Delayed by a dispute over the release of a specific hostage, an agreement has been reached to allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza.

The strike hit a house in the central city of Deir al-Balah late Tuesday, according to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital which received the casualties.

Officials say Israel and Hamas appear to be inching closer to a phased ceasefire agreement. But a deal hasn’t been reached yet.

Mediator Qatar has announced that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza

Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian militants who carried out a deadly attack on a bus in the West Bank earlier this month. The Israeli military said Thursday that the two men barricaded

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Although the ceasefire ... two weeks after the first international commercial flight landed, from Qatar, since former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s fall.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip—Gaza’s Health Ministry ... two weeks after the first international commercial flight landed, from Qatar, since former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s fall.

Palestinians look at a damaged residential building following an overnight Israeli strike in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip ... Steve Witkoff, to Qatar this week for additional talks to work on ...

at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) Israeli demonstrators outside the prime minister's office in Jerusalem hold photos of Liri Albag ...

DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's army detained the director of one of northern Gaza 's last functioning hospitals as overnight strikes elsewhere in the territory killed nine people ...

January 21, 2025 • A fragile ceasefire has been in place in Gaza since Sunday, bringing an end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas at least temporarily. Some Palestinians are feeling safe ...