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Thursday’s prisoner-for-hostage swap marked the third round of exchanges as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas entered its second week.

Jerusalem has ordered their release held up “until the safe exit of our hostages during the next waves is guaranteed,” according to the Prime Minister’s Office. By JNS Jerusalem has frozen the release ...

Despite the delay in their release, Israel is set to free over a hundred Palestinian prisoners on Thursday as part of the third phase in the Gaza ceasefire deal ...

Three Israelis and five Thais were redeemed from terrorist captivity in the Gaza Strip on Thursday as part of Hamas’s truce with Jerusalem, 482 days after they were taken captive during the Oct. 7, ...

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

President Trump has floated the idea of relocating Gazans to other Muslim countries so that reconstruction can get underway.

The return of fighters to Gaza streets highlights how Israeli bombardment has failed to achieve Netanyahu’s goal or ...

Hamas faces an uncertain future post-ceasefire, grappling with leadership losses, declining foreign support, and strained ...

Hamas gunmen are guarding aid convoys in Gaza, and its police patrol city streets, sending a clear message: Hamas remains in ...

Analysis: There is little substance in the ceasefire over Gaza's political future, but Hamas remains politically and ...

The ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants was poised to receive a final endorsement from Israel’s ...