American Israeli Keith Siegel, originally from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, will be freed after spending nearly 16 months in Hamas captivity.

The jet carrying 64 people had departed from Wichita, Kan., and the helicopter was carrying three U.S. service members. The collision, which happened Wednesday evening near Ronald Reagan National Airport, was the most serious air disaster involving a commercial jet in the U.S. since 2009.

President Donald Trump falsely claimed during the Laken Riley Act signing that his administration had “identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas.”

But this is precisely why they must meet, talk, and accurately identify each other’s positions and potential to shift from militarism to peacemaking. The ongoing ceasefire is an opportunity to launch this process,

The sources said that while Hamas has successfully recruited new members, many are young and untrained and are being used for simple security purposes.

President Trump signed an executive order Wednesday aimed at combating antisemitism on college campuses and pledging to crack down on non-citizens and resident alien “Hamas sympathizers” who took part in pro-Palestinian protests at schools across the country.

CAIRO (AP) — The leader of important U.S. ally Egypt on Wednesday rejected President Donald Trump’s suggestion that Egypt take in displaced Palestinians from Gaza, defying a U.S. president who has shown little patience for dissent from international partners.

The return of fighters to Gaza streets highlights how Israeli bombardment has failed to achieve Netanyahu’s goal or eradicating Hamas as a political force.

Trump, 78, issued the directive in anticipation of America’s 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, over apparent concerns that “pro-Hamas-related vandalism” could tarnish the nation’s

President Trump has floated the idea of relocating Gazans to other Muslim countries so that reconstruction can get underway.

Hamas released Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Karina Ariev and Daniella Gilboa on Saturday. Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners.

Yifat Zailer shows photos of her cousin, Shiri Bibas, center, her husband Yarden, left, and their children Ariel, top right, and Kfir, who are held hostage by Hamas.