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Three Israeli hostages were released Sunday as part of a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. They are the first of 33 that Hamas is expected to free during the first phase of the deal.

That’s not the mark of a “pro-Israel” organization. About the Author Rabbi Michael J. Kushnick is the incoming Senior Rabbi at Anshai Torah in Dallas after serving there for 11.5 years.

The long-awaited ceasefire and hostage release deal between Hamas and Israel that had been set to go into effect on Sunday morning in the Middle East was delayed, with Israel's military accusing ...

Michael Nietzel is president emeritus of Missouri State University. A Forbes contributor since 2019, he writes about higher education. After earning his B.A. from Wheaton College (Illinois), he ...

Israel’s top general announced Tuesday he’s stepping down from his post as he accepted responsibility for the failures connected to Hamas’ slaughter of 1,200 Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023, that ...

The heavy toll of the attacks — 1,200 killed in Israel and 250 others taken hostage to Gaza — had long come with an expectation in Israel that at least some of the country’s leaders would ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said in a statement that the operation, the latest in a string of West Bank raids over the past year, was aimed at “eradicating terrorism” and would ...

The Israel Defense Forces and Israel’s domestic intelligence service said the counterterrorism operation was called “Iron Wall.” President Donald Trump on Monday rescinded an executive order ...

Balloons are released to mark the second birthday of hostage Kfir Bibas as demonstrators hold portraits of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip during a protest calling for their immediate ...

In accordance with the hostage release deal, Israel freed 90 terrorists early Monday morning in exchange for the three hostages who were freed from Hamas captivity on Sunday. 78 of the terrorists ...

Don’t let Israel’s approval of the Gaza ceasefire fool you: There are deep schisms in Israeli politics that could threaten the longevity of the deal. The ceasefire as agreed to in Qatar is set ...