Decision on where to send the prisoners is coordinated with Israel, officials tell ToI; Hamas said to vow Fatah and PFLP ...

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One of the Israeli hostages freed on the first day of the Gaza ceasefire said Monday in her first comments since being released that she has “returned to life.” ...

Qatar’s success in helping to broker the long-awaited Gaza ceasefire has enhanced its reputation as an international mediator ...

Syria’s interim rulers are trying to form a united national army after the fall of Bashar Assad late last year ...

Armed factions who led the final charge on Damascus that toppled Assad are hesitating to take part in a new system led by ...

For the Islamist militant group, armed struggle now looks like a dead end. Its future in Gaza depends on the civilian ...

Suppose the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and other moderate states are on the same page, acting in concert to lessen the influence of jihadists that ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached.

"According to the source, discussions focus on the release of Palestinian prisoners, with Israel seeking to have those serving life sentences deported to countries such as Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt.

According to the source, discussions focus on the release of Palestinian prisoners, with Israel seeking to have those serving life sentences deported to countries such as Turkey, Qatar ...