Efforts to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be gaining momentum Thursday, with Hamas reportedly signalling satisfaction with assurances outlined in a Washington-backed proposal.

The war in Gaza began when Hamas fighters stormed into Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 ...

The proposal, presented by Qatar and based on the Witkoff framework, calls for the release of 10 living hostages and 18 bodies during a 60-day ceasefire.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted dual American Israeli citizen Edan Alexander, 21, on Thursday at ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hamas wants to ensure that the latest cease-fire proposal has sufficient guarantees that negotiations will lead to a ...