Three hostages were handed over to Israeli forces — the first of 33 expected to be freed over the next six weeks in exchange ...

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It appeared, as if to adhere to the January 20th deadline, the immense pressure has achieved a half-baked solution with ...

Israel said Monday that Hamas had yet to clarify whether 34 hostages it said it was ready to free were dead or alive, throwing doubt on the group's assertion that it needed time to ascertain their ...

Another reason is that Hamas’s top officials have less of a ... Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Oman, the Palestinian Authority, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. The foreign minister of the ...

A senior Hamas official said a new round of indirect talks on a ceasefire in Gaza resumed in Qatar on Friday, adding that the Palestinian group is seeking a deal as soon as possible. Senior Hamas ...

Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal. This comes after more than 15 months of fighting, marking a significant step toward ending one of the region's most violent conflicts in recent years. ...

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said the "guns in Gaza have gone silent" as Hamas handed over three hostages -- the first ...