Israel on Thursday formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its ...

A crowd greets Islamic Jihad and Hamas fighters as they arrive for the hand-over of Ihostages to the Red Cross in the south ...

The cease-fire has held despite a dispute earlier this week over the sequence in which the hostages were released.

Thousands of Palestinians are returning to devastated homes in Northern Gaza. But the ceasefire almost collapsed this past ...

These developments do not bode well for the success of the next phases of the ceasefire, let alone a lasting peace.

If this ceasefire is to last, the underlying cause of the violence must be addressed and Palestinians must be free to govern ...

Amid the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Egypt’s refusal to accept Palestinian refugees into its territory has left countless ...

An Israeli airstrike killed two Palestinian militants in the city of Tulkarm on Monday (Jan 27), Hamas said, underscoring ...

Bloodshed over the weekend highlighted the brittleness of the cease-fires in both places. Still, Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah each have reasons to postpone a new escalation, at least for a few weeks.

Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas in accordance ...

During a pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas, with fragile hopes for an end to the war, relief is soon weighed down by ...