Even in war, branding applies. Israel and Hamas are engaged in a parallel battle of optics despite a ceasefire that took ...

It is believed that at least two of the six American hostages still held in Gaza are alive — Sagui Dekel-Chen, 35, who grew ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he will discuss “victory over Hamas,” countering Iran, and expanding ...

In highly staged ceremonies, Hamas freed three people held captive over the last 15 months. Keeping to its part of the ...

The cease-fire has held despite a dispute earlier this week over the sequence in which the hostages were released.

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Hamas freed three hostages in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners in the fourth round of exchanges during the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and ...

In our news wrap Thursday, Hamas freed eight hostages and Israel handed over more than 100 Palestinian prisoners in a third ...

The increasingly theatrical and threatening events have angered Israel and put a cease-fire deal at risk.

Among those freed is Arbel Yehoud, whose release was at the center of a dispute that threatened to unravel the fragile ...

In our news wrap Saturday, the delicate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas moved forward with another hostage and prisoner ...

Qatar's prime minister on Sunday called on Israel and Hamas to immediately begin negotiating phase two of the Gaza ceasefire, ...