Lucas: How will the Hamas hostage crisis play out as Biden leaves and Trump takes over

Outgoing President Joe Biden believes in negotiations and that, after months of deadly fighting between Israel and Hamas, he is close to a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that would stop the ... Read More

Israel and Hamas inch closer to a deal, even as they accuse each other of complicating efforts

Hamas accused Israel of introducing new conditions while Israel's government said Hamas was reneging on agreements that had already been reached. Read More

Trump again warns Hamas to release hostages soon, or 'It's not going to be pleasant'

President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday he had a "very good talk" with Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, about the war in Gaza and reiterated his threat that "all hell is going to break ... Read More

Top Biden adviser: Hamas has refused to provide names of hostages it’s holding

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said that “for many months, Hamas has not been prepared to even do the basic things of coming to the table with the names of hostages,” amid the latest ... Read More

Trump, Biden and Hamas’s Hostages

Photo: Getty Images One of President Biden ... Hamas doesn’t act by Jan. 20. But at least he’s demanding that Hamas release the hostages it kidnapped, rather than leaning on Israel, which has ... Read More

Biden says Netanyahu is not doing enough to release the hostages

“They discussed next steps in the ongoing effort to secure the release of hostages ... says that the army could contain Hamas smuggling on the border without a substantive presence. Biden ... Read More

Trump demands immediate release of Oct. 7 hostages, says otherwise there will be ‘HELL TO PAY’

He added that, “Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE ... Hamas hostages. The Biden ... Read More

Trump warns Hamas to release hostages before inauguration or be 'hit hard'

“Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and ... formerly believed taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, was killed and his body had been taken to Gaza. Read More

Hamas releases propaganda video showing Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander

The message says Alexander has been held ... and would have ended months ago — if Hamas agreed to release the hostages," Savett said. "It has refused to do so, but as the President said last ... Read More

Trump demands immediate release of Oct. 7 hostages, says otherwise there will be 'HELL TO PAY'

He added that, "Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America. RELEASE ... Hamas hostages. The Biden administration ... Read More