The dramatic images of uniform-clad supporters of the Palestinian militant Hamas celebrating the release of the first three Israeli hostages leave Abdullah Abdel Aal unmoved. The 45-year-old, who has lost 40 family members in the Gaza war,

Israel says it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas.

The Israeli military says its soldiers killed an alleged militant in Gaza whom it said posed a threat to its forces

Despite the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, several violent encounters have occurred involving armed or masked Palestinians, an Israeli military spokesman said late on Wednesday. In one such encounter, a man was killed,

Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a tight spot - between a new U.S. president promising peace and far-right allies who want war to resume.

U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy said on Wednesday he would be part of a team of "outside overseers" deployed in and along the Gaza Strip to ensure safety following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants.