DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Three hostages released from Gaza are now in Israel in the first test of a fragile ceasefire ...

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, ushering in an initial six-week period of calm ...

The release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners to Judea and Samaria means that "regular deployment is insufficient,” said Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish Heritage Meir Porush.

The wholesale release of terrorists into Judea and Samaria is a clear danger to the country,” said Samaria Regional Council’s head Yossi Dagan.

"Our incoming administration has achieved all of this in the Middle East in less than three months without being president," said the president-elect.

"Every last hostage must be released, and humanitarian aid must be provided to the hostages who are still waiting to come home," said Mandy Damari, whose daughter Emily was one ...

Arab Knesset member Ayman Odeh on Sunday welcomed the release of both Israeli hostages and Palestinian terrorists, prompting rebuke from across the political spectrum.

The Israeli national security minister's Otzma Yehudit Party resigned from Benjamin Netanyahu’s government over the deal with Hamas.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of Israel's strongest allies, says Saudi Arabia and the UAE "want Hamas gone at least as much as you do." ...

"Our mission is far from over," stated Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.). "We will not rest until every hostage is safely home and every perpetrator of terror faces the full weight ...

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday welcomed the imminent release of the first three Israeli hostages under the truce agreement with the Hamas terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip.

The Red Cross is expected to hand over the captives inside the Netzarim Corridor that splits the northern and southern Strip.