The truce, which started at 11:15 a.m. local time, is just the first step toward ultimately ending the conflict and returning nearly 100 hostages abducted in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

Three hostages held by Hamas are expected to be released Sunday after 471 days in captivity as part of a ceasefire between ...

Even before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was fully in place, Palestinians in the war-battered Gaza Strip began ...

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

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza came into effect on Sunday morning. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian ...

A fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas began Sunday, with three hostages held by the Palestinian terrorist group for ...

Gaza Strip residents told of devastation as they began returning to their homes on Sunday. "My house was razed to the ground ...

The first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is underway after a delay, with Hamas expected to release three Israeli hostages later on Sunday. Early Sunday, Israel had said ...

There are men, women and children on the list of 33 to be released from Gaza. Two are U.S. citizens. Israel is set to free ...

Pope Francis expressed the hope that the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that came into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19, “would be respected immediately by all the parties [involved]” and would lead to ...

The ceasefire was delayed after Israel said Hamas had failed to produce the names of the first three hostages expected to be ...