Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) vowed that there will be “hell to pay” if Hamas violates the ceasefire deal struck recently with Israel. Johnson joined NBC News’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday, saying

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday there will be “hell to pay” if the Palestinian militant group Hamas violates any of the terms of its cease-fire deal with Israel.

WASHINGTON (JTA) — In its first action under its new speaker, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly condemned the deadly invasion of Israel by Hamas on Oct. 7, which launched Israel ...

The hostages are the second set to be released since the multiphase agreement came into effect, raising hopes for a lasting end to the war.

Hamas has agreed to release 33 Israeli hostages as part of a cease-fire agreement with Israel that has brought a pause to more than 15 months of fighting.On Thursday, Hamas released Gadi Moses, 80, Arbel Yehoud,

They appeared dazed, and their hands were tied behind their backs. In some footage, they were taunted by their Hamas captors. Now, Liri Albag, 19; Karina Ariev, 20; Danielle Gilboa, 20 ...

JERUSALEM — Israel says a Hamas list shows that eight of the 33 hostages to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire are dead. Government spokesman David Mencer told journalists ...

By Adam Rasgon and Nadav Gavrielov For the second time in a week, Hamas used the handing over of hostages to the Red Cross to project an image that it is still a powerful force in charge of the ...

The fragility of the truce between Israel and Hamas was laid bare on Saturday, after Israel accused Hamas of withholding a hostage, prompting a halt in the movement of Gazan civilians back to ...

Hamas “presented a misrepresentation of treatment and care for the hostages, while in reality, it is cruelly holding innocent civilians for 477 days,” he said.

Aaron Boxerman and Patrick Kingsley Reporting from Jerusalem Hamas on Saturday released four female Israeli soldiers held hostage in Gaza, in a carefully choreographed show of force that ...

The families of Israeli hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag have been informed that that their daughters, held in Gaza for 475 days, are slated to be freed on ...