The cease-fire is also a beacon of hope for Palestinians who have suffered immensely during Israel’s 15-month campaign to ...

The announcement of a cease-fire deal in Gaza is a welcome reprieve after over a year of genocide. But it does nothing to remedy Israel’s numerous violations of international law that produced untold ...

Palestinian construction magnate and activist Samer Khoury gave credit to President Donald Trump for securing the cease-fire ...

Outgoing President Joe Biden in brief remarks Sunday celebrated the release of three Israeli hostages in Gaza and promoted his approach to the conflict as a six-week cease-fire takes hold.

CFR scholars provide expert analysis and commentary on international issues. Steven A. Cook is Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East and Africa studies and Director of the International ...

Israeli soldier Karina Ariev, who were kidnapped in Gaza by Hamas on Oct. 7, gets on a bus after landing in a helicopter, on ...

Israeli police dispersing protesters against the cease-fire deal in Jerusalem on Thursday. Peter van Agtmael for The New York Times Israelis checking news updates in Tel Aviv. Avishag Shaar-Yashuv ...

Israel has reportedly violated its ceasefire deal with Hezbollah hundreds of times already, killing numerous people.

Benjamin Netanyahu owes his political fortunes to the support of the far-right Jewish Power and Religious Zionist parties. Both vehemently oppose the cease-fire and ...

Mediators are sounding the most optimistic notes to date that Israel and Hamas are about to strike a deal to release hostages and impose a cease-fire in Gaza. On Tuesday in Doha, the Qatari ...

The second phase of the cease-fire still needs to be worked out, and the deal doesn’t begin to address long-term questions about Gaza’s recovery. Editor’s note: This editorial has been ...

Hostage and prisoner releases: One aspect of the cease-fire agreement was strikingly lopsided: the number of Israeli hostages released compared with the number of freed Palestinian prisoners.