2 h. ago Watch live: Edan Alexander’s family watches release of Israeli

Watch live as Edan Alexander's family and friends gather to watch his release from Hamas captivity on Monday, 12 May.

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2 h. ago What the US deal with Hamas says about Trump’s spat with Netanyahu

The release of the last American held captive in Gaza, brokered directly between the US and Hamas, comes amid swirling rumours that relations between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump are at an all-time low

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2 h. ago Moment Edan Alexander’s family witnesses release from Hamas captivity

Edan Alexander's family cheered and clapped as they celebrated his release from Hamas captivity on Monday, 12 May.

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2 h. ago Hamas releases final living American hostage to Red Cross as crowds celebrate in Tel Aviv

Hamas has released the last living American hostage held in Gaza after talks with the US on a ceasefire and allowing humanitarian aid to enter the besieged territory as Tony Blair joins aid effort

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2 h. ago Final American hostage Edan Alexander RELEASED by Hamas after 19 months

Israeli-American hostage, Edan Alexander, was released on Monday. The 21-year-old New Jersey native was serving in the Israeli military when he was taken from his base during the Hamas attack.

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9 h. ago California State students protest aid blockade in Gaza with hunger strike

Two dozen fasting students also press university system to divest from weapon manufacturers in list of demandsAround two dozen California State University students began a hunger strike last week to protest starvation in Gaza due to Israel’s aid blockade, marking the latest act of political protest on college campuses.The strikers – students from San Jose State, Sacramento State, San Francisco State and CSU Long Beach – began their fast on 5 May Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Israel vows NO ceasefire or Palestinian prisoner release in return for US hostage being freed as Netanyahu warns fighting will be 'intensified' in Gaza

The militant group said it would release Edan Alexander, a US-Israeli soldier held in Gaza, later today as it engages in direct ceasefire talks with Washington.

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21 h. ago Hamas says last American hostage in Gaza will be freed as part of ceasefire push

Hamas has announced it will release Edan Alexander — believed to be the last living American hostage held in Gaza — as part of a broader effort to secure a ceasefire and reopen key crossings into the war-torn territory.

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22 h. ago Hamas says it will release last living American hostage in Gaza

Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier kidnapped on 7 October, reportedly set to be released on TuesdayHamas announced on Sunday that it will release the last living American hostage in Gaza, Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier who was kidnapped on 7 October 2023.The 21-year old’s release is set to take place on Tuesday, Reuters reports, citing a source familiar with the matter. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Hamas announces it will release another hostage as it's revealed terror group are in direct talks with Trump administration amid cautious hope of progress towards Middle East peace plan

The terrorist group hopes the release of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander will pave the way to reopening crossings and allow humanitarian aid back into Gaza.

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23 h. ago Edan Alexander, last living American captive in Gaza, set to be released

White House envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Israel on Monday ahead of Edan Alexander’s release

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6 d. ago BA suspends Israel flights after missile strike as crew 'glad to be out of there'

Iran-backed Houthis fired a ballistic missile at the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, sparking anger in Israel - British Airways have since moved to suspend flights

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6 d. ago Israel bombard Yemen’s biggest airport and capital city in response to Tel Aviv attack

The strike on Sanaa International Airport and power stations follows an Israeli attack on Hodeidah Port on Monday which left at least one person dead

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6 d. ago Israel bombs Yemen's international airport in 'revenge strike' after Iran

The IDF said it had struck multiple Houthi targets including several major power stations, adding that the international airport in Sanaa was at a 'complete standstill'.

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6 d. ago British Airways suspends Israel flights after crew caught up in Houthi missile strike

British Airways has reportedly suspended all flights to and from Israel after airline crew were caught up in the ballistic missile strike on Tel Aviv’s airport on Sunday

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7 d. ago 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

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7 d. ago Middle East crisis live: Israeli ministers ‘approve plan to capture all of Gaza’

Officials tell Associated Press that plan would involve troops staying there for an unspecified amount of timeYemen’s Houthis have said the US of carried out strikes in and around Sana’a, after the Iran-backed rebels claimed a missile strike on Israel’s main airport yesterday, AFP reports.The Houthi-run Saba news agency said the strikes included two on Arbaeen Street in the capital and the airport road, blaming them on “American aggression”. Saba said 16 people were wounded, citing the Houthi’s health ministry. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Middle East crisis live: Israel approves plans to intensify Gaza operations

Plan could mark a significant escalation in fighting in the beleaguered territoryIsraeli ministers on Monday agreed to ramp up the war against Hamas in Gaza, an official said.Associated Press reported Israel has plans to capture more territory in the beleaguered Palestinian enclave and call up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers. The plan, which the official said would be gradual, could mark a significant escalation in the fighting in Gaza, which resumed in mid-March after Israel and Hamas failed to agree on an extension to an eight-week truce. The official spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. On Sunday, Israel’s military chief of staff, Lt Gen Eyal Zamir, said the army was calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers and said Israel would “operate in additional areas” in Gaza and continue to strike militant infrastructure. Israel already controls roughly half of Gaza’s territory, including a buffer zone along the border with Israel as well as three corrid...

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8 d. ago Watch: Houthi missile strike causes chaos at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport

This video shows the moment a missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels towards Israel on Sunday landed near Ben Gurion Airport.

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8 d. ago Houthi missile strike lands near Israel’s main airport as passengers run in terror

Yemen's Houthis warned airlines that the Israeli airport was ‘no longer safe for air travel’

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