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The release was delayed by a chaotic scene in which a crowd of Palestinians surrounded and jeered at hostages as they were ...

Hamas has released eight hostages five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals. That's in exchange for 110 ...

Israel delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners for several hours after broadcast images showed crowds jostling and ...

Israel says it has killed thousands of the armed group’s members and destroyed much of its infrastructure, but since the ...

Israel’s 15-month campaign has depleted the group’s military strength, sapped its political influence and opened a leadership ...

Hamas confirmed the death of Mohammed Deif, head of its military wing, six months after Israel announced he was killed. It ...

Rarely seen in the open while the war raged, masked and armed fighters spread out publicly through Gaza’s cities in a show of ...

For the Islamist militant group, armed struggle now looks like a dead end. Its future in Gaza depends on the civilian ...