Israel-Hamas at war
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April 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM

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.
April 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
VIDEO: Israel expanding Gaza operations to ‘cleanse area of terrorists,': defense minister
April 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM

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.
April 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
VIDEO: Israeli operation in Gaza expanding to seize 'large areas,' defense minister says
April 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM

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.
April 2, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 1, 2025.
April 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM

'We need to prioritize' the civilian population: World Food Program director in Gaza

Director of the World Food Program in Gaza, Antoine Renard, joined ABC News Live to talk about the ongoing famine issues and risks of malnutrition in Gaza.
April 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
VIDEO: 'We need to prioritize' the civilian population: World Food Program director in Gaza
April 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM

Hezbollah operative killed in Israeli strikes: ID

ABC News’ Matt Rivers reports on the second attack on Beirut in four days.
April 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
VIDEO: Hezbollah operative killed in Israeli strikes: ID
March 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM

Israeli officials say ceasefire deal ‘not close’

ABC News’ Matt Rivers reports on the negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
March 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
VIDEO: Israeli officials say ceasefire deal ‘not close’
March 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM

Hamas accepts new ceasefire proposal from mediators

Both Israel and Hamas are negotiating over the number of living hostages to be released and talks to actually end the war. 
March 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
VIDEO: Hamas accepts new ceasefire proposal from mediators
March 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM

Palestinians in Gaza mark holy day of Eid with dwindling food and no end to war

Israel has announced it has submitted a counter-proposal to a new ceasefire plan put forward by mediators.
March 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
VIDEO: Palestinians in Gaza mark holy day of Eid with dwindling food and no end to war
March 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM

Deportation halted for student whose visa Rubio says was revoked due to activism

The government revoked Rumeysa Ozturk's visa due to her pro-Palestinian activism, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday.
March 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Signage and flowers are placed on a tree next to where ICE agents apprehended Tuft University graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk on March 27, 2025, in Somerville, Massachusetts.
March 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM

Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut for the first time since start of ceasefire

ABC News' Matt Rivers reports the latest on the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.
March 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
VIDEO: Israeli airstrikes hit Beirut for the first time since start of ceasefire with Hezbollah
March 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM

Protests after ICE arrests Tufts PhD student outside Massachusetts home

Tufts University doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk was arrested by federal agents and placed in an ICE detention center while on a visa.
March 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
VIDEO: Protests after ICE arrests Tufts PhD student outside Massachusetts home
March 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM

Israel orders expansion of ground operation in Gaza, seizure of more territory

The Israel Defense Forces have been instructed to seize more territory in Gaza -- while evacuating Palestinians -- as it expands its ground operation.
March 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Israeli army soldiers walk in a position along Israel's southern border with the northern Gaza Strip, Mar. 20, 2025.
March 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM

'We want to live': Anti-Hamas protests erupt in Gaza

Hundreds of people rallied in northern Gaza on Tuesday.
March 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Palestinians walk amid the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive at Al-Shati camp, Gaza City, on March 25, 2025.
March 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM

Anti-Hamas protests continue in Gaza

ABC News’ Matt Rivers reports on the protests being carried out by hundreds of Palestinians.
March 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
VIDEO: Anti-Hamas protests continue in Gaza
March 26, 2025 at 9:27 AM

Egypt, Saudi Arabia condemn proposed Israeli agency to 'voluntarily' remove Gazans

The Israeli government approved the establishment of an agency to facilitate the "voluntary" removal of residents from Gaza, drawing condemnation from across the region.
March 26, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Palestinians fleeing Israeli bombardment drive vehicles carrying their belongings on a main axis in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip on March 25, 2025.
March 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM

Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal speaks to ABC News from hospital

Hamdan Ballal spoke to ABC News on the phone from a hospital bed in Hebron, in the West Bank, on Tuesday.
March 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Rachel Szor (R) and Hamdan Ballal (L) pose with the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature Film for "No Other Land" at the Governors Ball following the Oscars show at the 97th Academy Awards in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, on March 2, 2025.
March 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM

Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal reacts to being released by Israel

Palestinian Academy Award-winning filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was released from Israeli custody on Tuesday and spoke to ABC News by phone with a reaction to his detainment by Israeli security forces.
March 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
VIDEO: Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal reacts to being released by Israel
March 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM

Judge to decide if Columbia can share student disciplinary records with Congress

A judge will hear arguments over whether to extend an order that stops Columbia University from sharing student disciplinary records with a House committee.
March 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Activists hold a demonstration in lower Manhattan against the arrest by ICE of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University, on March 20, 2025 in New York City.
March 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM

Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal freed by Israel, friend says

Palestinian Academy Award-winning filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was released from Israeli custody on Tuesday, friend and fellow filmmaker Yuval Abraham said.
March 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
VIDEO: Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal held by Israel, friend says
March 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM

Trump administration claims Mahmoud Khalil misrepresented green card application info

The government claimed Palestinian protester Mahmoud Khalil intentionally misrepresented information on his green card application and is inadmissible to the U.S.
March 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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 City, June 1, 2024.
March 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM

Oscar-winning Palestinian director attacked by Israeli settlers, detained: Activists

Activists say Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” in the occupied West Bank, and he was then detained by the Israeli military
March 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Salem Adra, left, brother of Palestinian activist Basel Adra, who won Best Documentary Feature at the Oscars for "No Other Land" talks with a local Palestinian shepherd as they stand near an Israeli settlers' outpost at the West Bank village of Tuwani, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
March 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM

Israeli strike on south Gaza hospital kills senior Hamas official

Hamas confirmed that Ismail Barhoum was killed in the strike on Nasser Hospital. ABC News’ Matt Rivers reports.
March 24, 2025 at 2:55 PM
VIDEO: Israeli strike on south Gaza hospital kills senior Hamas official
March 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM

Israeli strike on south Gaza hospital kills senior Hamas official

A senior Hamas official was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday, the group and the Israel Defense Forces said.
March 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Palestinians try to put out a fire at Nasser Hospital after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 23, 2025.
March 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM

Israel ramps up new offensive in Gaza

The IDF says it struck Nasser Hospital, Gaza’s largest still-operational hospital, targeting and killing a senior member of Hamas’ political team allegedly using the hospital as a base.
March 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
VIDEO: Israel ramps up new offensive in Gaza
March 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM

Grim milestone in Gaza

More than 50,000 Palestinians have died since the start of the war in Gaza.
March 24, 2025 at 12:29 AM
VIDEO: Grim milestone in Gaza
March 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM

Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 7, officials say, as IDF threatens more attacks

Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least seven people on Saturday, according to the country’s Health Ministry.
March 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Smoke billows from the site of Israeli artillery shelling that targeted the area of the southern Lebanese village of Yohmor on March 22, 2025.
March 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM

Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 7, officials say

Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least seven people on Saturday, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, as the IDF responded to rocket launches from the south of the country toward Israel.
March 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
VIDEO: Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill 7, officials say
March 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM

Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah

Israel launched strikes on what it says are Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after several rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel. Hezbollah denies it fired the projectiles.
March 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
VIDEO: Israel launches strikes on Hezbollah
March 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM

Fighting in Gaza continues as Muslims observe Ramadan

The brutal fighting in Gaza between Israel and Hamas continues as Muslims observe the holy month of Ramadan.
March 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Fighting in Gaza continues as Muslims observe Ramadan
March 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM

Israel responds to rocket fire with strikes

Israel responds rocket fire from southern Lebanon with strikes on what it called Hezbollah targets. Hezbollah denied responsibility for the initial rocket fire. ABC News' Matt Rivers has the latest.
March 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Israel responds to rocket fire with strikes
March 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM

At least 20 killed overnight in Gaza as massive strikes continue

The Israel Defense Forces said it had "focused ground operations" in the Gaza Strip after a two-month pause in observance of a ceasefire -- which has since been broken.
March 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Israeli tanks move at a position in southern Israel along the border fence with the northern Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025.
March 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM

National security expert on Israel’s expansion of ground operation in Gaza

Javed Ali, former National Security Council senior director for counterterrorism, discusses where ceasefire negotiations between the two countries stand now.
March 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
VIDEO: National security expert on Israel’s expansion of ground operation in Gaza
March 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM

Husam al-Titi, former ABC News journalist, killed in Gaza air strike

Husam al-Titi, former ABC News journalist, was killed in Gaza air strike earlier this week.
March 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Former ABC News Journalist Husam Al-Titi was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Monday evening local time, the night the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ended.
March 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM

Israel orders expansion of ground troops in Gaza

ABC News’ Matt Rivers reports on the military operations and humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
March 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
VIDEO: Israel orders expansion of ground troops in Gaza
March 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM

Ceasefire talks ‘have collapsed’ in Gaza: Former DHS official

Javed Ali, a former Trump administration official and cybersecurity expert, says it’ll take time for Israel and Hamas to get back to the negotiating table.
March 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
VIDEO: Ceasefire talks ‘have collapsed’ in Gaza: Former DHS official
March 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM

