Israel Hamas war

U.S. and Israel officials have reached out to government officials of Sudan, Somalia, and Somaliland to discuss potentially moving Palestinians uprooted from the Gaza Strip to their territories, according to The Associated Press. LiveNOW's Austin Westfall discusses the latest in the Middle East with Tufts University Professor, Dr. Alon Burstein.

Israel cut off the electricity supply to Gaza, officials said Sunday, affecting a desalination plant producing drinking water for part of the arid territory. Hamas called it part of Israel?s ?starvation policy.? Israel last week suspended supplies of goods to the territory of more than 2 million Palestinians, an echo of the siege it imposed in the earliest days of the war. Israel is pressing the militant group to accept an extension of the first phase of their ceasefire. That phase ended last weekend. Israel wants Hamas to release half of the remaining hostages in return for a promise to negotiate a lasting truce.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Wednesday that the U.S. is holding direct talks with Hamas in an effort to free more Israeli hostages, confirming an Axios report. In a Truth Social post, President Donald Trump issued a "last warning" to Hamas to release the remaining hostages. Meantime, Trump met with freed hostages in the Oval Office this week. Phase one of the Gaza ceasefire expired last week. The FDD's Joe Truzman joins LiveNOW's Andrew Craft to discuss.

The FDD's Ben Cohen joins LiveNOW's Andrew Craft to examine the current state of ceasefire talks related to the Israel-Hamas war.

JINSA's Jonathan Ruhe joins LiveNOW's Andy Mac to discuss Israel's decision to halt aid into Gaza as the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas ended on Saturday.

Israel's government says it supports a proposal to extend Gaza ceasefire's first phase through Ramadan and Passover, however Hamas has rejected Israel's proposal. LiveNOW's Austin Westfall discusses the latest in the Middle East with Dr. Alon Burstein, Tufts University Visiting Assistant Professor and Israel Institute Fellow.

On Saturday, Hamas said it rejected Israel's ceasefire extension proposal for the first phase. This came on the day the first stage of the ceasefire was set to expire. The latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made no progress so far, and it was unclear whether the talks would resume on Saturday, a senior Hamas official said. Mark Chandler with Coastal Carolina University joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow to discuss the latest developments.

On Thursday, an internal Israel army investigation into Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack was released acknowledging the military's "complete failure" to prevent the deadly assault. The investigation said for years Israel had underestimated the group's capabilities. ?October 7 was a complete failure, the IDF [military] failed in fulfilling its mission to protect Israeli civilians,? a senior Israeli military official said as he briefed reporters about the inquiry?s findings. John Strawson with the University of East London joined LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow.

Tufts University Visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Alon Burstein joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss President Trump's social media post of an AI video depicting Gaza as a luxury resort. Meantime in Israel, Hamas handed over the bodies of four hostages to the Red Cross early Thursday in exchange for Israel?s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. This comes just days before the first phase of the ceasefire was set to end.

Hamas has handed over four dead hostages to the Red Cross early Thursday in exchange for Israel's release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. LiveNOW's Andrew Craft discusses the latest in the Middle East with the FDD's Joe Truzman.

Hamas has agreed to release the bodies of four Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds a Palestinian prisoners. This comes with just days to go before the first phase of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel is set to expire. Israel delayed the release of about 600 Palestinian prisoners since Saturday protesting what it regarded as the cruel treatment of hostages during their release by Hamas.

The Israeli Defense Forces have confirmed that a body handed over by Hamas on Friday is Shiri Bibas. "Today, she returned home in a casket, after terrorists inhumanly murdered her and her sons Kfir and Ariel, said the IDF on "X."