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Hamas has begun a third round of freeing hostages in Gaza Thursday as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel in ...

The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose Oct. 7, ...

Steven Witkoff, who played an important role in brokering the truce between Israel and Hamas, also met with Israel’s prime ...

These developments do not bode well for the success of the next phases of the cease-fire, let alone a lasting peace.

Despite the extreme hardships they have experienced and the long road ahead, children in Gaza are holding fast to their ...

Wealthy Arab nations consider bankrolling Gaza’s reconstruction, but they want assurances Palestinians will lead in the ...

U.S. ships are returning to the Red Sea following promises from Yemen’s Houthi rebels to abstain from attacks on American and ...

The ceasefire came into effect Sunday after an initial three-hour delay, during which almost 20 more Palestinians were killed ...

“Gaza, with its great people and its resilience, will rise again to rebuild what the occupation has destroyed and continue on ...

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

The Palestinian group Hamas set free a female Israeli soldier in Gaza on Thursday under a ceasefire agreement with Israel.