JERUSALEM − The Israeli government ratified the Gaza ceasefire and hostage return deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said, after a cabinet meeting that lasted more than six ...

Israel’s longest war has so far failed to destroy its main enemy, Hamas, which, despite suffering devastating losses, is framing the Gaza ceasefire agreement as a victory for itself – and a ...

The friend who is "always there" for others. Romi Gonen, 24; Doron Steinbrecher, 31; and Emily Damari, 28, were the first three Israel hostages, all women, released by the militant group Hamas on ...

Hours after the first three hostages returned to Israel, it freed 90 prisoners. The three released Israeli hostages, who had been abducted by Hamas militants, exiting a van near Reim in southern ...

The Israeli government approved Friday a ceasefire deal to end fighting in Gaza, paving the way for a six-week ceasefire and the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas on Sunday. Israeli ...

Family members of hostages speak to the media. Aaron Boxerman Israel approved a cease-fire agreement with Hamas early Saturday, setting up the first reprieve in Gaza in over a year. Palestinians ...

Three hostages and 90 Palestinian prisoners were released as part of the first phase of a long-awaited Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Over the next six weeks, 30 more hostages are ...

Three Israeli hostages were released Sunday as part of a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. They are the first of 33 that Hamas is expected to free during the first phase of the deal.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Israeli security cabinet approved a ceasefire deal on Friday, paving the way for the return of the first hostages from Gaza as early as Sunday and bringing ...

An Israeli official said on Sunday that the return of normal civilian life in northern Israel along the border with Lebanon is the way "to truly defeat Hezbollah." "In order to truly defeat ...

"On the directive of the Security Cabinet, the IDF, the ISA, and the Israel Police have today begun a...military operation to defeat terrorism in Jenin," Netanyahu said. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ...

The long-awaited ceasefire and hostage release deal between Hamas and Israel that had been set to go into effect on Sunday morning in the Middle East was delayed, with Israel's military accusing ...