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.

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

President Trump has floated the idea of relocating Gazans to other Muslim countries so that reconstruction can get underway.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians began arriving in northern Gaza, months after Israel ordered them out. The Israel-Hamas ...

Israel kept thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday as it accused Hamas of ...

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Israel’s defense minister has announced a series of raids that he says are targeting “terrorism” in the occupied West Bank, ...

He added that such an outcome would involve Hamas' historical ally Iran not achieving what Barkat described as Tehran's goal ...

Hamas remained in power through four previous wars with Israel. With help from Iran it steadily enhanced its capabilities, ...

Without a clear, internationally backed strategy for Gaza’s future, the ceasefire may simply be a temporary pause before the ...

The following is the full transcript of an interview with Brett McGurk, the White House National Security Council coordinator ...