Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cast the announcement that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would advance to its second phase as largely symbolic, raising questions about how its more challenging elements will be carried out. Speaking late Wednesday with the parents of the last Israeli hosta»»»

Israel on Saturday handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza, officials said, a day after Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli hostage under a fragile U.S.-brokered cease-fire aimed at maintaining a truce in Israel’s two-year war on the blockaded enclave. The exchange marked another ste»»»

Hospital officials in Gaza said on Saturday they have received the bodies of 15 Palestinians returned from Israel under the terms of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement. The bodies arrived at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, the officials said, a day after Palestinian militants returned the body o»»»

Hamas' armed wing released a video on Monday showing an Israeli-German hostage alive, the second such footage of him shared by the militants this month. The Israeli campaign group Hostages and Missing Families Forum identified the captive as Alon Ohel, who was abducted by Palestinian militants duri»»»

A Gaza ceasefire deal went into effect, involving a phased Israeli withdrawal and the release of hostages by Hamas. The agreement includes significant humanitarian aid deliveries and involves mediator guarantees from Qatar, Egypt, and the United States. The deal outlines a six-week timeline with sp»»»

Here are the main elements of a Gaza ceasefire deal that went into effect on Sunday after 15 months of conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and inflamed the Middle East. The start of the ceasefire was delayed for almost three hours after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya»»»