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The Israel-Hamas war: the hostages and the cease-fire talks, 2023-2025

81 of 278 stories this year · 2 about Khan Yunis · gone quiet

Hamas and Israel are negotiating the release of 34 hostages from Gaza · 17 articles, Jan 5Trump warns ‘all hell will break out’ if Gaza hostages aren’t released before his inauguration · 12 articles, Jan 7Israel identifies body of hostage recovered from Gaza, days after father’s remains were found · 44 articles, Jan 8Israel’s Netanyahu sends Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar in sign of progress · 22 articles, Jan 11Biden and Netanyahu discuss the latest in the effort to reach an Israel-Hamas war ceasefire · 22 articles, Jan 11Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say · 32 articles, Jan 13Biden welcomes Gaza ceasefire ‘after so much pain, death and loss of life’ · 32 articles, Jan 13Cease-fire deal or not, Israel's Hamas problem probably isn't going away · 34 articles, Jan 13Israel and Hamas reach deal on Gaza ceasefire and hostage release · 204 articles, Jan 13Will There Finally Be A Gaza Ceasefire? · 23 articles, Jan 14Hamas accepts draft agreement for Gaza cease-fire and release of hostages, officials say · 35 articles, Jan 14Trump and Biden both claim credit for Gaza ceasefire deal · 22 articles, Jan 15Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes effect in Gaza as Israelis await first hostage release · 192 articles, Jan 15Netanyahu says 'last-minute crisis' with Hamas holding up approval of Gaza truce and hostage deal · 58 articles, Jan 15Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached after last minute snags · 18 articles, Jan 16Hamas frees hostages, Israel releases Palestinian prisoners on Day One of ceasefire · 131 articles, Jan 18As ceasefire takes hold, Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners · 41 articles, Jan 18Israel prepares for hostages' return with scant knowledge of their condition · 8 articles, Jan 18Many Palestinians in Gaza have no homes left to return to · 12 articles, Jan 18Trump says he’s ‘not confident’ Gaza ceasefire will hold · 13 articles, Jan 18Israel receives names of four female hostages Hamas is due to release Saturday · 51 articles, Jan 19Israel releases Palestinian prisoners after delay over chaotic hostage handover · 27 articles, Jan 24Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails · 8 articles, Jan 24Israel says eight of the remaining hostages to be released by Hamas in phase one of deal are dead · 102 articles, Jan 25Hamas frees 3 hostages and Israel releases Palestinian prisoners amid cease-fire · 103 articles, Jan 25Qatar says a deal is reached to release an Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza · 15 articles, Jan 26Israel blocks thousands from returning home to northern Gaza over ceasefire dispute · 15 articles, Jan 26Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war · 60 articles, Jan 27Hamas releases 3 Israeli hostages as Gaza truce proceeds · 59 articles, Feb 7Thai hostages freed from Gaza arrive in Bangkok · 14 articles, Feb 9Israel completes withdrawal from key road dividing Gaza as part of ceasefire deal · 21 articles, Feb 9Respecting Israel-Gaza truce ‘only way’ to bring back hostages, Hamas says after Trump’s ceasefire comments – live · 13 articles, Feb 10Hamas says it will release hostages as scheduled this weekend · 92 articles, Feb 10Israel threatens ‘all hell will break loose’ on Hamas in latest Gaza ceasefire crisis - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 24 articles, Feb 10Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren’t released Saturday · 30 articles, Feb 11Three Israeli hostages released in Gaza after week of ceasefire tensions · 84 articles, Feb 13Hamas says it will release more hostages than expected this week, including bodies of the Bibas family · 32 articles, Feb 13Hamas frees all 6 hostages in exchange with Israel as part of ceasefire deal · 71 articles, Feb 15Body released by Hamas is Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, family says · 74 articles, Feb 19Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages to Israel as dozens of Palestinians leave Israeli prison · 63 articles, Feb 20Israel says child hostages identified but other released body not their mother · 53 articles, Feb 20Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate · 16 articles, Feb 21Israel delays Palestinians' release after six Gaza hostages freed · 19 articles, Feb 22Hamas reports no progress in talks with Israel on ceasefire's second phase · 41 articles, Feb 25Israelis hold a mass funeral for Shiri Bibas and her two sons killed in Gaza · 19 articles, Feb 26Israel