Hisham al-Sayed

February 18, 2025 | |

‘Hamas Executed a Mother and Her Two Children in Cold Blood’: Bibas Family Bodies Reportedly Included in Upcoming Hostage Release

Bibas Family Said to Be Among Hostage Remains: Hamas will release the bodies of four slain Israeli hostages on February 20 and six living hostages two days later, the Iran-backed...

January 22, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

First hostages released, some IDF troops withdraw from Gaza as Israel-Hamas ceasefire begins

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, which was hammered out in Qatar in the first two weeks of January, began on the morning of January 19. The Israeli government scrambled to approve the framework for the...

January 16, 2025 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israel prepares for hostage deal with Hamas

A year of talks designed to achieve a hostage and ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas appears to have culminated in an agreement on January 16. The negotiations, backed by the United States, mostly...

September 17, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Why Israel is shifting focus to returning evacuees to the North

Israel’s Security Cabinet updated its war objectives to include safely returning northern residents, intensifying efforts amid ongoing Hezbollah threats.

August 27, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

IDF rescues a hostage in Gaza

On August 27, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) rescued Qaid Farhan Alkadi, a hostage who had been held in Gaza by Hamas for 326 days since Hamas’s October 7 attack. It is the latest hostage rescue since...

July 25, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Israeli forces recover the bodies of 5 hostages in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recovered the bodies of five hostages in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, the IDF said on July 25. The hostages were killed on October 7, and Hamas transported the...

July 22, 2024 | |

Israel Announces Deaths of Two Hostages in Hamas Captivity

Latest Developments The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) determined on July 22 that two hostages seized by Hamas during the October 7 massacre had died, with their remains still held in Gaza. Alex Dancyg,...

May 16, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Notes from the Gaza border – 7 months on

Reporter's notebook: People here are still on edge and they wonder whether Israel will defeat Hamas. The promises of the war have not been fulfilled.

October 24, 2023 | |

Ex-Hostage Recounts Hamas Mass-Kidnapping Tactics

An elderly Israeli woman freed from Hamas captivity on October 23 reported that the Palestinian terrorist group had clearly prepared in advance for mass-kidnappings. The hostage,...

October 20, 2023 | |

Hamas Releases Two American Hostages

Hamas reportedly released two American hostages, a mother and a daughter, on October 20. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the development to ABC News. The Israeli prime...

January 16, 2023 | |

Hamas Releases Video of Israeli Hostage Held Since 2014

Latest Developments Hamas released an undated Hebrew-language video on Monday purporting to show Avera Mengistu, one of two Israeli civilians the Palestinian terrorist group is holding in the Gaza Strip....