Mughrabi and James Mackenzie JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday after a nearly three-hour delay, pausing a 15-month-old war that has brought devastation and seismic political change to the Middle East.

A long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza began after a three-hour delay as Hamas named the three female hostages it plans to free later on Sunday. Israel had vowed to keep fighting until it received the names,

The UN has said that people in Gaza are “effectively starving.” Before the war, the territory was “largely self-sufficient” in fresh produce, it added. But Israel’s mili

Missile slams into yard of rabbi's home, the third time the same property has been hit by projectiles fired from Palestinian enclave; woman, 68, injured running to bomb shelter

News that Israel and Hamas have reached a hostage release deal after 15 months of war in Gaza is bittersweet for Ruth Strum -- one of her sons is expected to be freed, but a second will be left behind in captivity for now.

A rocket fired from Gaza hit a house in the Israeli border town of Sderot on Monday, while another projectile was intercepted by air-defence systems and a third landed in an uninhabited area, the Israeli military said.

The Israeli regime's military has confirmed the firing of three rockets from the besieged Gaza Strip on Monday, saying that one hit Sderot.

The Israeli army has reportedly altered its tactics in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip after suffering significant losses in a recent battle. On Saturday evening, the military confirmed the death of four soldiers,

Terrorists fired three rockets from the Gaza Strip late Monday morning, with one scoring a direct hit in the southern Israeli border city of Sderot, causing minor damage to a home. Another rocket was intercepted and the third projectile fell in an open area, according to the Israel Defense Forces.

Officials say Israel and Hamas appear to be inching closer to a phased ceasefire agreement. But a deal hasn’t been reached yet.

More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza's Health Ministry said Thursday, as the conflict raged into a 16th month with no end in sight. The ministry said a total of 46,

Mughrabi and James Mackenzie JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Israeli warplanes and artillery attacked the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday and Palestinian medics said eight people were killed shortly after Israel and Hamas missed a deadline for a ceasefire that could pave the way for halting the Middle East's most devastating conflict in years.