says it won’t withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border as it sends team to ceasefire talks · 5 articles, Feb 27Trump Demands Hamas Release Hostages Immediately, or Face Consequences · 78 articles, Mar 5U.S., Hamas Hold Direct Talks Over Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say · 12 articles, Mar 5Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if ceasefire deal is implemented · 62 articles, Mar 14Israel warns Hamas it will seize more land in Gaza and maintain a ‘permanent’ presence unless hostages are freed · 16 articles, Mar 16Fury toward Netanyahu as Israelis protest renewed war in Gaza · 9 articles, Mar 19Hamas says it accepts a new Gaza ceasefire proposal but Israel makes a counter-offer · 17 articles, Mar 29Hamas rejects ceasefire offer as far-right Israeli lawmakers call for escalation in Gaza · 13 articles, Apr 15Trump says only 21 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza now believed to be alive · 17 articles, May 6Trump envoy confirms that Hamas has agreed to release the last living U.S. hostage in Gaza · 32 articles, May 11Who is Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas? · 135 articles, May 11Hamas seeks amendments to Gaza ceasefire proposal but US envoy calls it 'unacceptable' · 50 articles, May 27Israel accepts US proposal for temporary Gaza ceasefire, White House says · 16 articles, May 29Hamas submits response to US-led Gaza ceasefire proposal · 11 articles, May 30US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire · 22 articles, Jun 4Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip · 42 articles, Jun 5Israel retrieves body of Thai hostage as 95 more people reported killed in Gaza offensive · 27 articles, Jun 7Trump expects Hamas response to ceasefire in hours as new details emerge on proposal · 47 articles, Jul 1Hamas submits ‘positive response’ to ceasefire proposal in major step toward a deal · 31 articles, Jul 4Trump meets Netanyahu for a second time amid cautious hope for a Gaza ceasefire · 59 articles, Jul 6Israel sending team to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar a day before Trump and Netanyahu meet · 15 articles, Jul 6Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill over 40 as truce talks deadlocked · 37 articles, Jul 6Trump says Hamas 'didn't want' Gaza deal as talks break down · 10 articles, Jul 24US cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks and accuses Hamas of lacking ‘good faith’ · 11 articles, Jul 24Netanyahu asks Red Cross to help hostages in Gaza, as families warn against an ‘expanding war’ · 10 articles, Aug 4Israeli protesters demand end to war in Gaza and deal to release remaining hostages · 26 articles, Aug 17Hamas accepts new Gaza truce plan: Hamas official · 30 articles, Aug 18Netanyahu orders ‘immediate negotiations’ to release hostages as Israel advances Gaza City operation · 8 articles, Aug 21Israel identifies body of hostage retrieved from Gaza · 16 articles, Aug 29Trump: Some of 20 hostages held in Gaza may have 'recently died' · 15 articles, Sep 6‘We are in critical minutes’: Gaza City assault spurs widespread Israeli protests amid fear for hostages · 8 articles, Sep 7Qatar denounces Israel ahead of summit over Israeli strike on Doha targeting Hamas leaders · 37 articles, Sep 9Strike on Qatar shows limits of Israel’s elusive quest to vanquish Hamas · 87 articles, Sep 9Israeli strike in Qatar targets Hamas leaders as they weigh Gaza ceasefire proposal · 47 articles, Sep 9Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ of Gaza hostages release with strike on Doha, Qatar PM says · 15 articles, Sep 10A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages languish · 29 articles, Oct 5
The Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian toll

62 of 333 stories this year · 7 about Khan Yunis · gone quiet

Israeli strikes kill at least 5 in Gaza, including 2 babies, Palestinians say · 41 articles, Jan 1Israel helps ex-soldier leave Brazil amid accusations of crimes in Gaza · 10 articles, Jan 5Gaza death toll has been significantly underreported, study finds · 19 articles, Jan 9Devastating toll for Gaza's children: Over 13,000 killed and an estimated 25,000 injured, UN says - The Daily Reporter · 11 articles, Jan 26Israeli strikes across Gaza hit multiple homes, killing at least 85 Palestinians - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 51 articles, Mar 15Gaza truce shatters as Israel carries out wave of deadly strikes and says it has ‘returned to fighting’ · 14 articles, Mar 18Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds are 'only the beginning' · 18 articles, Mar 18Middle East latest: Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least 