Israel-Hamas at war
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May 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM

Trump says possible news on Gaza ceasefire in '24 hours'

President Donald Trump, taking reporter questions in the Oval Office, was asked if he is planning a new ceasefire and hostage deal proposal for Israel and Hamas before his Middle East trip next week.
May 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
President Donald Trump, taking reporter questions in the Oval Office, was asked if he is planning a new ceasefire and hostage deal proposal for Israel and Hamas before his Middle East trip next week.
May 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM

Israel attacks Yemen airport after Houthi missile strike near Tel Aviv airport

"We call upon you to evacuate the airport area," the IDF said.
May 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Smoke billows after an Israeli airstrike on Houthi infrastructure, in Sana'a, Yemen, May 6, 2025.
May 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM

Israel approves plans to seize all of Gaza Strip in major escalation

Israel says it will seize control of the entire Gaza Strip, unless Hamas agrees to a hostage deal before President Trump finishes his trip to the Middle East next week.
May 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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May 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM

Israel launches airstrikes on Yemen a day after Houthi rebels strike Israeli airport

Israel’s military says it has carried out airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen’s Red Sea city of Hodeida, a day after the Iranian-backed rebels launched a missile that hit Israel’s main airport
May 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM
A Yemeni gunman walks past paintings depicting rockets and scenes in solidarity with Gaza, displayed on a roadside fence in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
May 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM

Cyprus, Israel seek to establish electricity linkup via undersea cable

Cyprus’ energy minister says the east Mediterranean island nation and neighbor Israel are seeking to swiftly establish an electricity linkup via an undersea cable
May 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
May 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM

Israeli security cabinet approves plan to occupy parts of Gaza, source says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet approved an operational plan for the expansion of the war in Gaza in a meeting late Sunday. ABC News’ Jordana Miller reports.
May 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
VIDEO: Israeli security cabinet approves plan to occupy parts of Gaza, source says
May 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM

Israeli security cabinet approves plan to occupy parts of Gaza, source says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's security cabinet approved an operational plan for the expansion of the war in Gaza in a meeting late Sunday.
May 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Israeli tanks operate at the Israel-Gaza Strip border, as seen from Israel on May 3, 2025.
May 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM

Israel PM says Houthis threaten the 'whole world' after strike near Tel Aviv airport

According to Israeli police, runways are being checked for debris.
May 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Israeli police members block an entrance to Ben Gurion airport after the country activated air defences against a missile launched from Yemen on May 4, 2025.
May 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM

Israel vows revenge after Houthi missile lands near Tel Aviv airport

The ballistic missile launched from Yemen on Sunday came hours before the Israeli security cabinet voted to expand military operations in Gaza.
May 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
VIDEO: Israel vows revenge after Houthi missile lands near Tel Aviv airport
May 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM

Houthi ballistic missile targets Israeli airport

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation against the Houthis after a missile fired from Yemen penetrated Israel's highly sophisticated iron dome air defense system.
May 5, 2025 at 12:39 AM
VIDEO: Houthi ballistic missile targets Israeli airport
May 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM

8 injured after Houthi missile strikes near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport

Police said Iran-backed Houthis launched a ballistic missile from Yemen on Sunday.
May 5, 2025 at 12:29 AM
VIDEO: 8 injured after Houthi missile strikes near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport
May 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM

Activists say aid vessel bound for Gaza was struck by drone

Activists with the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said a humanitarian ship headed to Gaza was bombed by a drone in the Mediterranean Sea.
May 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The deck of the Conscience appears to be damaged.
May 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM

Man sentenced to 53 years for killing 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy

Wadee Alfayoumi's family reacts to the sentencing of the man that brutally stabbed the 6-year-old Palestinian-American in 2023.
May 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Wadee Alfayoumi's family reacts to the sentencing of the man that brutally stabbed the 6-year-old Palestinian-American in 2023.
May 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM

Landlord sentenced to 53 years in hate crime murder of Palestinian-American boy

Authorities said Joseph Czuba targeted his tenants because they were Muslim and in response to the war between Israel and Hamas.
May 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Wadee Alfayoumi's father, Oday Al Fayoume, seated right, and his uncle Mahmoud Yousef attend a vigil for Wadee at Prairie Activity and Recreation center in Plainfield, Ill., Oct. 17, 2023.
May 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM

Firefighters battle wildfire in Israel

The fires have torched 6,000 acres of land west of Jerusalem.
May 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
VIDEO: Firefighters battle wildfire in Israel
May 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM

Several countries sending firefighting planes to Israel to help tackle major wildfire

Several countries are sending firefighting aircraft to Israel as crews battle for a second day to extinguish a wildfire that had shut down a major highway linking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and sent drivers scrambling from their cars
May 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
An Israeli firefighter battles a wildfire near Latrun, Israel, outside of Jerusalem, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
April 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM

