Hamas is rushing to reassert control over the territory it has ruled since 2007. Its leaders sound exuberant—at least in ...

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Officials from Israel and Hamas say the militant group will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old ...

The expected release will keep up the momentum of the fragile ceasefire​ between Israel and the militant Hamas group that ...

This beautiful young girl you see on both sides of the picture attached is Naama Levi. She is one of many who were kidnapped ...

The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose Oct. 7, ...

It is impossible to ignore the significant harm to the security of the state and its citizens that may result from the release of these individuals.

Israel has failed to eliminate Hamas, a key goal of its war in Gaza, and the militant group has reasserted its rule in Gaza.

The release planned for Thursday would be the third so far as Israel and Hamas observe a six-week truce, part of a multiphase agreement that mediators hope will end the war in Gaza.

This ideology spawned al Qaeda, ISIS and Hamas. The Muslim Brotherhood, driven by Qutb’s writings, demands the end of current nation states in favor of the Islamic Caliphate under Sharia law.

But no hard evidence to definitely prove what sealed the deal. What really dragged Israel and Hamas over the finish line for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage agreement that has buoyed hopes for − ...

Before their release, the hostages, four female soldiers, were led onto a stage in Gaza City, surrounded by masked, uniformed ...