Following the release of Idan Alexander from Hamas captivity, former ISA field coordinator Ilan Segev warns that despite the joy, the road to rescuing the remaining 58 hostages is long and fraught with complexity.

A senior Hamas official tells Newsweek that the Palestinian militant group saw "positive" potential in signs of a growing rift between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after offering the U.S. leader a political win in the form of an American hostage release ahead of his Middle East trip.

With few guidelines to assist them in reacclimating child hostages, the elderly, and abductees held for hundreds of days, doctors have forged their own protocols to help former captives thrive

Hamas released Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander on Monday during a temporary pause in Gaza fighting. Despite this gesture, no broader truce or further hostage releases have been agreed upon. Israel's military operations continue,

The Israeli military has said it struck a Gaza hospital which it claimed was housing Hamas militants in a raid that, according to the Palestinian group, killed a journalist who was wounded in an Israeli attack last month.

Mediators are looking to establish a new Gaza ceasefire proposal in the coming hours, Saudi state-owned news outlet Al-Arabiya reported on Wednesday, citing sources. The proposal reportedly includes establishing "safe corridors" and humanitarian aid distribution points.

As the world waits for Pope Francis’ successor to be chosen, some say Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa is a legitimate contender

The entire population of Gaza faces a critical risk of famine, with half a million of them facing starvation, a global hunger monitor has said, calling this a major deterioration since its last report in October.

Qatar says it is still pursuing efforts for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, even after Israel approved expanded military operations and Hamas said it wasn’t interested in further talks.

The Israel Defense Forces will gradually enter tracts of northern and southern Gaza and stay long term to root out Hamas fighters and destroy their tunnels.