Israel’s ban on the UN’s refugee agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, has come into force. Soraya Lennie explains why it matters and what happens next.

Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday handed over Israeli woman hostage Agam Berger, a soldier, as a third hostage-prisoner exchange got under way, an AFP journalist reported.Three Israelis and ...

Hamas initiated the release of three Israeli hostages and five Thai captives, marking the third release since a ceasefire began.

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were ...

The first of eight hostages to be released Thursday, Agam Berger, was set free by Hamas in the Gaza Strip as part of the deal ...

A fourth exchange is scheduled for the weekend, but Hamas accused Israel on Wednesday of jeopardising the deal by holding up aid deliveries.

US president's sanctions reversals, arms shipments and appointment of hawks will likely undermine the ceasefire and empower ...

Hamas has handed over Israeli soldier Agam Berger as another prisoner exchange has begun in northern Gaza's Jabalia area.

President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House next week as the first ...