Middle East
Three Israeli hostages and dozens of Palestinian prisoners freed
By Youssef Hassouna with Callum Paton in Jerusalem and Adel Zaanoun in Cairo AFP Hamas on Saturday released three Israeli hostages in ...Hamas frees the first of 8 more hostages as Gaza truce holds. Israel is set ...
BY MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA and JOSEPH KRAUSS AP Hamas-led militants freed the first of eight hostages on Thursday in the latest ...Tens of thousands return to devastated northern Gaza as Israel lifts its closure under truce
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS AP Tens of thousands of Palestinians returned to the most heavily destroyed part of ...Four Israeli soldiers, dozens of Palestinians released in ceasefire deal
BY SAM MEDNICK, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY AP Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza ...Gazans ready tent camps for families returning to north after ceasefire
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Mahmoud Issa and Dawoud Abu Alkas Reuters Palestinians in northern Gaza prepared tent encampments for displaced families on Thursday, ...Hamas’ tight grip on Gaza complicates plan for lasting peace
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi Reuters In neighbourhoods levelled by 15 months of war with Israel, Hamas officials are overseeing the clearance of rubble ...Palestinians confront a landscape of destruction in Gaza’s ‘ghost towns’
BY ABDEL KAREEM HANA and TIA GOLDENBERG AP Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than ...Gazans cheer as ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes hold
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Mohammed Salem Reuters Thousands of Palestinians burst into the streets across Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began ...Israel-Hamas ceasefire takes effect in Gaza
By Maayan Lubell, Emily Rose, Nidal Al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie Reuters A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip took effect ...Israel prepares for hostages’ return with scant knowledge of their condition
By MELANIE LIDMAN, Associated Press Israel’s cabinet approved a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza ...