A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has come into effect after a delay of almost three hours. The three-stage truce starts ...

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

Israeli PM Netanyahu said Hamas had not lived up to its commitment to provide the names of the three hostages it was set to ...

Three Israeli hostages released from Gaza have been handed over to Israeli forces there in the first test of a fragile ...

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

The first three Hamas hostages, who have been in captivity for 15 months, have been handed over to the Red Cross in a ...

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 first three hostages were released Sunday after the ceasefire officially began. A total of 33 hostages will be released ...

Celebrations erupted across the war-ravaged territory and some Palestinians began returning to their homes despite the delay.

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

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.