During his Angelus address, the Holy Father also expressed his hope that all hostages “may finally return home and embrace ...

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip on Sunday after a long-awaited truce between Israel and Hamas came ...

The truce, which started at 11:15 a.m. local time, is just the first step toward ultimately ending the conflict and returning ...

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday as Hamas released the first three female hostages it held for 15 months ...

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

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

Three women, 28-year-old Emily Damari, 24-year-old Romi Gonen, and 31-year-old Doron Steinbrecher will be released by the ...

Mughrabi and James MackenzieGAZA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinians poured into the streets to celebrate and headed back ...

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was underway in the Gaza Strip Sunday, beginning an initial six-week period of calm and raising hopes for an end to the 15-month war.

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 second phase of the ceasefire still needs to be worked out, and the deal doesn’t begin to address long-term questions ...