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Three Israeli hostages and five Thai nationals held by Hamas in Gaza since the 7 October 2023 have been released. Agam Berger ...

Palestinian militants on Thursday freed three Israeli hostages and five foreigners captured in the October 7, 2023 attack on ...

Hamas handed captive Israeli soldier Agam Berger over to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip, the first of eight hostages set to be released on Thursday ...

Palestinian militants began handing over three Israeli hostages in Gaza on Thursday in return for 110 Palestinian prisoners ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed 15 months ago that Israel would achieve “total victory” in the war in Gaza — by ...

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were ...

These developments do not bode well for the success of the next phases of the ceasefire, let alone a lasting peace.

As families reunite, they also confront the devastation wrought by the 15-month war. Tens of thousands of tents are being ...

If this ceasefire is to last, the underlying cause of the violence must be addressed and Palestinians must be free to govern ...

President Donald Trump's White House ordered a pause in all federal grants and loans starting on Tuesday, a sweeping decision ...

Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas in accordance ...