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The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas took hold on Sunday, and is expected to usher in a period of at least six weeks of paused fighting. The deal is now in phase one, which should see ...

Under Israel's multi-phased deal with Hamas, some hostages held in the Gaza Strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have started to be released. Negotiations between Israel and Hamas are ...

Since October, the Biden administration has sent about $121 million in taxpayer funds to UNRWA, the U.N. agency under ...

President Isaac Herzog welcomes the return of eight hostages to Israel and slams the scenes of chaos seen during the handover ...