Israel's UNRWA ban under scrutiny in Hague hearings

Israeli lawmakers voted to ban UNRWA from Gaza in October 2024.
April 28, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Palestinians queue for a hot meal at a charity kitchen run by the United Nation's World Food Programme (WFP) at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on April 26, 2025.
April 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM

UN court to hold hearings on Israeli obligations to ensure humanitarian aid to Gaza

The United Nations’ highest court is opening hearings into Israel’s obligation to provide urgently needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians
April 28, 2025 at 5:27 AM
FILE - A lone demonstrator waves the Palestinian flag outside the Peace Palace, rear, housing the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, on May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
April 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM

Malnutrition in Gaza worsens as Israeli blockade of aid continues

Children are bearing the brunt of this man-made disaster, aid agencies say.
April 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Children are bearing the brunt of this man-made disaster, aid agencies say.
April 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM

WFP delivers its last stocks of food in Gaza as malnutrition worsens, agency says

Israeli authorities have blocked supplies – including food, medicine and fuel – from entering the Gaza Strip for more than 50 days.
April 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Palestinians line up for a free meal in BeitLahia, Gaza Strip, Palestine on April 24, 2025. Photo by Ramez Habboub/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)
April 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM

IDF investigation finds Israeli tank fire responsible for death of UN staffer

Initial findings in an Israel Defense Forces investigation showed Israeli tank fire damaged a United Nations structure in Gaza, leading to a staffer's death in March.
April 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Israeli army continues its military activity with tanks while some Israeli soldiers hold Talmudic rituals at the border line in the Gaza Strip on April 3, 2025.
April 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM

Gaza's Catholics mourn Pope Francis, who 'never forgot' them during war

The parish priest of Gaza's only Catholic church talks about getting daily calls from Pope Francis during the Israel-Hamas conflict.
April 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Members of the clergy hold mass for late Pope Francis at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City on April 21, 2025. Palestinian Christians in Gaza mourned the death of Pope Francis, who had maintained close and consistent video contact with the besieged territory's small Christian community throughout the ongoing war with Israel.
April 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM

Gaza on the brink: Closed border crossings push population toward famine

Since the end of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on March 18, the humanitarian situation in Gaza has sharply deteriorated.
April 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Muneeb Al-Faqawi, a produce seller in Khan Yunis.
April 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM

How a team of 'suburban dads' secured a key checkpoint in Gaza's 'death corridor'

The use of American contractors to secure a key vehicle checkpoint in Gaza while taking steps to support the local population could be a model for future efforts there.
April 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Displaced Palestinians cross a checkpoint manned by US and Egyptian security on Feb. 9, 2025.
April 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM

Arson attack on Pennsylvania governor over war in Gaza, police say

Police say the man accused of firebombing Gov. Shapiro's mansion on the first night of Passover called 911, confessing he did it because of the governor's support for Israel.
April 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
VIDEO: Arson attack on Pennsylvania governor over war in Gaza, police say
April 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM

Gaza on the brink: 'We wish for death'

The closure of all border crossings in Gaza since March 2 has blocked the entry of humanitarian aid, triggering a severe food crisis and endangering the lives of millions of civilians, aid groups say.
April 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
The closure of all border crossings in Gaza since March 2 has blocked the entry of humanitarian aid, triggering a severe food crisis and endangering the lives of millions of civilians, aid groups say.
April 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM

Bondi condemns Gov. Shapiro arson attack but declines to call it 'domestic terrorism'

The arsonist who allegedly tried to kill Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro decided to firebomb his residence because of "what he wants to do to the Palestinian people."
April 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Damage is seen after a fire at the Pennsylvania governor's mansion while Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside on April 13, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa.
April 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM

Israel says troops will stay in Gaza indefinitely

Israel’s defense minister says that troops will remain in so-called security zones in the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely.
April 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
VIDEO: Israel says troops will stay in Gaza indefinitely
April 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM

Judge temporarily blocks US government from moving detained Columbia student

Immigration lawyer Leon Fresco joins ABC News Live to discuss the arrest of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi.
April 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
VIDEO: Judge temporarily blocks US government from moving detained Columbia student
April 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM

Parents of American hostage react to the ongoing war in Gaza

The parents of American hostage Edan Alexander discuss the war in Gaza as negotiations for a ceasefire stall.
April 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
VIDEO: Parents of American hostage react to the ongoing war in Gaza
1 month ago

Israel takes control of Rafah, creating new 'security corridor' in Gaza

Israel announced Saturday that its military has completed the establishment of a new security corridor in the Gaza Strip, effectively taking full control over Rafah.
1 month ago
A picture released by the Israeli Army says to show Israeli soldiers conducting operations in a location given as Tel Al-Sultan area, Rafah Governorate, Gaza, in this handout image released April 2, 2025.
1 month ago

Judge rules against Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil

An immigration judge ruled the Columbia grad student who led pro-Palestinian protests can be deported based solely on the administration's claim that he threatens foreign policy.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Judge rules against Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil
1 month ago

Judge rules Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil appeared before an immigration judge in Louisiana on Friday who decided he can be deported.
1 month ago
 Mahmoud Khalil speaks to members of media about the Revolt for Rafah encampment at Columbia University during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in Gaza, in New York, June 1, 2024.
1 month ago

Judge: Columbia University activist can be deported from U.S.

