2 days ago · As a fragile ceasefire held into a second week, Israel was told by Hamas that eight of the hostages to be freed during the deal’s first phase are dead. An aerial photograph taken by a drone shows displaced Palestinians return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip, following Israel’s decision to allow thousands of them to go back for the ...

6 days ago · Extending the ceasefire depends on even more negotiations meant to begin soon and eventually tackling the tough issue of how Gaza will be governed, with Israel still demanding the elimination of Hamas. Hanging over those talks is the possibility Israel could resume its campaign to destroy the militant group — even as dozens of hostages remain ...

The ceasefire and hostage deal doesn’t say whether Israel and Egypt will lift a blockade on Gaza they imposed when Hamas seized power in 2007. International donors are unlikely to invest in an ungoverned territory that has seen five wars in less than two decades, which means the sprawling tent camps along the coast could become a permanent ...

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 17, 2025 · Israeli strikes have killed at least 116 people since the deal was announced, Gaza’s Civil Defense said. The leaders of the G7 countries said in a statement today they “fully endorse and will...

Jan 18, 2025 · It will be the second ceasefire since the war started on October 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants launched an attack on Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages ...

Jan 18, 2025 · Hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel will be released in the first phase of a cease-fire agreement that the Israeli cabinet approved after 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas...

Jan 14, 2025 · Three hostages were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza and dozens of Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel on Sunday, as a highly anticipated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into...

Jan 14, 2025 · A cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect on Sunday, the first pause in the fighting for more than a year, as three hostages were released from Gaza and reunited with family members.

On 27 November 2024, a ceasefire agreement was signed by Israel, Lebanon, and five mediating countries, including the United States. [1] Israel and Hezbollah began fighting 8 October 2023, and on 1 October 2024, Israel invaded Lebanon.