Israel has ordered an immediate halt to Gaza's electricity supply in an effort to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages.

U.S. Hostage Envoy Adam Boehler defended the United States’s negotiating directly with the Hamas terrorist group, though he acknowledged why Israeli officials were upset over the move.

Adam Boehler, the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, said on Sunday that recent direct talks between the U.S.

This comes a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory, affecting over 2 million people.

Israel will immediately cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip, Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said Sunday.

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Mahmoud Khalil, who recently completed a graduate program at Columbia, has legal permanent residency, his lawyer said.

Federal immigration authorities arrested a Palestinian graduate student who played a prominent role in last ...

Israel has imposed a total blockade on all goods entering the enclave, demanding that Hamas free remaining hostages without ...