Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in line with President Donald Trump’s plan for the territory.

Aftershocks reverberated Wednesday from President Trump’s declaration the previous day that the United States should take ...

While "owning" land is a term that appears to be more applicable to real estate than to territories, the Palestinians see the Gaza Strip as an integral part of their future state, even if the rulers ...

Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to take “ownership” over Gaza and displace Palestinians added to uncertainty over the fate of ...

The Gaza Strip, devastated by 15 months of war between Hamas and Israel, is a Palestinian territory under Israeli blockade since 2007.A truce that took effect on January 19 is fragile and gives no ...

Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began ...

The families of hostages freed from Gaza over the weekend, the latest release in the ceasefire deal, described difficult ...

The release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners as laid out in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal had been in doubt after crowds in southern Gaza surrounded hostages who were being freed.

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Some troops had been expected to withdraw to allow hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans to go home. But Israel said the ...

It is another test for the truce that is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel and Hamas were expected to swap more hostages for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, the ...