Hamas Is Set to Free 8 More Hostages and Israel Will Release 110 Prisoners as Gaza Cease-Fire Holds CM NewsJanuary 30, 202503 views DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas began the process of freeing three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives on Thursday, the third such release since a cease-fire in the… Read more
Trump Invites Israel’s Netanyahu to Meet With Him at the White House Next Week CM NewsJanuary 29, 202502 views WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip — President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House next week as the first foreign leader to visit in Trump’s… Read more
Thousands Return to Devastated Northern Gaza as Israel Lifts Its Closure Under Truce CM NewsJanuary 27, 202503 views DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel lifted its closure of the… Read more
Qatar Gives Update on What Comes Next in the Fragile Cease-Fire Between Israel and Hamas CM NewsJanuary 27, 202500 views DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Qatar announced early Monday that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza, easing… Read more
Trump Floats Plan to ‘Clean Out’ Gaza, Wants Jordan and Egypt to Accept More Refugees CM NewsJanuary 26, 202502 views ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump said he would like to see Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations increase the number of Palestinian refugees they are accepting from… Read more
Hamas Frees Four Female Israeli Soldiers as Part of the Gaza Cease-Fire CM NewsJanuary 25, 202501 views TEL AVIV, Israel — Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday after parading them in front of a crowd.… Read more
‘Not Returning Breaks My Heart.’ A Gazan in Egypt Considers Where to Go Next CM NewsJanuary 24, 202503 views In her first letter from Gaza, the former blogger Amal Murtaja described daily life in war. A second dispatch closed with the news that she had managed to escape to… Read more
Israelis Await Names of Next Four Hostages to be Released by Hamas as Part of the Cease-Fire CM NewsJanuary 24, 202503 views TEL AVIV, Israel— Relatives of hostages still being held by militants in Gaza called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday to ensure all remaining captives are freed, while also… Read more
Israel’s Top General Resigns, Citing Oct. 7 Security Failures CM NewsJanuary 21, 202502 views JERUSALEM — Israel’s top general resigned on Tuesday, citing the security and intelligence failures related to Hamas’ surprise attack that triggered the war in the Gaza Strip. Israel meanwhile launched… Read more
How Long Will It Take and How Much Will It Cost to Rebuild Gaza? CM NewsJanuary 17, 202501 views Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire agreement halts the Israel-Hamas war, but many will find… Read more