A foreign policy expert says Hamas wants Israeli forces to withdraw from Gaza so they can retain political power there. That’s a nonstarter for Israel, which wants Hamas gone.

Israeli officials said prospects for reaching a ceasefire and hostage deal appeared high, nearly 21 months since the war between Israel and Hamas began ...

At a school compound hit on Thursday, young children wandered through the charred, bombed out building, as piles of burnt debris smoldered.

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to bring home all the hostages still held by militants in war-stricken Gaza, where ...

While Israel may also get some improved terms in negotiations with Hamas, the most important elements here are: IDF Chief ...

Airstrikes and shootings killed 94 Palestinians in Gaza overnight, including 45 who were attempting to get much-needed ...

The U.S. has proposed a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, involving phased hostages' release and troop withdrawals. Mediators from the U.S., Qatar, and Egypt are seeking approval from both ...

Even the prospect of civil war cannot be ruled out,' an expert tracking growing violence in the West Bank told Newsweek.

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US President Donald Trump this week urged the Palestinian militant group Hamas to seize the opportunity for a 60-day truce in ...

The U.S.-backed proposal for a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas envisages a phased release of hostages, Israeli ...

Witnesses have said Israeli troops regularly unleash barrages on crowds of Palestinians trying to reach Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites.