Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of ...

Israel is letting thousands of Palestinians return to northern Gaza for the first time since the early weeks of the war with ...

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Israel and Hamas reached a deal to resolve a disagreement over the exchange of a female civilian hostage that had threatened ...

In the ceasefire’s first phase, Israel and Hamas have agreed that 33 Israeli hostages in Gaza will be released in exchange ...

Israel has inflicted “serious and sometimes life-threatening danger” on pregnant and postpartum women and girls in Gaza over ...

Over six weeks, Hamas is to free 33 Israeli hostages — roughly one third of those held– in exchange for nearly 2,000 ...

Israeli troops pull back but maintain a watchful eye on the tens of thousands of Gazans who had been displaced during the 15 ...

Bloodshed over the weekend highlighted the brittleness of the cease-fires in both places. Still, Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah each have reasons to postpone a new escalation, at least for a few weeks.

The Islamist group Hamas confirmed Monday the entry of displaced Palestinians into northern Gaza and celebrated their return ...