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Israel instructed buses carrying Palestinian detainees slated for release under the Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas to return to prisons, an official involved in the operation told Reuters on Thursday.

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

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed 15 months ago that Israel would achieve “total victory” in the war in Gaza — by ...

The return of an energized President Trump happens to coincide with Israel's ban on the UN's miseducating agency UNRWA. If ...

Nothing we’ve heard so far from the Israeli state gives confidence that the agreement will last past the first phase.

Israel has failed to eliminate Hamas, a key goal of its war in Gaza, and the militant group has reasserted its rule in Gaza.

Everyone agrees that EUBAM Rafah can play a decisive role in supporting the ceasefire," said EU High Representative Kaja ...

The president’s idea, which is reportedly gaining support among some Israelis, is nevertheless being widely condemned ...

Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas in accordance ...

During a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas, with fragile hopes for an end to the war, relief is soon weighed down by ...

The European Union will restart a civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah, the bloc’s ...