A senior Hamas official has said the group will not disarm and may even grow after the war in Gaza, warning other countries against cooperating with Israel in the enclave. “Whoever comes to fill ...

The Israeli president, Isaac Herzog, has condemned Hamas for its "despicable and cynical" exploitation of hostages, after three men freed in this weekend's prisoner swap were forced to mount a ...

Jonathan Dekel-Chen, father of Sagui Dekel-Chen, an American hostage held by Hamas in Gaza, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 19, the eve of Donald Trump's inauguration as president. (Stephani Spindel ...

Hamas freed three Israelis who appeared to be in relatively good condition, and Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners. The exchange will likely sustain a fragile cease-fire, at least for now ...

The fate of Hamas now hangs in the balance as Israel threatens to resume its war in the Gaza Strip with the full support of the United States and both nations begin drawing up postwar plans to ...

Hamas says to go ahead with implementing ceasefire deal Follows uncertainty over whether it would free 3 hostages Arab mediators stepping up efforts to close gaps Hamas, Israel trade blame over ...

Feb. 13 (UPI) --Hamas said Thursday it would resume releasing hostages in line with the original timetable agreed in the cease-fire with Israel three days after triggering a crisis by announcing ...

TEL AVIV, Israel — As the first phase of the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement nears completion, Israel is mulling its next steps against the backdrop of President Donald Trump’s ...

The release of the men, who include an American, was the sixth in a hostage-for-prisoner exchange laid out in a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel. By Natan Odenheimer Ephrat Livni Talya ...

BEIRUT, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Israel killed on Monday a Hamas leader in southern Lebanon's Sidon area, the Israeli military and a Hamas official said. The military said Muhammad Shaheen was the head ...