23 people overnight · 42 articles, Mar 18Hamas fires rockets at Israel for first time since truce collapses as toll mounts in Gaza - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 81 articles, Mar 18Israeli military launches new ground operation in Gaza · 31 articles, Mar 19The Palestinian death toll in Gaza's war passes 50,000 as Israel expands new airstrikes · 18 articles, Mar 20Israeli strike on south Gaza hospital kills senior Hamas official · 11 articles, Mar 23Gaza's Health Ministry Says Israel Has Struck the Largest Hospital in the Territory's South · 16 articles, Mar 23Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah · 22 articles, Mar 31Israeli strike on a school in Gaza kills at least 27 people, Palestinian health officials say · 12 articles, Apr 1Israel announces expansion of military operation in Gaza to seize ‘large areas’ of land, ordering residents to leave · 29 articles, Apr 2Israeli troops deploy to a new security corridor across southern Gaza - The Daily Reporter · 12 articles, Apr 2Israel controls 50% of Gaza after razing land to expand its buffer zone · 15 articles, Apr 4Israel Strikes Tents near Hospitals in Gaza, Killing and Wounding Reporters · 14 articles, Apr 7Israeli airstrike hits hospital entrance in Gaza, killing medic and wounding 9 other people · 42 articles, Apr 13Israeli strikes on Gaza kill more than 90 people in 48 hours, Palestinians say · 30 articles, Apr 17Netanyahu vows to continue war in Gaza despite growing opposition at home · 18 articles, Apr 19Israel’s military cites ‘professional failures’ in killings of Gaza medics · 32 articles, Apr 20Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 27 Palestinians · 27 articles, Apr 23Israel plans to capture all of Gaza under new plan, officials say · 38 articles, May 5Israeli airstrikes kill at least 23 in Gaza · 32 articles, May 6Israel targets Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in hospital strike in Gaza, sources say · 12 articles, May 13Netanyahu says there is ‘no way’ Israel halts the war in Gaza until Hamas is defeated · 8 articles, May 1354 people killed in overnight airstrikes on southern Gaza city, hospital says · 10 articles, May 15Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza a day after Trump leaves Middle East · 16 articles, May 16Israeli military says it has launched major new offensive in Gaza, same day Trump leaves region with no deal · 6 articles, May 17Israel begins extensive Gaza ground operation after intense airstrikes kill more than 100 overnight · 16 articles, May 17Israel's Netanyahu says 'it appears' Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar was killed · 11 articles, May 18Israeli strikes kill 52 in Gaza including 36 in a school-turned-shelter, medics say · 51 articles, May 20Israeli airstrike kills at least 7 of a doctor’s children, Gaza officials say · 21 articles, May 24Netanyahu says Israel killed elusive Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in recent Gaza strike · 25 articles, May 28Israeli military recovers body of elusive Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar · 11 articles, Jun 8Israel says it has killed leader of Palestinian militant group that took part in October 7 attack · 9 articles, Jun 8Militants kill 5 Israeli soldiers in Gaza and Israeli strikes kill 51 Palestinians · 19 articles, Jul 3Israeli strike hits Gaza church, killing 3 and wounding priest who was close to Pope Francis · 27 articles, Jul 17Pope Leo XIV renews his call for immediate ceasefire after Israeli attack on Gaza church · 11 articles, Jul 17Christian leaders make rare visit to Gaza following deadly Israeli church attack · 10 articles, Jul 18Netanyahu to convene security cabinet to discuss plans to occupy Gaza, official says · 27 articles, Aug 2Israel plans to expand the war in Gaza. Here’s what we know · 15 articles, Aug 4Israel announces plan to retake Gaza City in another escalation of the war · 97 articles, Aug 4Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza and says it will be wider than announced · 62 articles, Aug 65 Al Jazeera journalists killed in Israeli strike in Gaza · 68 articles, Aug 11Israel prepares to move Palestinians to southern Gaza as Israelis urge mass protest over war · 19 articles, Aug 16Israel begins attack on Gaza City, calling up to 60,000 reservists · 33 articles, Aug 20Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital kill 22 people, including 5 journalists · 59 articles, Aug 25Israeli military says strikes on Gaza hospital targeted a Hamas camera, without providing evidence · 25 articles, Aug 25Global media outlets unite to protest Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza · 16 articles, Aug 