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In exchange, Israel was expected to free 110 Palestinian prisoners. But the prime minister’s office said their release was ...

The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose Oct. 7, ...

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

The release planned for Thursday would be the third so far as Israel and Hamas observe a six-week truce, part of a multiphase agreement that mediators hope will end the war in Gaza.

The expected release will keep up the momentum of the fragile ceasefire​ between Israel and the militant Hamas group that ...

Officials from Israel and Hamas say the militant group will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old ...

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

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Israel has inflicted “serious and sometimes life-threatening danger” on pregnant and postpartum women and girls in Gaza over ...

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