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The cease-fire has held despite a dispute earlier this week over the sequence in which the hostages were released.

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

Thousands of Palestinians are returning to devastated homes in Northern Gaza. But the ceasefire almost collapsed this past ...

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

Crowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day Tuesday, ...

Nothing we’ve heard so far from the Israeli state gives confidence that the agreement will last past the first phase.

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage ...

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

Israeli troops pull back but maintain a watchful eye on the tens of thousands of Gazans who had been displaced during the 15 ...

During a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas, with fragile hopes for an end to the war, relief is soon weighed down by ...