There is no recent precedent for the scale of the hostage situation in the Gaza Strip. Hamas, the militant group that governs much of Gaza, abducted about 150 people during its weekend invasion of ...

American-Israeli families whose loved ones are missing and believed to be held hostage by Hamas in Gaza speak at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 10, 2023.

Two weeks after America’s unprecedented military strikes into Iran, the situation in the Middle East has stabilized and focus ...

On Thursday, the family of a man still believed to be held in captivity was joined by Gov. Brian Kemp in calling for his ...

Further complicating the situation, US officials say, is that Hamas consists of numerous and often competing subgroups and militias that all operate in Gaza.

Hamas is holding some 150 hostages. What are the prospects they'll be rescued? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Israeli hostage negotiator Gershon Baskin about the fate of those people captured by ...

After 15 months of horror which has left more than 66,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis dead, Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza. A total of 94 hostages remain ...

The hostage deal reached late Wednesday in the Israel-Hamas war is set to halt fighting in the conflict for at least four days, but its open-ended nature raises concerns about whether the pause ...

Don’t believe what you have read: there has never been a ceasefire in Gaza since October 7, 2023. The war has never stopped, ...

The situation is further complicated by the fact that America and Israel, while close allies, don't share identical goals for responding to the brutal attack by Hamas.

Hamas kidnapped about 240 people from Israel on Oct. 7, during the attacks by the U.S.-designated terrorist organization that killed at least 1,200 people.

Avital Dekel-Chen and Ela Haimi speak about giving birth after their husbands were killed or taken hostage and being single ...