Firefights and public executions have spread fear and raised concerns about a spiral of internecine violence. “I could hear gunfire all around.”

Hamas was set to release all surviving hostages on Monday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, as US President Donald Trump headed to the region for a peace summit having declared the...

Israel's military said it had received the first seven of 20 surviving hostages after their transfer out of Gaza by the Red Cross.

During US President Donald Trump’s ebullient speech to Israel’s Knesset, he made it clear that elusive peace in Ukraine is his next priority, and that of his special envoy Steve Witkoff.

Hamas released hostages and agreed to abide by a cease-fire, but persuading it to lay down its arms is another matter.

United Nations aid agencies say the challenges to bring supplies into Gaza and to begin reconstruction are immense, with unexploded ordnance hampering the operation.

The new deal allows Israeli forces to remain in more than half the Gaza strip, something Hamas before this year never would have accepted.

After months of delays and disappointments, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday.

United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Hamas, urging the Palestinian group to “disarm”.

Israel President Isaac Herzog on Monday announced that the country will confer its highest civilian honour on US President Donald Trump in recognition of his role in securing the release of hostages ...