DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel kept thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday as it accused Hamas of violating a fragile ceasefire by changing the ...

Israeli news agency TPS-IL reported that groups of armed men, suspected terrorists in the central Gaza area of Deir al-Balah, celebrated after the cease-fire and quoted them as chanting ...

I feel alive again," said a woman from Gaza City, who had been sheltering in Deir al Balah in the central Gaza Strip, for over a year. Image: Gazans were both celebrating the end to the bombing ...

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – After a long-awaited ceasefire agreed by Israel and Hamas took effect in Gaza on Sunday, marking a pause in one of the region’s most devastating wars, residents are now ...

Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy were freed from Deir al-Balah in central Gaza. In return, Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday. The condition of the three hostages ...

DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip — A cease-fire between Hamas and Israel took effect Sunday, silencing the guns over Gaza and renewing hopes of a possible end to a 15-month conflict that has killed ...

Two of the three remaining American hostages are among the 33 captives who will be released by Hamas over the next 42 days, the Israel confirmed Sunday. The Jewish state said Sagui Dekel-Chen ...

TEL AVIV — Three hostages, including one who survived the brutal Nova music festival massacre during the Oct. 7 terrorist attack, have been freed after the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal went into ...

take part in a military parade along a street in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on 19 January, 2025. The militant group Hamas said on January 19 it was awaiting a list of 90 prisoners to ...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The first three hostages released from Gaza have arrived in Israel, the military announced Sunday, hours after the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold.

It is set to take effect on Sunday. I was at al-Aqsa hospital in Deir al-Balah on Wednesday when the agreement was announced. I chose to witness this moment from a place that has been etched into ...