Advances have been made over the weekend in negotiations to broker a deal that would end Israel's deadly assault on Gaza and see the release of hostages held by Hamas.

The basic framework, officials familiar with the talks say, is an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, and ...

Israel details parameters of hostage deal that could see 33 captives freed in 1st stage * 5 soldiers killed, 10 injured in ...

Heavy fighting rocked the Gaza Strip on Monday, leaving dozens of Palestinians and five Israeli soldiers dead, even as the ...