Days after Israel failed to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange for six hostages held in Gaza, the government has agreed to a new exchange, according to an Israeli ...

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

Israel says the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is delayed "until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies" at handovers of Israeli ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military said Friday it had positively identified the remains of two young hostages but another body released by Hamas under a ceasefire deal was not the boys ...

Israel says militants were threatening its forces. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from Jerusalem Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians in Gaza in strikes on Saturday, according to the Gaza ...

JERUSALEM, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday it was delaying the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners it had planned to free the day before until militant group Hamas met its ...

Israel will keep troops in five locations in Lebanon, defying a ceasefire agreement that came into effect in November. Returning residents ride amid destroyed buildings in the southern Lebanese ...

The first phase of the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas is nearing completion, but negotiations for the second stage haven’t begun yet. Photo: Bashar Taleb/AFP/Getty Images Hamas is ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Palestinian militant group Hamas has returned the bodies of four Israeli hostages in exchange for Israel releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

Israel carried out an air strike in northern Gaza on Sunday, rattling an already fragile ceasefire as fresh talks in Doha are set to take place on Monday. Israel's military said the air strike ...