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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, ...

Trump sent Witkoff to ensure the ceasefire agreement advances to the second phase, which will require hashing out more thorny ...

Massive crowds streamed into the most heavily destroyed part on Monday in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.

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

A female Israeli soldier is released as the next hostage-prisoner exchange gets underway amid the ceasefire in Gaza.

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas-led militants freed the first of eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since ...

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

While the cease-fire is welcome news, there is a very real possibility that we have yet to see the end of the Israel-Hamas ...

The agreement is set to halt a 15-month-old war between Israel and Hamas that has decimated the Strip, killed nearly 47,000 ...