Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached.

Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. 1. Gaza deal. After more than 15 months of bitter ...

Firefighters are preparing for a return of dangerous winds that could again stoke the wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people in the Los ...

On war-battered streets crowded with mule carts and displaced civilians returning to what remained of their homes, Hamas-affiliated police officers in blue uniforms barked orders and directed traffic.

The group's gunmen are guarding aid convoys on Gaza's dusty roads, and its blue-uniformed police once again patrol city streets, sending a clear message: Hamas remains in charge. Israeli officials ...

The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas took hold on Sunday, and is expected to usher in a period of at least six weeks of paused fighting. The deal is now in phase one, which should see ...

A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is a welcome reprieve from the catastrophe we have seen in the Middle East. It’s also a tragic reminder of the lives lost and the ones that the fighting has ...

Hamas “presented a misrepresentation of treatment and care for the hostages, while in reality, it is cruelly holding innocent civilians for 477 days,” he said.

By Adam Rasgon and Nadav Gavrielov For the second time in a week, Hamas used the handing over of hostages to the Red Cross to project an image that it is still a powerful force in charge of the ...

Aaron Boxerman and Patrick Kingsley Reporting from Jerusalem Hamas on Saturday released four female Israeli soldiers held hostage in Gaza, in a carefully choreographed show of force that ...

Israel and Hamas executed the group’s second prisoner exchange in Gaza City during the current ceasefire agreement on Saturday. Hamas gave up four Israeli female soldiers — Karina Ariev ...

Hamas has reasserted some control in the Gaza Strip in the days since the six-week ceasefire between Israel and the U.S.-designated terrorist organization went into effect. Despite roughly 15 ...