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Today — 17 October 2025Main stream
Yesterday — 16 October 2025Main stream

Hamas Says It Has Returned All Hostage Remains It Can Recover

16 October 2025 at 10:34
The militants said they would need special equipment to retrieve more bodies in Gaza. The announcement could put the truce with Israel at risk.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

A Hamas fighter during the handover of hostages on Monday in Gaza.

With Truce in Place, Hamas Pursues Bloody Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza

A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel.

© Ramadan Abed/Reuters

Palestinian militants standing guard on Monday, the day that hostages in Gaza were handed over to the Red Cross as part of a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump Says He May Give Tomahawks to Ukraine. Is He Bluffing?

President Trump’s threats to provide the missiles to Ukraine, whether he follows through on them or not, are a sign of his growing frustration with Moscow.

© Jonathan Sunderman/US Navy, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

A Tomahawk missile launches from the U.S.S. Barry in 2011.

How the U.S. and the Arab World Teamed Up to Seal the Gaza Deal

The cease-fire talks in Egypt showed that with pressure on Hamas and Israel, seemingly huge impediments could be overcome or set aside.

© Kenny Holston/The New York Times

President Trump and other world leaders on Monday in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where mediators successfully pressed last week for a deal between Hamas and Israel.

How Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan Presents Hurdles for Israel and Hamas

Hamas released hostages and agreed to abide by a cease-fire, but persuading it to lay down its arms is another matter.

© Saher Alghorra for The New York Times

A Hamas gunman on Monday during the handover of Israeli hostages in Deir al Balah, in southern Gaza.

Why Now? The Lost Chances to Reach a Hostage Deal, and a Cease-Fire, Months Ago

On Gaza, President Trump put few, if any, guardrails on Israel’s offensive, bucking international demands for a cease-fire. Then he changed course.

© Amit Elkayam for The New York Times

A memorial in Tel Aviv for victims of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
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