The release of the men, who include an American, was the sixth in a hostage-for-prisoner exchange laid out in a cease-fire ...

Israel is set to free more than 360 Palestinian prisoners in an exchange that had been thrown into doubt after days of mutual ...

In return, Israel is expected to free 90 Palestinian prisoners. The exchange would extend the fragile cease-fire that ...

The Justice Department’s request for information about a splashy case brought by prosecutors in New York thrust into public ...

The group said that mediators were working “to remove obstacles and close gaps” after the cease-fire deal with Israel hit a ...

In return, Israel is expected to free hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The exchange would extend a fragile cease-fire that appeared on the brink of collapse earlier this week.

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

In highly staged ceremonies, Hamas freed three people held captive over the last 15 months. Keeping to its part of the ...

The Israeli leader’s warning came after Hamas said it would indefinitely postpone the next round of hostage releases.

Stalling the next release of hostages from the Gaza Strip, scheduled for the coming weekend, raises new challenges for the ...

The hostages, who were made to give public speeches thanking the Hamas militants who had held them captive, looked frail and ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said the cease-fire would end if Hamas did not release captives held in Gaza. But ...