along the coastal road near Wadi Gaza, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.

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  • World

Hamas says it accepts some elements of Gaza peace plan after Trump issues ultimatum

Hamas said it has accepted some elements of President Trump's plan, including giving up power and releasing all remaining hostages, but that others require further consultations among Palestinians.

October 03, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
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