Hamas-led terrorists freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, who were shuttled through a rowdy crowd of thousands by masked militants,

Nada, who had escaped Gaza with her wounded father, Thabet, almost a year ago, was desperate to go back to see her mother and five siblings who have been living in a small garage since their house in Gaza City was destroyed in December, 2023. They will leave the moment the Rafah crossing, on the Egyptian border, is opened by Israel and Egypt.

Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen on Tuesday praised US President Donald Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza. In the interview with Channel 14, Cohen claimed that Trump’s plan was “based on sound logic.”

A ceasefire has come into effect in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, the Russian occupiers launched a missile attack on Kyiv. Read more about what happened over the weekend. Painful compromise: Why Israel and Hamas came to terms and what lies ahead On Thursday,

Another exchange of hostages held by Hamas and other militants in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails is scheduled on Thursday.

Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman discussed developments in the Gaza Strip, Syria and the Russia-Ukraine crisis with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Saturday.

Russia's UN Ambassador said the US ignored its calls for a meeting on Gazan children in December. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ukraine welcomes the achievement of an agreement in principle between the State of Israel and Hamas regarding the stabilization in the Gaza Strip and the release of the captured hostages. — Ukrinform.

Ukraine would welcome a decision by Israel to transfer Russian-made weapons seized by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Lebanon or elsewhere from Israel’s enemies. — Ukrinform.

As the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal comes into effect, we speak with Jotam Confino to hear why he thinks the deal is unlikely to hold and why Israelis are angry with Netanyahu’s government...

Steven Witkoff, who played an important role in brokering the truce between Israel and Hamas, also met with Israel’s prime minister and visited Saudi Arabia.

War zones are no place for children, the most vulnerable victims of armed conflicts who are sometimes forced to fight others’ battles