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The exercises looked nearly identical to the tactics Hamas used in its attack on Israel on Oct. 7. Photo illustration: Luca Depardon Home Browse Series Live Q&A WSJ Events From Sponsors WSJ.com ...

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors ... Family members of hostages held in Gaza are escalating their tactics to push for a cease-fire deal. They say the government is ...

"They live-streamed their attacks on Israel and now exploit the civilians of Gaza," is how Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the spokesperson for the IDF, opened an opinion piece that was published in ...

“An officer told me that Hamas operatives often try to appear as the most vulnerable patients—using wheelchairs, crutches, or carrying a sick baby.” “I think the tactics here are unique ...

As its fighters attempt to flee northern Gaza and those that are remaining struggle to maneuver in the area, Hamas has pivoted it combat strategy to booby-trapping almost every structure that ...

Hamas suffered a severe blow last fall when Israel killed Yahya Sinwar, the group’s leader and strategist behind the Oct. 7 attacks. But now the U.S.-designated terrorist group has another Sinwa ...

More than 15 months after the Hamas-led attacks on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, a ceasefire agreement has come into effect, paving the way for a hostage release. Hamas seized 251 people ...

EVEN before the fighting stopped, Hamas was keen to show it had survived. Uniformed militants emerged from hiding hours after the Islamist group agreed to a ceasefire with Israel. Once the truce ...

SMOTRICH DECIDED to remain in the government after becoming convinced that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was committed to ...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Hamas militants freed three male hostages held for more than a year in the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in ...