The Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement, has officially confirmed the death of former Hamas military leader, Mohammed Deif, some six months after an Israeli airstrike.In addition, Hamas spokesman Abu ...

Storyline: Three more Israeli hostages on Thursday were released from the Gaza Strip as the detainee swap between Israel and Hamas got underway under the ongoing Gaza ceasefire. The day's exchange ...

Fifteen Israeli hostages were released from more than 15 months of captivity in Gaza over the past two weeks. They have a ...

The five hostages were among the 31 Thai agricultural workers who were captured by Hamas from four farms close to the Gaza ...

The increasingly theatrical and threatening events have angered Israel and put a cease-fire deal at risk.

Khamis and Ahmad Imarah knew they wouldn’t find much more than rubble when returning to their home in northern Gaza. But they had to go. Their father and brother are still buried under the debris, ...

Hamas released eight hostages on Thursday — five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals — in exchange for ...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the ...

The exchange of hostages for prisoners is a key part of a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the deadliest and most ...

Israel on Thursday formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its ...

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

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were ...