A federal judge ruled that Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from the U.S. It comes as another judge expressed frustration over the government's lack of answers about a man who was deported in error.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Judge: Columbia University activist can be deported from U.S.
1 month ago

Judge rules Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil can be deported from US

Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil appeared before an immigration judge in Louisiana on Friday who decided he can be deported.
1 month ago
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Judge gives DHS until Wednesday to provide evidence on removal of Mahmoud Khalil

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil appeared in immigration court Tuesday in Jena, Louisiana.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Judge gives DHS until Wednesday to provide evidence on removal of Mahmoud Khalil
1 month ago

Doctors Without Borders warns of dire situation in Gaza as war escalates

Myriam Laaroussi, Doctors Without Borders emergency coordinator, warns of the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Doctors Without Borders warns of dire situation in Gaza as war escalates
1 month ago

14-year-old dual Palestinian-US citizen killed in the West Bank

Israel Defense Forces killed a 14-year-old Palestinian-US citizen in the West Bank.
1 month ago
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian-American boy Omar Mohammad Rabea, 14, who was killed by Israeli forces in Turmus Ayya village, during his funeral, near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank April 7, 2025.
1 month ago

Trump meets with Israeli PM Netanyahu at White House to discuss tariffs, war in Gaza

President Trump and Netanyahu discussed Israel's war with Hamas and the tariffs that the U.S. imposed on virtually all of its trading partners, which have sent world markets reeling.
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Israeli airstrike kills journalist in Gaza

ABC News' Diaa Ostaz reports from Gaza following an Israeli airstrike near a camp journalists were staying in.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Israeli airstrike kills journalist in Gaza
1 month ago

PM Netanyahu in DC to talk tariffs, Gaza with Trump

ABC News’ Maggie Rulli previews Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Donald Trump.
1 month ago
VIDEO: PM Netanyahu in DC to talk tariffs, Gaza with Trump
1 month ago

Deadly strike under 'thorough examination': IDF

New video appears to show Palestinian first responders and aid workers coming under attack.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Deadly strike under 'thorough examination': IDF
1 month ago

Palestinian medics allege video shows IDF kill aid workers in Gaza last March

Newly released video shows the moment a convoy of first responders in Gaza came under fire on March 23. The incident is under "thorough examination," the IDF said in a statement to ABC News.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Palestinian medics allege video shows IDF kill aid workers in Gaza last March
1 month ago

Israel expands ground operations in north Gaza after deadly strike on school

The Israel Defense Forces said Friday morning that its ground troops had begun operating in the Shejaiya area of the northern Gaza Strip.
1 month ago
A young boy looks on as Palestinians stand amid the devastation in the yard of a school, a day after it was hit by an Israeli strike, in the al-Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City on April 4, 2025.
1 month ago

Israel kills Hamas commander in Lebanon: IDF

ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports on the impact this latest strike could have on the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Israel kills Hamas commander in Lebanon: IDF
1 month ago

Hungary to withdraw from International Criminal Court as Israeli PM Netanyahu visits

Hungary announced it will withdraw from the International Criminal Court as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Budapest for a four-day visit.
1 month ago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference alongside Viktor Orban, Hungary's prime minister, April 3, 2025, in Budapest, Hungary.
1 month ago

Families of hostages in Gaza push for freedom as the IDF expands operations

Liran Berma and Ilay David, whose family members are being held hostage by Hamas, say they are hoping for the best but do not know their relatives’ condition.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Families of hostages in Gaza push for freedom as the IDF expands operations
1 month ago

Israel expanding Gaza operations to ‘cleanse area of terrorists': Defense minister

ABC News contributor Mick Mulroy comments on the latest headlines involving Israel and Hamas.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Israel expanding Gaza operations to ‘cleanse area of terrorists,': defense minister
1 month ago

Israeli operation in Gaza expanding to seize 'large areas,' defense minister says

Defense Minister Israel Katz said "large-scale evacuation of the Gazan population from the fighting areas" is accompanying the expanded military campaign in the strip. ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports.
1 month ago
VIDEO: Israeli operation in Gaza expanding to seize 'large areas,' defense minister says
1 month ago

Israeli operation in Gaza expanding to seize 'large areas,' defense minister says

Israel's renewed military operation in Gaza "is expanding to crush and cleanse the area of ​​terrorists," Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 1, 2025.