Gaza, Israel

Gaza ceasefire and first hostage and prisoner releases bring Palestinians and Israelis some joy and hope
The ceasefire came into effect Sunday after an initial three-hour delay, during which almost 20 more Palestinians were killed, according to medics in the decimated Palestinian territory. Under the terms of the deal,
Ceasefire brings hope in Gaza; freed Israeli hostages reunited with mothers
Palestinians burst into the streets to celebrate and return to the rubble of their bombed-out homes on Sunday after a ceasefire deal halted fighting in Gaza, and three female hostages freed by Hamas were reunited with their mothers inside Israel.
Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire?
In the days since a fragile ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and suspected Jewish settlers have rampaged through two Palestinian towns.
For the first time in months, there's hope and joy in Israel and Gaza
For the first time in 471 days, Palestinian medics in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip didn't report a single death from Israeli military action on Monday, as a tense ceasefire between Hamas and Israel settled into place.
Gazans and Israelis Dare to Hope as Cease-Fire Takes Hold
After the fighting paused, Hamas began to free some of its hostages, releasing 3, and Israel said it had released 90 Palestinian prisoners.
Ceasefire brings hope in devastated Gaza after 15 months of war
Mughrabi, Maayan Lubell and Emily Rose JERUSALEM/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.

Gaza, Palestinians

Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel cracks down in the West Bank
The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to ...
Three voices from Gaza:
The UN has said that people in Gaza are “effectively starving.” Before the war, the territory was “largely self-sufficient” ...
Clean uniforms, white trucks: Hamas, hiding in tunnels for 15 months, assumes control of Gaza. End of Israel's dream?
Hamas’ re-emergence has taken many Gazans by surprise, making them wonder what a post-war Gaza would look like. It also ...
Israel says troops fire on gunmen in Gaza as ceasefire enters 5th day, deadly West Bank operation continues
Israel says troops fired on masked gunmen in Gaza, but it remains committed to the ceasefire as it continues a new offensive in the West Bank.
Gaza is a nightmare after 15 months of war. A visual guide to life on the ground now
As the long-awaited ceasefire comes into effect, here’s a look – in 6 graphics – at what Gaza is like after 15 months of war.
Palestinians confront a landscape of destruction in Gaza’s ‘ghost towns’
Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than 15 months of ...
Gaza Strip in maps: How 15 months of war have drastically changed life in the territory
A visual guide to how much has changed in the Gaza Strip since Israel began its military response to Hamas's attacks on 7 ...
Hamas' tight grip on Gaza complicates plan for lasting peace
Hamas gunmen are guarding aid convoys in Gaza, and its police patrol city streets, sending a clear message: Hamas remains in ...
Satellite photos show the Gaza Strip before and after the devastation of the Israel-Hamas war
The Israel-Hamas war has devastated the Gaza Strip. Satellite photos offer some sense of the destruction in the territory.