The sides, which agreed to the ceasefire in October, are preparing to move into a second and more complicated phase of the agreement.

A cease-fire after two years of war with Israel has allowed Hamas to tighten its grip on power again. “It’s still standing,” ...

Israel started tightening the noose in May with an effort to flush out militants and destroy the extensive tunnel system ...

This wave of surrender follows announcement by Hamas granting a final deadline for anyone affiliated with these militias to ...

Hadar Goldin was killed during the 2014 Gaza war. The bodies of the final two American Israeli hostages -- Omer Neutra and Itay Chen -- were returned to Israel by Hamas last week, according to ...

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — An international body tasked with governing the Gaza Strip under the next phase of the U.S.-brokered ...

Negotiations on consolidating the U.S.-backed truce in the war in Gaza are at a “critical” moment, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Saturday.

Qatar and Egypt urge full Israeli withdrawal and an international stabilisation force to secure Gaza’s fragile ceasefire as ...

Yasser Abu Shabab, the head of the Popular Forces, was killed in Gaza on December 4. Shabab was a polarizing figure who led ...

Officials said Israel helped arm and back Yasser Abu Shabab’s Popular Forces, part of a strategy against Hamas, before a ...