Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, who were shuttled through a rowdy crowd of thousands by masked militants,

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Delta now plans to resume flights from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport starting April 1. Israeli-owned El Al has been the only airline offering nonstop service from Tel Aviv to North America, which has driven up fares more than 100%, the Times of Israel reported.

Two Israelis and five Thai nationals were released as part of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel that began Jan. 19.

Hamas-led militants released eight hostages on Thursday after more than 15 months in captivity, including an Israeli soldier, bringing to 15 the number of captives freed since the

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned to court on Monday as his trial resumed following his surgery last month.

Doron Weiss, who attended the Tel Aviv memorial in honor of his nephew, captive soldier Matan Angrest, also voiced anger at Israel’s leadership. Last month, his sister, Anat Angrest, played a ...

Yellow ribbons of solidarity with Israel's Gaza hostages featured alongside colourful performances at Tel Aviv's drag festival that opened this week, days after a ceasefire brought hope of the captives' return.

Air India will resume direct flights to Tel Aviv from March 2, after suspending the services in August last year amid tensions in the Middle East.

The new company, backed by SYN Ventures, Picus Capital, and others, says its CognitiveSOC platform enables customers to use agentic AI as a "force multiplier" to rapidly investigate security incidents at scale with the tools and portals they already have.

The airline announced on Friday that flights will restart in April, making it the first U.S. airline to return to Ben Gurion since the cease-fire agreement