Rachel Edry charmed five armed captors holed up in her home as she conveyed information secretly to a SWAT team she knew was watching

The fate of some 130 Israelis abducted and taken to the Strip remains uncertain, leaving friends and relatives in a nightmarish limbo

Senior Beirut-based terror official Ali Barakeh says group had planned on limited gains but was 'surprised by this great collapse' of the IDF; Israeli officials say Tehran involved

Many Jewish adherents don't use electronics - including phones - on the normally joyous day of Simhat Torah, and only learned the tragic news through bits and pieces of hearsay

Breaches in barrier being mined; military continues to notify relatives of those taken to Gaza; airstrikes target hundreds of sites in Strip, including Gaza City power base Rimal

Asked by Israeli ambassador to condemn Hamas's mass killings, Gustavo Petro tweets: 'Terrorism is killing innocent children, whether in Colombia or Palestine'

Foreign Relations Committee chair to advance legislation on further assistance, including replenishing Iron Dome supplies; fault line emerges among Democrats

Prime minister promises to keep Jews safe amid antisemitism concerns; 10 British Jews feared dead or missing in the Hamas attacks

Hundreds from all walks of life stand in line for up to 11 hours at Jerusalem's Pais Arena in order to donate for hurting nation after Hamas bloodbath

American death toll rises to 11 in Hamas attacks, Biden says, an undetermined number remain unaccounted for