17 hours ago · DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives on Thursday, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such exchange since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month.. The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas ...

16 hours ago · The war could resume in early March if an agreement is not reached. Negotiating a phase two deal could be difficult. Hamas says it won’t release the remaining hostages without an end to the war and a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, after reasserting its rule over Gaza within hours of the truce.

The Gaza war, also known as the Israel–Hamas war or the Israel–Gaza war, [] has been fought between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups [t] in the Gaza Strip and Israel since 7 October 2023. It is the fifth war since 2008 in the Gaza–Israel conflict, and the most significant military engagement in the region since the Yom Kippur War in 1973. [71]

3 days ago · A Hamas fighter lifts his weapon as displaced Palestinians return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, following Israel’s decision to allow thousands of them to go back for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas.

2 days ago · Israel-Hamas War, war between Israel and Palestinian militants, especially Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), that began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a land, sea, and air assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip.

Jan 17, 2025 · The first phase of the deal reached in Doha between Hamas and Israel, announced on Wednesday, includes a pause in the war and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners ...

Jan 16, 2025 · TEL AVIV — A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has been reached after 15 months of devastating war that has seen tens of thousands of people killed in the Gaza Strip, left scores of...

Jan 24, 2024 · The historic sporting moment for Palestinians comes as Israel’s war against Hamas rages in Gaza, causing widespread destruction and a catastrophic humanitarian crisis.

Oct 9, 2023 · After more than 15 months of war, a ceasefire deal agreed between Israel and Hamas came into effect on January 19. The Palestinian Ministry of Health says more than 47,000 Palestinians have been...

Oct 7, 2023 · Hamas is a Palestinian armed group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. This triggered...