On 1st day of Gaza cease-fire, Hamas and Israel carry out first swap of hostages and prisoners
The hostages freed Friday included 13 Israelis, 10 people from Thailand and one from the Philippines, according to Qatar. The agreement opened the way for sorely needed aid to flow into Gaza for beleaguered residents.
Gaza cease-fire will begin Friday morning, with aid to follow 'as soon as possible'
A four-day cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas will began Friday morning, Qatar said, a day later than originally announced, as negotiators worked out final details of the deal.
Detroit City Council passes resolution calling for cease-fire in Gaza, temporary truce reached
While the resolution in Detroit called for a durable and sustained cease-fire, it passed hours before Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day cease-fire and an exchange of hostages.
Israeli official says talks continuing, hostage release won't take place before Friday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser says a planned hostage-for-prisoner swap with Hamas has been delayed until at least Friday.
Israeli cabinet greenlights cease-fire deal with Hamas, involving the release of hostages
Israel’s Cabinet has approved a cease-fire deal with the Hamas militant group that would bring a temporary halt to a devastating war now in its seventh week.
Israel, Hamas cease-fire deal with hostage release is in final stages
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has said negotiations over a potential cease-fire and hostage release deal in its final stages, according to multiple reports.
Hamas officials say hostage agreement could be reached soon
Senior Hamas officials say an agreement could be reached soon in which the militant group would release hostages and Israel would free Palestinian prisoners
31 premature babies evacuated from Gaza's main hospital days after Israeli forces enter compound
Health officials said 31 premature babies in “extremely critical condition” were transferred safely Sunday from Gaza 's main hospital and will go to Egypt.
Advertisers leave Elon Musk's X over concerns about antisemitism
Billionaire owner Elon Musk inflamed tensions further with his own posts endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory.
Pro-Palestinian protesters occupy University of Michigan administration building
Protesters entered the Alexander G. Ruthven Building on Friday, demanding to speak with school president Santa Ono to urge disinvest in Israel using a sit-in tactic of civil disobience.
UN stops delivery of food and supplies to Gaza amid communications blackout
The communications blackout is now in its second day, largely cutting off Gaza’s 2.3 million people from one another and the outside world, as well as paralyzing the coordination of aid.
Israeli forces raid al-Shifa Hospital, where hundreds of patients are stranded by fighting
Israeli troops stormed into Gaza’s largest hospital, searching for traces of Hamas inside and beneath the facility filled with hundreds of patients, including newborns, who have gone for days without electricity and with little food as fighting raged around them.
Metro Detroit religious leaders support cease-fire in Gaza: 'We cannot let the cycle of suffering continue'
During a joint address at the New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Pontiac, Payton and Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi with the Islamic House of Wisdom urged those in positions of power to ceasefire in Gaza.
Israel supporters attending rally from Michigan stranded on tarmac after 'malicious' act
The Jewish Federation of Detroit hired bus drivers to transport the hundreds of people who flew to Washington D.C. to attend the rally. It said those drivers failed to show.
Is Hamas hiding in Gaza's main hospital? Israel's claim is now the focus in a stalemate
Israel alleges, without providing visual evidence, that Hamas uses the facility for military purposes and has built a vast underground command center below the hospital.
Medics and patients, including babies, stranded as battles rage around Gaza hospitals
Health officials say battles between Israel and Hamas around hospitals forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the last perceived safe places in northern Gaza.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators block traffic on I-94 near Greenfield
New Generation for Palestine organized the demonstration, determined to deliver a message.
Muslim Americans rebuke Biden in Detroit, rally against president's 2024 reelection
“Sleepy Joe is a murderer and this is a genocide," said one activist who spoke in Detroit Thursday.
Whitmer, other governors call for more funds to secure places of worship for Jews, Muslims
“My fellow governors and I are calling for an increase to the federal Nonprofit Security Grant Program so we can help keep people safe amid rising threats and violence targeted towards Jewish, Muslim, and Arab communities and houses of worship,” Whitmer said in a statement.
Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee, White House says
The U.S. said the first humanitarian pause would be announced Thursday and that the Israelis had committed to announcing each four-hour window at least three hours in advance.