DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An American-Israeli soldier held hostage for more than 19 months in the Gaza Strip was released Monday, Hamas said, in a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire with Israel.

Moshe Lavi, brother-in-law to a Hamas hostage, reacts to footage of Edan Alexander being freed from Hamas captivity, ongoing Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks and how his family is coping with his brother-in-law's long-term absence.

Hamas on Tuesday (May 13) rejected Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that military pressure had helped secure the release of US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander from Ga

As with past videos, the statements made in the footage were evidently scripted by Hamas as part of the group's campaign of psychological warfare and enacted by the hostages under extreme duress

The Israeli Air Force blasted about 60 Hamas “terror targets” across Gaza in the last day, as it continues ramping up operations in the strip amid stalled cease-fire talks.

Amid rallies, Hostages Forum says insistence on continuing war ruinous; in latest video, hostage Yosef-Haim Ohana says Elkana Bohbot tried to harm himself, refuses to eat or drink

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday of standing with Hamas after Macron said Israel's policy in Gaza was "shameful". Netanyahu said Israel was sticking to its war aims of securing the release of its hostages,