Militants led Israeli hostage Arbel Yehoud through a chaotic crowd in Gaza ahead of her release, hours after Hamas handed a captive Israeli soldier over to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip.

More than 375,000 Palestinians have made their way back to homes in northern Gaza after 15 months on the run because of war.

Israeli occupation forces have continued their blockade of the entrances to the Jericho province, east of the occupied West Bank, for the sixth consecutive day, preventing residents from leaving the area.

“Gaza, with its great people and its resilience, will rise again to rebuild what the occupation has destroyed and continue on the path of steadfastness until the occupation is defeated,” Hamas said in a statement after the cease-fire.

Qatar and Italy cooperated in providing life-saving medical treatment to Palestinians evacuated from the Gaza Strip.  Italy is set to participate in the resumption of the European

The sudden expansion of Israeli security operations in the West Bank has killed at least 10 people and follows the start of the delicate ceasefire process in Gaza, by which Israeli hostages are released in stages and will also see the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces.

President Donald Trump indicated Saturday that he had spoken with the king of Jordan about potentially building housing and moving more than 1 million Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries,

An explosion has struck a Hong Kong-flagged container ship traveling north through the Red Sea, sparking a major fire that forced its crew to abandon the vessel.

Deputy Premier and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Monday said Italian Carabinieri officials will be departing soon to take part in a European military mission at the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt.

Displaced Palestinians gather with their belongings near a roadblock on the al Rashid Street, as they wait to return to their homes in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025 ...

Hundreds of Palestinians have been forcibly displaced by the Israeli army amid a massive operation in Jenin and its refugee camp.

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