Under the deal, approved by Israel’s government, 33 Israeli hostages will be exchanged for more than 730 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

The Israeli premier clarified that the Jewish nation’s “campaign is not over yet” and emphasised that both outgoing and incoming US Presidents Joe Biden and Donald Trump backed Tel Aviv in this endeav

Only hours after a possible ceasefire deal was announced between Israel and Hamas, Khalil al Hayya, chairman of the terrorist organization, declared victory, contending that the mass murder of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, 2023, would “forever be a source of pride for our people.”

President Joe Biden and his top diplomats, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had sought closure during his term.

Hamas had asked for the body of its former leader to be handed over in the first phase of the agreement, in addition to several major terrorists held in Israeli prisons

Latest news and live updates as a Gaza ceasefire deal is reached after more than a year of war between Israel and Hamas.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is poised to begin Sunday, the Israeli government said ahead of a security cabinet vote on Friday as part of the internal process to formally approve the

As the Israeli cabinet stalls over approving the ceasefire deal with Hamas, World Affairs Editor Sam Kiley looks at where the deal goes from here

YAHYA Sinwar’s brother Mohammed who has taken over as Hamas leader is said to be working to rebuild the terror group. The younger Sinwar, dubbed “The Shadow,” is recruiting

Israeli officials have stated that Yahya Sinwar’s body, the former Hamas leader killed in an Israeli strike, will not be handed over to Hamas. The Times of Israel reported on Tuesday, January 14, that Tel Aviv made this decision in response to Hamas’s demand for the body as part of a potential hostage exchange deal.

It was Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, when Steve Witkoff, President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, sat down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver a stark message from his boss: It was time for a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

The Israel Democracy Institute’s December 2024 Israeli Voice Index indicates that most Israelis favor a comprehensive agreement with Hamas that would involve a hostage exchange for a ceasefire. Fifty-three percent support the deal,