Palestinians fled the 1948 Mideast War and took refuge in neighboring Syria. After 77 years, they're still waiting to go back ...

By Adam Goldman Israel is set to free more than 360 Palestinian prisoners in an exchange that had been thrown into doubt after days of mutual recriminations, but it now appears to be on track.

Israel’s bombing transformed Gaza into a rubble-strewn disaster zone, complicating efforts to rebuild.

In exchange, Israel agreed to release more than 1,500 Palestinian prisoners, many of whom were jailed before the war and are accused of violence against Israeli soldiers and civilians. But many ...

Before the current swap of hostages between Israel and Hamas, 18 hostages and more than 550 Palestinian prisoners had been freed. The first phase of the ceasefire calls for the release of 33 ...

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Cancel anytime. Displaced Palestinians wave the Palestinian flag as they return to Rafah, while a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect, in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Sunday.

He recalled that Carter’s 2006 trip coincided with the release of the former president’s book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid,” which angered supporters of Israel because it likened ...

2025 The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad, which has been holding Israeli hostages since October 7, 2023, said on Wednesday that the fate of those hostages was tied to the ...

Israel and Hamas have reportedly agreed to a six-week ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza. It is expected to go into effect on Sunday. People with connections to the Jewish and Palestinian ...

There was a time in Israeli politics when the idea of population transfer—the mass displacement of Palestinians—was so toxic that it was met with universal condemnation. Trump said at a news ...

The first stage of the ceasefire to due to last six weeks and see “a full and complete ceasefire” while 33 hostages in Gaza and up to 1,900 Palestinian prisoners in Israel are to be freed.