Israeli officials have described the release of Palestinian prisoners as a painful but necessary act to free the hostages held in Gaza.Of the 110 Palestinian prisoners released Thursday, around 32 ...

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

The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza reopened on Saturday for the first time in nearly nine months as Israel and ...

Hamas-led militants are set to release three male hostages from the Gaza Strip on Saturday, in return for the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile ceasefire with Israel that ...

Egypt and Jordan, along with the Palestinians, worry that Israel would never allow them to return to Gaza once they have left ...

In highly staged ceremonies, Hamas freed three people held captive over the last 15 months. Keeping to its part of the ...

A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began crossing through Gaza’s Rafah crossing into Egypt for treatment. It is the first opening of the border since Israel captured ...

The executive order was in part a response to pro-Palestinian protests at colleges and universities after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack in Israel.

Egypt said the two leaders had a positive dialogue that stressed the importance of fully implementing the first and second phases of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

The hostage handovers appeared to go relatively smoothly, unlike the previous one, which descended into chaos.