It took eight months of mediation and the joint efforts of both old and new US administrations, alongside those of Egypt and Qatar, to get Israel and Hamas to commit.

Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of "blackmail" and says the Israeli cabinet will not meet to approve the ceasefire deal ...

THE long-awaited peace deal between Israel and Hamas has sparked hopes a British hostage could be among those released in a ...

Key mediator Qatar said on Wednesday that 33 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza would be released in the first stage of a ...

That Biden’s flexibility and Trump’s decisive strategising have colluded to make peace might surprise both men’s worst ...

This comes after 15 months of conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and inflamed the Middle East.

Qatar and the United States have announced a phased truce between Hamas and Israel, halting the 15-month devastating conflict ...

TEL AVIV—When Hamas last released hostages from Gaza —more than a year ago—Israelis watched on live TV as masked militants ...

The youngest Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza will be among the first to be released by the militant group in the first ...

As part of the agreement, Israel will release all the Gazan women and children under 19 who have been detained since October 7, 2023. The total number of prisoners released will range from 990 to ...

Judith Raanan and her daughter, Natalie, were in Israel celebrating the Jewish holidays and their grandmother’s birthday when the unimaginable happened.

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire stipulates that women and children held hostage be released first, followed by men over 50 ...