Hamas confirmed on Thursday the death of its military chief Mohammed Deif, accused by Israel of being one of the masterminds ...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the ...

Hamas-led militants released the first of eight hostages on Thursday, marking the latest step in the ceasefire agreement that ...

Hamas confirmed for the first time on Thursday that Israeli killed the head of its military wing, Mohammed Deif, in an airstrike last year. Deif was one of the alleged ...

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Thursday’s prisoner-for-hostage swap marked the third round of exchanges as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas entered its second week.

Israel has formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory despite heavy diplomatic backlash.

The law that bans the United Nations agency that aids Palestinian refugees in Gaza went into effect on Wednesday.

U.N. officials vowed Thursday that the agency would continue to deliver services in the occupied Palestinian territories for as long as possible.