DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Three hostages released from Gaza are now in Israel in the first test of a fragile ceasefire ...

"Our mission is far from over," stated Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.). "We will not rest until every hostage is safely home and every perpetrator of terror faces the full weight ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday welcomed the imminent release of the first three Israeli hostages under the truce agreement with the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip.

The Red Cross is expected to hand over the captives inside the Netzarim Corridor that splits the northern and southern Strip.

Hamas has refused to provide the names of the hostages set to be released on Sunday, in violation of the ceasefire agreement.

The fires have so far have burned a total of 40,697 acres, caused 27 fatalities and destroyed 12,845 structures.

My joy is mixed with sadness for the kidnapped who will be left behind, fear and concerns that there will be obstacles on the way.” ...

Despite maintaining control of the Philadelphi Corridor on the Egypt-Gaza border, Israel's exit from Netzarim and delegation of checkpoints to U.S. contractors are disturbing vulnerabilities.

The United States has begun lifting key restrictions from its arms embargo on Israel, with approximately 70 D9 armored bulldozers now cleared for shipment, according to security sources.

Israel estimates that 25 of the 33 people on the list of hostages to be returned in the first stage of the renewed ceasefire deal are still alive. Ninety-four hostages abducted during the Oct. 7, 2023 ...

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit Party formally resigned from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government on Sunday morning, a day after Jerusalem approved the ...