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Hamas Frees 4 Female Israeli Soldiers in Exchange for 200 Palestinian Prisoners as Ceasefire Holds

TEL AVIV, Israel — Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday aft...

Hamas Frees 4 Female Israeli Soldiers in Exchange for 200 Palestinian Prisoners as Ceasefire Holds

TEL AVIV, Israel — Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday aft...

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Hamas Names 4 Hostages It Plans to Release on Saturday in Latest Gaza Ceasefire Exchange

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Hamas militant group on Friday published the names of four hostages it said it would release the following day as par...

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A child inspects the damage of his destroyed family home, in Bureij, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, days after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

How the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Deal Will Unfold —and Why It Is so Precarious

CAIRO — Israeli troops have pulled back to the edges of Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have returned to w...

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Lieutenant-General Herzi Halevi, center, attends a ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Israel, on Oct. 27, 2024. (AP File)

Israel’s Top General Resigns over Oct. 7 Failures, Adding to Pressure on Netanyahu

JERUSALEM — Israel’s top general resigned Tuesday, taking responsibility for security failures tied to Hamas’ surprise attack th...

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Destroyed artillery on a road near the town of Vovchansk, in the northeastern Kharkiv region of Ukraine, on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Kyiv has been slowly losing areas it reclaimed last year as its troops are stretched thin by a new Russian offensive in the north. (Finbarr O’Reilly/The New York Times)

Facing Setbacks and Desertions at the Front, Ukraine Detains Commanders

KYIV, Ukraine — Facing growing public pressure to address concerns over military leadership on the front as Ukrainian forces lose ground dai...

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Palestinians walk through the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, a day after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP/Abed Hajjar)

Palestinians Confront a Landscape of Destruction in Gaza’s ‘Ghost Towns’

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than 15 month...

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Israeli hostage homecoming

Ceasefire: Hamas Returns 3 Israeli Hostages, Israel Frees 90 Palestinian Prisoners

RAMALLAH, West Bank — After 15 months of collective grief and anxiety, three Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity and returned to Israel, a...

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Ceasefire Between Israel and Hamas Will Go Into Effect Sunday Morning, Officials Say

CAIRO — The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), mediator Qatar announced Satur...

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Israel’s Cabinet Approves Deal for Gaza Ceasefire, Hostage Release

JERUSALEM — Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages held there a...

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Voices for Justice: Diverse Figures Unite in Support of Palestine

Global figures outside the Arab world are increasingly voicing their support for Palestine — even as Israel contemplates a draft agreement t...

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