The purpose of the strip is to keep them as perpetual refugees waging a forever war on Israel.

Palestinians will mark this year the 77th anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel. It's an event that is ...

In highly staged ceremonies, Hamas freed three people held captive over the last 15 months. Keeping to its part of the ...

The ceasefire is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas.

Hamas on Saturday released three Israeli hostages from captivity in two orderly handover ceremonies that stood in marked ...

The sky has cleared of warplanes. Humanitarian aid is pouring in. Masses of people have returned to the bombed-out north. Medical evacuations are to restart Saturday. But Palestinians are still living ...

Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives on Thursday, and Israel is to release another ...

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest coverage of the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.

Eight hostages held by Hamas militants are returned to Israel as Palestinian prisoner releases proceed — but can the Gaza ...

The cease-fire has held despite a dispute earlier this week over the sequence in which the hostages were released.

Israeli troops have pulled back to the edges of Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have ...

The truce is supposed to bring calm to war ... troops in southern Gaza saw several armed suspects. It said troops then “eliminated” an alleged militant with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad ...