Officials announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause more than 15 months of war and release ...

Qatar’s foreign ministry said the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 0630 GMT on Sunday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached. The announcement ...

Relatives of hostages still being held by militants in Gaza called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday to ...

Hamas militants have handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross after parading them in front of a crowd in Gaza City. Television footage showed the handover ...

in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign ...

Hamas militants have released four female Israeli soldiers they held captive for 15 months in a planned exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees in Israel ...

AP’s earlier story follows below. DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Crowds began to gather in Tel Aviv and Gaza City on Saturday ahead of the expected swap between Israel and Hamas of more ...

Shurafa, Magdy and Goldenberg write for the Associated Press and reported from Deir al Balah, Cairo and Tel Aviv, respectively. Associated Press writer Josef Federman in Jerusalem contributed to ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — (AP) — An advocacy group representing the family members of Israelis held in Gaza has confirmed that the four hostages set to be released by Hamas on Saturday are female ...