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Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of ...

Israel has formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory despite heavy diplomatic backlash.

Israel's imminent ban of the UN agency deepens the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and aims to criminalise all international aid for Palestinians across the occupied territories ...

Hamas-led militants have freed eight hostages as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. But the chaotic handover of some of the captives drew an angry protest from Israel ...

After the chaotic handover in southern Gaza, Zivan Frieden, a spokesman for Israel’s prisons authority, said in a statement ...

TEL AVIV, January 30. /TASS/. Seven hostages, including two Israeli citizens and five Thai nationals, have been released from the Gaza Strip and handed over to representatives of the Israel Defense ...

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were ...

Israel’s missile defense system works in close quarters. That model won’t work for the U.S.

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is reported to operate around 300 U.S.-made F-16 Fighting Falcons, including dozens of F-15C and at least F-16I Sufa fighters—the latter being a modified variant designed ...

The returning hostage, IDF soldier Agam Berger, has crossed into Israeli territory and "is currently on her way to an initial reception point in southern Israel," the report reads ...