The Israeli military killed at least 10 Palestinians, including a child, in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as its prime minister announced the start of a "large-scale military operation" in the restive city of Jenin – just two days after the Gaza (...)
On the first full day of peace in Gaza on Monday, rescue workers and civilians began to reckon with the sheer scale of the destruction to the Strip.
Gaza's Civil Defense agency – the strip's main emergency response service – said it feared there (...)
As Palestinians poured onto the streets of Gaza to celebrate the ceasefire, moments of joy faded for many as they returned to their homes to be met by destruction.
In Jabalia, a town in northern Gaza that is home to the largest refugee camp in the (...)
After 15 months of war that began with a brutal attack on Israel by Hamas and ended with much of the Gaza Strip leveled by Israel, a ceasefire came into effect on Sunday that saw three women hostages released from Gaza and 90 Palestinians freed from (...)
Israel has freed 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, more than seven hours after three Israeli hostages were released by Hamas and returned to Israel.
A large bus carrying dozens of Palestinian detainees exited the gates of Israel's Ofer prison (...)
The party of Israel's hard-line National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says its Cabinet ministers submitted their resignations from the government on Sunday in opposition to the Gaza ceasefire deal.
The departure of the Jewish Power party from (...)
The Palestinian resistance group Hamas handed over three Israeli captives to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Sunday as part of the initial phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement.
Hamas' armed wing, the Qassam (...)
Israel's Prison Service began transferring 90 Palestinian detainees to Ofer Prison near Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, in preparation for their release under a Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to local media.
Israeli Channel 12 (...)
Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened on Sunday to overthrow the government if it refrains from occupying the Gaza Strip, calling the recently implemented ceasefire agreement a "very serious mistake" and a "surrender to (...)
The Israeli government approved a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with Gaza late Friday, following an hours-long Cabinet meeting, as reported by the Israeli public broadcaster KAN.
The agreement, mediated by Qatar, seeks to end over 15 (...)
The UK Parliament's International Development Committee called on the government Friday to recognize the state of Palestine, setting out the necessary conditions and a timeline for action.
The committee's report, addressing the humanitarian crisis (...)
The Gaza-based Prisoners Media Office announced Saturday that lists of Palestinian prisoners scheduled for release as part of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with Israel will be published daily before each exchange. This follows an (...)
Israel's security cabinet approved the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal on Friday. The wider cabinet will convene for a vote on the deal to exchange dozens of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians in Israeli jails and pause the 15-month war (...)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said a deal to return the hostages held in Gaza has been reached, after his office said earlier there were last-minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war.
Netanyahu said (...)
Ahead through his windscreen, and behind in his rear view mirror, Mustafa al Qadri can see the rest of the long convoy heading toward the Jordan Valley. We pass through the sand-colored, rocky land that descends in the direction of the Dead Sea, (...)
The EU has warmly welcomed the prospect of a truce in the Israel-Gaza war that has raged for 15 months – and today pledged €120 million in aid as the region faces up to its terrible legacy.
Brussels played only a limited role in forging the peace (...)
A ceasefire deal to bring an end to the 15-month-long conflict between Israel and Hamas has been finalized in Qatar.
Israel has long said it would not agree to any ceasefire until it completed military operations in the territory, which were sparked (...)
"I need to invent a new word to describe it — when joy and worry meet," says Efrat Machikawa.
Her uncle, Gadi Moses, was taken hostage by Hamas fighters from his home in southern Israel on 7 October 2023.
But there is now very real hope for his (...)
"We have been waiting for this for a long time," 17-year-old Sanabel says. "Finally, I will put my head on my pillow without worrying."
She is one of millions of Palestinians across Gaza celebrating the ceasefire deal that the US and mediators Qatar (...)
Outgoing US President Joe Biden warned of a "dangerous" oligarchy taking shape in America, as he delivered his farewell address and brought a decades-long career in politics to an end.
"Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme (...)
Key mediators in a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel say that a landmark agreement has been reached to pause the 15-month war in the Gaza Strip, starting 19 January. Israel has said the deal is in its final stages.
Israel's Prime Minister (...)
Israel has delayed a cabinet vote on the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal, blaming Hamas for reneging on parts of the agreement.
The ceasefire deal that prompted premature celebrations in Gaza and was expected to take effect on Sunday, January (...)
Palestinians and Israelis have expressed cautious optimism that a deal on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages held there is close after 15 months of devastating war.
"I can't believe that I am still alive to witness this (...)
The area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to "for their safety" has been hit by 97 strikes since May, BBC Verify analysis has revealed.
The findings come as negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appear to be (...)
Israeli airstrikes targeted homes in the Gaza Strip killing at least 17 Palestinians late on Tuesday, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.
The bodies of 11 people were brought to Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital after a strike smashed into a (...)
