People in Massachusetts marked the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, with art, artifacts and remembrances.

President Donald Trump meets with freed Hamas hostage Edan Alexander at the White House on Tuesday, marking exactly two years since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani reflected on the second anniversary of the October 7 attacks Tuesday, issuing a statement in memory of Israeli victims and hostages still held by Hamas but also critical of the US and Israeli governments.

SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) -Hamas said on Tuesday it wants to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza based on U.S. President Trump's plan but still has a set of demands, a statement signalling that indirect talks with Israel in Egypt could be difficult and lengthy.

Former Israeli generals link today’s hunt for Hamas terrorists to Golda Meir’s post-Munich strategy of retribution and deterrence, still shaping national defense five decades later.

Those claims continued to dog Israel in the second year of its conflict, as civilian casualties in Gaza climbed, mass hunger spread and the IDF repeatedly forced large numbers of Palestinians to relocate. As Israel opened aid routes in July, the IDF said in a statement that that there is "no starvation in Gaza."

Negotiations are focused on creating "field conditions" for a possible exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, officials tell the BBC.

Baltimore's Jewish community is remembering the day Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The attack sparked the war in Gaza.