Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced early Friday local time that Israel has finalized its ceasefire agreement with the militant group Hamas that will see the release of ...

Mediators have handed Israel and Hamas the final draft of a deal that could finally bring the 15-month-long Gaza war to a close — with US officials saying a ceasefire was closer than it’s ever ...

The full approval comes two days after mediators Qatar and the United States announced both Israel and Hamas agreed to the multiphase deal, which includes the staggered release of hostages held in ...

Judea and Samaria are terms Israel uses for the occupied West Bank. The move into Jenin, where the Israeli army has carried out multiple raids and large-scale incursions over recent years ...

Israel's cabinet voted to approve a phased ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, hours after the agreement was OK'd by the country's security cabinet on Friday. The first phase of the ...

By Adam Rasgon Aaron Boxerman Isabel Kershner and Michael D. Shear Reporting from Jerusalem Israel and Hamas are “on the brink” of agreeing on a cease-fire in Gaza and the release of hostages ...

It is the writer’s job to fight this war on the side of history – which means on the side of human rights and justice.’ ...

By Adam Rasgon Patrick Kingsley Aaron Boxerman Ronen Bergman Isabel Kershner and Ephrat Livni A cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect on Sunday, the first pause in the fighting ...

Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal with Israel, Qatar and the United States have said, after more than 460 days of a war that has devastated Gaza. Qatar’s ...