The Israelis being returned by Hamas were criminally kidnapped. Getting them back isn't a fair 'deal'; it's extortion, says a ...

Readers celebrate a ceasefire in Gaza but lament the devastation and the likelihood of future conflict. Regarding the Jan. 16 ...

Latest news and live updates on the Gaza ceasefire deal as four female hostages are set to be released. The hostages are all ...

President Joe Biden, facing serious questions about advanced age, prioritized America over self-interest, passing the torch to extremely well-prepared ...

President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with him at the White House on Feb. 4 ...

Reigniting violence | Hamas in charge | Trump’s naivete. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for Jan. 29, 2025.

Outgoing President Biden may be loath to give President-elect Donald Trump any credit for the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas (brokered by diplomats from the U.S., Qatar and Egypt), but one ...

At times, military ego can overshadow even the most disciplined armed forces. Currently, Israel, the IDF, and its veteran ...

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to visit White House on Feb. 4, amid ongoing ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.

Israeli government approves ceasefire agreement. Ceasefire to begin in Gaza Sunday morning, hostages to be released in the ...

The agreement is set to halt a 15-month-old war between Israel and Hamas that has decimated the Strip, killed nearly 47,000 ...

Itamar Ben-Gvir and the rest of his party's representatives resign from government in protest against the ceasefire deal with ...