Early on Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led fighters launched a multi-pronged terrorist attack on Israel. The resulting war in Gaza has created a humanitarian catastrophe.

Israel and Hamas delegations convene in Egypt one day before the 2nd anniversary of Hamas terror attacks to negotiate details of President Donald Trump's comprehensive peace proposal.

Protests have been held in Indonesia condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza as thousands gathered in southern Israel to commemorate the second anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 attack

Indirect talks aimed at reaching a final agreement on a US peace plan to end the war in Gaza have begun in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh. Palestinian and Egyptian officials have told the BBC that the sessions are focused on "creating the field conditions" for a possible exchange that would see the release of all Israeli hostages in return for a number of Palestinian prisoners.

Israeli tanks, boats and jets pounded parts of Gaza on Tuesday, giving Palestinians no respite on the anniversary of the Hamas attack that led to two years of war and underlining the challenges at talks on Donald Trump's plan to halt the conflict.

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Trump wants Israeli and Hamas negotiators to "move fast" in new talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in the Gaza war, spurred by his 20-point plan.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday will meet Edan Alexander, who was believed to be the last surviving U.S. hostage held by Palestinian militants in Gaza when the Israeli-American was handed over by Hamas in May,

Israeli and Hamas officials are set to hold indirect talks in an Egyptian resort on a U.S. peace plan for Gaza.

How an Israeli strike on Qatar, Hamas’ shifting calculus, and Donald Trump’s impatience could change the trajectory of the two-year war.