Although international media have interpreted a Feb. 10 statement by Abbas as ending the P.A.’s pay-for-slay program, or “Martyrs’ Fund,” in which terrorists are rewarded financial compensation for ...

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Zakaria Zubeidi, the most prominent of the Palestinian prisoners released Thursday in exchange for three Israeli hostages held by Hamas, says the Israeli-Palestinian ...

The IDF said that they will "maintain zero tolerance for disturbances and expressions of support for Hamas." Zakaria Zubeidi, a former commander of the Fatah-aligned Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades in ...

He was one of the most senior Hamas leaders inside the territory and one of Israel’s most-wanted militants. Mr. Zubeidi, who was also once a theater director, stunned Israelis and Palestinians ...

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

The party, which controls the Palestinian Authority, is reportedly being lined up to govern Gaza as part of the unfolding ...

Ongoing coverage of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The bodies are said to include a mother and her two young children who have long been feared dead after the militant group’s Oct. 7 ...

Hamas released the remains of four Israeli captives to the Red Cross on Thursday, stating that it worked to preserve their lives, but Israel's 15-month carpet bombing of the Gaza Strip killed them ...

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.

The Israeli military received the bodies of four dead captives, handed over by Hamas to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in the Gaza Strip, as stipulated in the ceasefire ...