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Israeli women and an 80-year-old male hostage, along with 5 Thai nationals, were released in Gaza, but Israel delayed its part of the exchange, accusing Hamas of "shocking scenes" at one handover.

Hamas is rushing to reassert control over the territory it has ruled since 2007. Its leaders are exuberant—at least in public ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli official said Wednesday that Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an ...

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

Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners ...

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to begin on Sunday, pausing the devastating 15-month war between Israel and the ...

The sources said that while Hamas has successfully recruited new members, many are young and untrained and are being used for ...

Israel is preventing movement to the north of Gaza until plans are set for the release of Arbel Yehud, one of the last ...