These are the top news stories in Connecticut for Jan. 24, 2025 at 10 p.m.

Nir Barka also said that former U.S. President Joe Biden “restrained Israel,” and expressed optimism about support from President Donald Trump.

Israel's full cabinet has voted to approve a ceasefire deal with Hamas, which will pause the fighting and release dozens of hostages in Gaza.

Hamas is holding seven Americans. Four are believed dead. Two of the presumed living ones − Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, from Connecticut, and Keith Siegel, 64, of North Carolina, are expected to be ...

(WTNH) — A man with Connecticut ties is among the first American ... is expected to be released in the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, which includes the release of women ...

A truce in the brutal war that began with the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks trades 3 Israeli hostages for 100 Palestinian prisoners. No American is on the list.

A man who grew up in Bloomfield and another American are expected to be released as part of the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal that emerged Wednesday after being held for 15 months

Since a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect, Palestinians have been finding bodies of loved ones in the rubble

On January 11, Witkoff flew to Israel, securing a meeting with Netanyahu. McGurk called in from Doha. Netanyahu agreed to send the heads of Israeli intelligence and internal security back to Doha for negotiations, which mostly took place in the Qatari prime minister’s private office.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Sunday that the ceasefire in Gaza will not begin until Hamas provides the names of the three hostages it is set to release later on Sunday.

The House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, marking the first legislation that President Donald Trump can sign as Congress, with some bipartisan support, swiftly moved in line with his plans to crackdown on illegal immigration.