As the Israel-Hamas cease-fire arrives at its pivotal second phase, Egypt has emerged as the unlikely focal point for the ...

Hamas has promised to release Israeli captives as part of the ceasefire deal. Here, we put faces to the names and tell their ...

The hostages are the last to be freed in the first phase of a fragile deal with Israel, adding to pressure for both sides to start negotiations to permanently end the war.

Two of the captives had been in the hands of Hamas for about 10 years. The rest were taken during the attack on Israel on Oct ...

After the explosions, Hamas released the remains of four dead Israeli hostages — but tensions escalated after it was revealed that the militant group had handed over the wrong body claimed to be the ...

Avera Mengistu, an Ethiopian-born Israeli, was detained in 2014 after crossing into Gaza on his own.

More than 600 Palestinians jailed in Israel will be freed in exchange, the Palestinian prisoners media office said Friday.

Six living hostages — including two who were held in Gaza for a decade — are set to be released by Hamas today ...

Members of a mosque burned down in a Los Angeles-area wildfire are scrambling to find where they can gather during Ramadan.