The release planned for Thursday would be the third so far as Israel and Hamas observe a six-week truce, part of a multiphase agreement that mediators hope will end the war in Gaza.

Maher Bitar, a former U.S. National Security Council staffer who was a leader of Students for Justice in Palestine, is back in the Jewish senator's office.

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LONDON – The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the radical Palestinian militant organisation, represents a significant diplomatic breakthrough, offering much-needed humanitarian ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office had said earlier there were last minute snags in finalizing a ...

Israel on Thursday accused Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas of backtracking on parts of the Gaza ceasefire deal announced the previous day. "Hamas has reneged on parts of the agreement reached ...

Israel may approve a ceasefire with Hamas during a cabinet vote on over the weekend, though some details still need to be ironed out and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won’t summon ministers ...

Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: Hamas's armed wing warned on Thursday that Israel's continuing air strikes and shelling in Gaza, despite the announcement of a ceasefire deal, endangered ...

Israel and Hamas appear close to a cease-fire deal to end more than 15 months of devastating fighting in Gaza, though it's facing something of a last-minute crisis. The agreement, which has hit a ...

CAIRO: Two Hamas leaders rejected on Thursday (Jan 16) Israeli allegations that the Palestinian militant group was backtracking on elements of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal announced ...

Israel's government accused Hamas of going back on parts of a ceasefire and hostage deal announced on Tuesday, saying the Palestinian militant group had tried to "extort last-minute concessions ...