President Biden will make the extraordinary trip on Wednesday as Israel readies a possible invasion of Gaza in response to the worst terrorist attacks in its history.
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Hamas Posts Hostage Video of Woman Abducted From Israeli Music Festival
The video, of Mia Schem, 21, was the first Hamas has released of any of its nearly 200 hostages. It showed her being treated for an arm injury and speaking to the camera.
Israel Prepares for Invasion by Using Phone Data to Track Gazans Fleeing
The Israeli military says the tracking and the call to evacuate are to preserve as many civilian lives as possible during an expected ground invasion, even as deadly airstrikes continue.
U.S. and Israel Focus on Hezbollah’s Next Move After Hamas Attack
American officials said they believed the deployment of aircraft carrier strike groups has, at least for now, deterred Hezbollah from opening a new front in the war.
Tuesday Briefing: Biden Weighs a Visit to Israel
Plus the future of salmon farming.
At Egypt-Gaza Border, Confusion and Frustration Reign
Told they could escape Gaza, scores of people with foreign passports gathered at the only border crossing into Egypt, only to find it still closed, as diplomatic efforts floundered.
Yehya Sinwar, Hamas’s Leader in Gaza, Is At the Top of Israel’s Target List
Considered a brutal enforcer within Hamas, he served time in Israeli prison before being released in a 2011 prisoner swap.
Families of Hamas Hostages Share Their Anguish
Relatives of those captured or missing express despair at the lack of information, and they are terrified of what an expected Israeli invasion of Gaza may mean for their loved ones.
Biden Warns Israel Not to Occupy Gaza
While the president has stood strongly behind Israel since Hamas attacked, he said on “60 Minutes” that a new occupation of Gaza would “be a big mistake.”
As Israeli Invasion Looms, Diplomats Seek to Meet Gaza’s Dire Human Needs
The U.S., Egypt and other countries are urging the delivery of food, water and fuel to counter the desperate shortages facing Gaza’s two million residents.