The fragile ceasefire deal has so far held, quieting airstrikes and rockets and allowing for increased aid into Gaza.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas hands 4 female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross after parading them before a crowd.

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The Israeli military says the first three hostages set to be released from Gaza have been transferred to the Red Cross and are on their way toward Israeli forces, hours after the ceasefire between Isr ...

The start of a truce prompted celebrations in Gaza, where Hamas militants made a show of force on the streets after 15 months ...

Qatar says the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT) on Sunday. This will ...

Hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are expected to be freed in a ceasefire deal with Israel. Palestinian prisoners held in Israel ...

The Israeli Prime Minister’s office confirmed that a deal has been agreed upon with Hamas to release the hostages held in ...

DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to cease-fire negotiations in Qatar, his office said ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, his office said ...

The body of Dima Eid, 5, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, is brought to Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al-Balah, Gaza, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict.