DOHA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM - The Israeli cabinet will meet to give final approval to a deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and release of hostages, Prime ...

In the aftermath of a 15-month conflict, Hamas is actively rebuilding and maintaining control over Gaza, emphasizing security, curbing looting, and restoring basic services. Despite Israeli attempts ...

Hamas has reasserted some control in the Gaza Strip in the days since the six-week ceasefire between Israel and the U.S.-designated terrorist organization went into effect. Despite roughly 15 ...

Hamas maintains control over Gaza's administration and security forces Israel faces dilemma with Hamas' entrenched power in Gaza Ceasefire deal divides opinion in Israel, future peace uncertain ...

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza. This ceasefire must be a turning point. It is a chance to shield civilians from further harm, achieve the ...

Aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip from Egypt at a cautious pace, as Egyptian officials tried to assess the pulse of a Gaza cease-fire agreement, amid hopes it would hold and be reinforced in the ...

Gaza's Hamas-led government estimates that 14 in every 15 homes have been damaged, with five destroyed. The destruction has left the Gaza Strip littered with an estimated 42 million tonnes of ...

Palestinians in Gaza have said they slept peacefully for the first time in more than a year, without the fear of being bombed, following the start of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

As the Gaza ceasefire takes hold, aid workers caution that the toughest challenges are yet to come, describing the truce as only the first step on a long road to recovery. For humanitarian workers ...

A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has come into effect after 15 months of war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza and inflamed tensions in the Middle East.