The first stage of a truce between Israel and Hamas prompted celebrations in Gaza and hope for an end to the 15-month war.

Ceasefire in Gaza that was expected to begin today hit delays, possibly stalling the hostage release; the Israeli military ...

By Mohammed Salem, Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie GAZA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinians poured into the streets ...

Even before the ceasefire officially took effect, many Palestinians moved through the wreckage to reach their homes, some on ...

The truce, which started at 11:15 a.m. local time, is just the first step toward ultimately ending the conflict and returning ...

The UN has said that people in Gaza are “effectively starving.” Before the war, the territory was “largely self-sufficient” ...

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Celebrations erupted across the war-ravaged territory and some Palestinians began returning to their homes despite the delay.

The Israel-Hamas war has devastated the Gaza Strip. Satellite photos offer some sense of the destruction in the territory.

The agreement is set to halt a 15-month-old war between Israel and Hamas that has decimated the Strip, killed nearly 47,000 ...

Three Israeli hostages released from Gaza have been handed over to Israeli forces there in the first test of a fragile ...

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has taken effect following an almost three-hour delay after Hamas was late to name the three ...