26Israel declares Gaza City a combat zone, says it has begun 'initial stages' of attack · 11 articles, Aug 29Israel kills Hamas spokesperson as security cabinet meets to discuss expanding offensive in Gaza · 13 articles, Aug 31Pope Leo raises 'tragic situation in Gaza' in meeting with Israeli president · 8 articles, Sep 4Israel orders full evacuation of Gaza City as Netanyahu warns ‘this is only the beginning’ · 29 articles, Sep 6Middle East: Israel urges Gaza City residents to move south – DW · 8 articles, Sep 6Satellite images reveal wide destruction in Gaza City as Israel steps up assault · 16 articles, Sep 6Israeli troops press forward into Gaza City as Palestinians flee · 17 articles, Sep 11Israeli strikes kill more than 40 people in Gaza, say health officials, ahead of UN meeting · 28 articles, Sep 13Israel Launches Ground Offensive on Gaza City · 32 articles, Sep 16Israel's military says its expanded operation in Gaza City has begun and warns residents to leave · 20 articles, Sep 16

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else20 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Khan Yunis that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 20Pakistan court hands Imran Khan, wife 17-year jail terms in another corruption case7 articles · 7 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 24London mayor hits back at Trump’s UNGA comments, calls US president ‘racist’ and ‘Islamophobic’8 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. May 16ICC’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, to step aside until investigation ends5 articles · 5 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  4. Jan 17Pakistani court sentences ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to jail in corruption case19 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 2 right
  5. Jan 16Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan stabbed at Mumbai home, knife successfully removed from spine14 articles · 14 independent sources
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Stories that name Khan Yunis

  1. Nov 26– 27Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end - Boston News, Weather, Sports10 articles · 10 independent sources
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  2. Nov 19– 22Gaza civil defence says 21 killed in Israeli strikes34 articles · 27 independent sources
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  3. Nov 5NYC’s Mamdani Names Ex-FTC Chief Lina Khan to Transition Team7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  4. Aug 18– 24Israeli strikes, gunfire kill 33 as Gaza City becomes focus of famine, military offensive18 articles · 10 independent sources
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  5. Jul 16– 22Officials say 85 Palestinians seeking aid are killed in Gaza as Israel widens evacuation orders70 articles · 35 independent sources
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  6. Jul 5Gaza Humanitarian Foundation says two of its US aid workers injured in Gaza5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  7. Jun 12Israel recovers bodies of two more hostages as Hamas attacks Gaza aid group5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  8. Apr 3– 9Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 25 people in Gaza as Supreme Court hears Shin Bet cases48 articles · 24 independent sources
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  9. Mar 20Month-old girl pulled from rubble in Gaza after airstrike killed her parents5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  10. Mar 11– 12Pakistani security forces battle to free about 300 hostages aboard a hijacked train33 articles · 20 independent sources
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  1. Nov 14Gaza health officials say they received the bodies of 15 Palestinians returned by Israel6 articles · 6 independent sources
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  2. Nov 8– 9Palestinian death toll tops 69,000 in Gaza as Israel and Hamas exchange remains again11 articles · 7 independent sources
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  3. May 3Takeaways from AP's reporting on child malnutrition in Gaza - The Daily Reporter9 articles · 6 independent sources
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  4. Apr 28A pregnant woman in Gaza’s ruins fears for her baby under Israel’s blockade8 articles · 4 independent sources
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  5. Apr 12Israel cuts off Gaza's southern city of Rafah and vows to 'vigorously' expand in the territory - The Daily Reporter8 articles · 8 independent sources
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