Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers on Monday that "some progress" had been made in negotiations to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza, more than 14 months into the war.

People gather around a bus hit by an Israeli strike which led to casualties in the southern Gaza Strip ... Islamic Jihad and the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said progress ...

Miraculously no one was killed, and their presence on the front ... To view a short video made by one of the farmer’s wives, click here. A secure vantage point overlooking the Gaza Strip ...

Mr Netanyahu told the Wall Street Journal last week: “I’m not going to agree to end the war before we remove Hamas.” He added that Israel is “not going to leave them in power in Gaza ...

On Saturday, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the leftist Popular Front ... The Wall Street Journal last week, Netanyahu said: "I'm not going to agree to end the war before we remove Hamas." He added Israel ...

On Saturday, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ... of whom 96 remain hostages in Gaza, including 34 declared dead by the military.

DEBBIE HILL/POOL/AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers on Monday that "some progress" had been made in negotiations to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza ...