Gaza has long been a powder keg. It exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing ...

While "owning" land is a term that appears to be more applicable to real estate than to territories, the Palestinians see the Gaza Strip as an integral part of their future state, even if the rulers ...

Perhaps the most glaring hypocrisy is the lopsided exchange rate of hostages: Israel has returned 900 convicted Hamas ...

The Hamas victory celebrations and use of the hostage handover to parade hostages, has led to anger in Israel.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States “will take over” the Gaza Strip — possibly with the help of American ...

Hamas still controls most of the enclave, but Israel holds some key areas. International oversight could also be expanded, ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be the first foreign leader to visit the White House since President Trump's ...

Two weeks after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect, much-needed humanitarian assistance is surging into the ...

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was also captured by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attack, was killed in the Gaza Strip last summer. His parents, Chicago natives Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg, celebrated news of ...

Even in war, branding applies. Israel and Hamas are engaged in a parallel battle of optics despite a ceasefire that took ...

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

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The ceasefire in Gaza saw its smoothest exchange yet of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, and the crucial Rafah border crossing reopened just days ...