Israel-Hamas War

“The ‘selfie yacht’ of the ‘celebrities’ is safely making its way to the shores of Israel,” the Foreign Ministry said in a social media post. “The passengers are expected to return to their home countries.”

The Israeli military and Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security agency, recovered the bodies of Weinstein-Haggai, 70, and Gadi Haggai, 72.

The man suspected of orchestrating an attack against Israeli hostage advocates in Boulder, Colorado, has been charged a federal hate crime and attempted first-degree murder.

At least eight people were injured Sunday at a rally for Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado, after a man used a makeshift incendiary device to set them ablaze.

At least 21 people were killed as they went to receive aid from an Israeli-backed foundation in the Gaza Strip, according to a hospital.

Israel has accepted a new U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas, the White House said Thursday.

An NBC News and Get Real Security analysis found no evidence of AI generation or manipulation in the video of people waiting for food in Rafah.

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour struggled to hold back tears Wednesday while addressing the Security Council. “The images of mothers embracing their motionless bodies, caressing their hair, talking to them, apologizing to them. This is unbearable.”

Sinwar was the brother of Hamas’ former-leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in the Gaza Strip last year by Israeli troops.

Edan Alexander was released after more than a year of captivity in Gaza. NBC News spoke to his parents, Yael and Adi Alexander.

The university said the student “lied about the speech he was going to deliver and violated the commitment he made to comply with our rules.” 

The family of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander spoke Tuesday, a day after he was released from Gaza.

Alexander was among 251 people taken hostage in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war. Fifty-eight remain in Gaza.

Jen Maxfield reports on Hamas releasing Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander.

The release came the day before President Donald Trump is set to travel to the Middle East in a trip that is expected to intensify ceasefire efforts.

Hamas says the last living American hostage in Gaza will be released as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire, reopen crossings into the Israeli-blockaded territory and resume aid delivery. NBC New York’s Jessica Cunnington reports. 

The 21-year-old who grew up in Tenafly could be released soon amid negotiations to end the way and allow aid into the Gaza Strip.

Plans were discussed in a meeting Tuesday night in Brooklyn, where participants wore masks and only identified themselves by their Signal handles.

Edan Alexander, who grew up in New Jersey, was doing voluntary service with Israel’s military when he was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023.

“We have a U.S. citizen, a child, who was murdered in cold blood,” one official told NBC News. “Why should we not be treated equally as any other American?”