An Israeli tank on a damaged road in Madinat al-Baath, Syria, on Jan. 23. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) The new construction, visible in satellite imagery, suggests an extended presence.

Tel Aviv — Three more Israeli hostages — two females and an 80-year-old man — were released in Gaza Thursday as the third hostages-for-prisoners swap agreed to by Israel and Hamas got ...

The three Israeli hostages due to be released in Gaza on Thursday have been named by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), which also confirmed that five Thai nationals will be freed.

Tel Aviv — American-Israeli dual national Keith Siegel was among three hostages released by Hamas militants in the war-torn Gaza Strip on Saturday, more than 15 months after they were taken ...

Ofer Kalderon, a French-Israeli dual national, and Yarden Bibas were handed over to Red Cross officials in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis before being transferred to Israel. Israeli ...

Israeli laws banning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), which were passed last October, come into effect on Thursday. The most immediate impact will be in ...

Hamas has freed three more hostages in the latest round of releases under the ceasefire deal with Israel. Among the group are US-Israeli Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas, the father of the youngest ...

Israeli troops have raided several areas in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, resulting in at least two deaths and many arrests. The attacks are part of an escalating campaign in the Palestinian ...

Palestinian groups and Israel have carried out a third hostage-prisoner exchange under a ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, Israel also cut contact with the UN's Palestinian refugee agency. The third ...

Israeli troops extend operation in volatile West Bank city Minister Katz says 'Jenin refugee camp will not be what it was' Palestinian Authority condemns 'provocative' comments by Katz JENIN, West ...

As the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp on Monday, the world’s oldest hatred is again on the rise.

Israel's ban on the main UN agency for Palestinian refugees has come into force, three months after the country's parliament voted it through. The highly controversial ban has seen international ...