Hostages were expected to be released within hours of the start of the ceasefire, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended...

If successful, the ceasefire would halt fighting between Hamas and Israeli forces that has razed much of heavily urbanised Gaza, killed more than 46,0...

A group representing families of Israeli hostages in Gaza, 33 of whom are due to be freed in the first six-week phase of the accord, urged Prime Minis...

A long-time advocate for the Palestinian cause, the AU hosts the Palestinian president annually during its leaders' summit, scheduled for February, wh...

The accord outlines a six-week initial ceasefire phase and includes the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip and the release of ho...

Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of an agreement on Monday, an official briefed on the negotiations said, after a midnight "breakthrough"...

The 193-member Assembly adopted a resolution demanding an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution passed with overwh...

UNICEF said only 80 trucks carrying food and water assistance had been allowed into the north since October 2.

War in Gaza has not let up, even as Israel's battle against Hezbollah on another front further north in Lebanon has escalated.

According to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestine refugees, ongoing military operations in Deir Al-Balah have left only three of the area’s 18 water wel...

The Cairo talks came as the humanitarian situation in Gaza deteriorated, with malnutrition soaring and polio discovered in the Palestinian enclave.

Months of on-off talks have so far failed to overcome fundamental divisions, with Israel saying peace will only be possible if Hamas is destroyed, and...

Israel and Hamas have each blamed the other for failing to reach a deal yet neither side has ruled out an agreement.

Divisions between Netanyahu and the defence establishment over a deal, which could help defuse the escalating crisis that risks engulfing the Middle E...

Izzat El-Reshiq, a member of the political office of Hamas, accused Israel of trying to derail efforts by Arab mediators and the United States to reac...

Gaza health authorities say more than 38,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli offensive launched in response to a Hamas-led attack on Isra...

After weeks with little public diplomacy, mediators Egypt and Qatar delivered a response from Hamas to a proposal that would include a release of host...

On May 31, Biden laid out what he called a "three-phase" Israeli proposal that would include negotiations for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

They urged the implementation of relevant UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolutions and the UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution 2720, emphasising the n...

The document also calls for the return of Palestinians to their homes and neighbourhoods, and for housing units to be delivered by the international c...