Mughrabi, Maayan Lubell and Emily RoseJERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Palestinians headed for the rubble of their former homes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday and Israelis prepared to receive the first hostages still held by Hamas after a ceasefire deal took effect that could pave the way for an end to the 15-month-old war.

War zones are no place for children, the most vulnerable victims of armed conflicts who are sometimes forced to fight others’ battles

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani today held a phone call with the

The Israeli military has launched a wave of raids across the occupied West Bank, killing at least three Palestinians it said were militants.

Israeli airstrikes on homes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, health officials said Tuesday. Earlier strikes in Gaza killed at least 18 people, including two women and four children, according to local health officials, who said one woman was pregnant and the baby died as well.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa ... army operates in a location given as Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza strip in this screen grab taken from a handout video obtained ...

A year after Israel vowed to wipe Hamas ‘off the face of the earth’ following the 7 October attack into Israel the conflict has spread across the Middle East

Israeli PM Netanyahu said Hamas had not lived up to its commitment to provide the names of the three hostages it was set to release later on Sunday in exchange for scores of Palestinian prisoners.

Israel launched a war in the Gaza Strip after an unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. After 15 months of fighting, a ceasefire came into effect on Sunday, halting Israel's air and ground campaign that killed more than 46,800 Palestinians.

After 470 days of death, a tentative cease-fire began on Sunday in Gaza. But Palestinians could not be sure that the war had ended, and Israelis fear that many hostages will still remain in Gaza.