Israel’s Military Lays Out Its Oct. 7 Hamas Attack Failures The highly anticipated public findings, the first from its internal inquiries into the devastating Hamas-led attack, do not apportion individual responsibility, though officials said that may come later.

Israel Says Shiri Bibas Is Missing After Hamas Returns Her Sons’ Remains Hamas released what it said were the remains of Shiri Bibas and her two young children. But none of the returned bodies were a match for Ms. Bibas, according to the Israeli military.

Hamas Releases Bodies of 4 Israeli Hostages Shiri Bibas, an Israeli woman, and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, were said to be among those returned. A senior U.N. official called the Hamas display “abhorrent and cruel.”

6 Living Hostages Will Be Released to Israel This Weekend, Hamas Says The militant group’s chief negotiator also said Hamas would increase the number of living hostages it would release on Saturday to six from three.

Hamas Names Hostages Set for Release on Saturday An exchange of hostages for Palestinians jailed by Israel had been thrown into doubt after days of mutual recriminations. Israel has not yet commented.

Hamas Says It’s Ready to Resume Hostage Releases The group said that mediators were working “to remove obstacles and close gaps” after the cease-fire deal with Israel hit a roadblock. Israel has yet to comment.

Hamas Signals Progress Toward Resumed Hostage Releases The group said that mediators were working “to remove obstacles and close gaps” after the cease-fire deal with Israel hit a roadblock.

The Horror Show of Hamas Must End Now The region needs to be put to a choice about Gaza’s future.

Hamas Names 3 Hostages to Be Released in Next Cease-Fire Exchange The Israelis were identified as Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben-Ami, all of whom were abducted during the 2023 Hamas-led attack. Israel is expected to let dozens of Palestinian prisoners go in return.

Hamas Names 3 Hostages It Says Will Be Freed This Weekend Keith Siegel, an American-Israeli, will be released along with Yarden Bibas and Ofer Kalderon in exchange for about 90 Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons, the group said.

Hamas Is Expected to Release 8 Israeli and Thai Hostages The release planned for Thursday would be the third so far as Israel and Hamas observe a six-week truce, part of a multiphase agreement that mediators hope will end the war in Gaza.

As Hamas Releases More Israeli Hostages, It Puts on a Show of Force The handover of four female Israeli soldiers by Hamas on Saturday came as Israel released 200 prisoners. But a dispute arose over the hostage release timetable.

Israel and Hamas Prepare for Next Round of Hostage and Prisoner Releases Under the Gaza cease-fire terms, Hamas was expected to share the names of four female hostages to be released Saturday, and Israel would name the more than 100 Palestinian prisoners to be freed in exchange.

Israel and Hamas Reached a Cease-Fire Deal Also, Biden is set to deliver a farewell address tonight. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Records Seized by Israel Show Hamas Presence in U.N. Schools While Israel asserts that the United Nations has tried to minimize the problem, the global organization says Israeli officials are waging an unfair campaign to discredit it.

Qatar Tells Hamas Leaders They Are Unwelcome, Officials Say Hosting exiled Hamas leaders for years, Qatar has been a key mediator in talks to end the war in Gaza. Facing deadlock, it has now sent a warning to those leaders, U.S. and Israeli officials said.

Israel Launches Major Attack Against a Senior Hamas Commander The target, Muhammad Deif, was an architect of the Oct. 7 attacks and has been the object of repeated Israeli assassination attempts over decades.

Hamas Official: ‘We’re Not Obstinate’ in Peace Talks on Gaza Husam Badran said the militant group would give up civilian control in the territory, but would not disband its military wing.

Lawsuit Says UNRWA Aid Was Used by Hamas for Weapons and Tunnels About 100 Israelis sued the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, saying it pays local employees in dollars that buoy the terrorist group. But the case faces high legal hurdles.

Is Hamas Bound by International Law? What to Know. The armed Islamist group committed war crimes on Oct. 7, experts say, and continues to do so by holding hostages.