Hundreds of thousands of civilians returned to the northern Gaza Strip this week after checkpoints were reopened in line with ...

Qudra, her father and her brother were killed by shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike shortly after the ceasefire was supposed ...

Israelis widely agreed in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 massacre that Hamas must no longer rule Gaza; indeed, it had to be destroyed.

The release of the three comes amid pressure to continue the ceasefire, including from US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff ...

Hamas announced on Friday that among the three Israeli hostages to be released from Gaza on Saturday are an American dual ...

Hamas's armed wing has identified three male Israeli hostages for release in Saturday's prisoner exchange, marking the fourth ...

Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff made a rare trip to Gaza this week, the White House said, in a bid to prop up the fragile ceasefire. He also met Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. An ...

The release in Khan Younis took place near the bombed ruins of assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s house. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ultimately, the hostage deal will remain a fragile balancing act. Its continuation depends on Netanyahu’s ability to manage ...

Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, who masked militants shuttled through a rowdy crowd ...

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

The exchange of hostages for prisoners is a key part of a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the deadliest and most ...