Judge blocks deportation of Georgetown fellow detained by immigration authorities

Badar Khan Suri, a visiting scholar with lawful status, was arrested outside his apartment building and charged with removability, according to a complaint.
March 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Badar Khan Suri
March 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM

Israel launched ground operation in Gaza

The IDF says that it has secured a key corridor that separates northern Gaza from the south as bombardments in Gaza continue, killing at least 500 people since Tuesday.
March 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
VIDEO: Israel launched ground operation in Gaza
March 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM

Israel renews bombardment of Gaza Strip after 2-month pause

According to the Israel Defense Forces, Israel has resumed focused ground operations in the center of the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours.
March 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
VIDEO: Israel renews bombardment of Gaza Strip after 2-month pause
March 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM

Israeli forces resume ground operations in Gaza

Former Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh delivers the latest on the Israeli ground operations in Gaza.
March 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
VIDEO: Israeli forces resume ground operations in Gaza
March 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM

Gaza trauma surgeon says half of patients injured in Israeli strikes were children

Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, who's volunteering with MedGlobal at Nasser Hospital in West Gaza, said most of the trauma patients he treated overnight were children.
March 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, March 19, 2025.
March 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM

Gaza is ‘just carnage’ with new strikes: Trauma surgeon

ABC News’ Matt Rivers and MedGlobal volunteer Dr. Feroze Sidhwa discuss the impact from the latest Israeli military campaign.
March 19, 2025 at 5:13 PM
VIDEO: Gaza is ‘just carnage’ with new strikes: Trauma surgeon
March 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM

Israel resumes airstrikes and breaks the ceasefire, but why now?

ABC News’ Stephanie Ramos spoke with contributor and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East Mick Mulroy to unpack Israel’s latest attack on Gaza.
March 19, 2025 at 2:40 AM
VIDEO:  Israel resumes airstrikes and breaks the ceasefire, but why now?
March 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM

Freed Israeli hostage details over 500 days in Hamas captivity

ABC News’ Matt Gutman follows Tal Shoham’s journey home as he describes the tunnel where Hamas entrapped and tortured him for 500 days.
March 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
VIDEO:  Freed Israeli hostage details over 500 days in Hamas captivity
March 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM

Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil releases letter from ICE detention center

Mahmoud Khalil called himself a "political prisoner" in a new letter dictated from the Louisiana detention center where he remains held following his arrest.
March 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
 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 City, U.S., June 1, 2024. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
March 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM

Israel hits Gaza with 'extensive strikes,' killing over 400 and ending ceasefire

Israel Defense Forces are conducting a series of "extensive strikes" throughout the Gaza Strip overnight on Tuesday local time, officials said in a statement.
March 19, 2025 at 12:44 AM
A Palestinian boy inspects a destroyed area of Al Tabien school following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City, Mar. 18, 2025.
March 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM

Israel pounds Gaza with fierce aerial assault

Israel conducted a fierce aerial assault on Gaza, with Hamas' health ministry reporting over 400 fatalities. What implications does this have for the hostages, including an American from New Jersey?
March 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
VIDEO: Israel pounds Gaza with fierce aerial assault
March 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM

Israel hits Gaza with 'extensive strikes,' killing over 400 and ending ceasefire

Doug Lute, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, weighs in on Israel Defense Forces conducting a series of "extensive strikes" throughout the Gaza Strip overnight on Tuesday.
March 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
VIDEO: Israel hits Gaza with 'extensive strikes,' killing over 400 and ending ceasefire
March 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM

Father of American hostage Edan Alexander discusses the future of his son's release

Adi Alexander, father of American hostage Edan Alexander, discusses the future of his son's release as Israel escalates attacks in Gaza.
March 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
VIDEO: Father of American hostage Edan Alexander discusses the future of his son's release
March 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM

Israel acted on ‘imminent’ threat of Hamas: IDF spokesperson

Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani says the Israeli military is acting “to prevent the next kidnapping of Israeli civilians.”
March 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
VIDEO: Israel acted on ‘imminent’ threat of Hamas: IDF spokesperson
March 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM

Gaza ceasefire falling apart was ‘inevitable’: Analyst

Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, says the gaps between Israel and Hamas on phase two of the ceasefire proposal were “too wide.”
March 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
VIDEO: Gaza ceasefire falling apart was ‘inevitable’: Analyst