Thousands of Palestinians hoped to be able to return to northern Gaza for the first time since October 2023, but they're being blocked during hostage disagreement.

People gathered in Paris Saturday evening in support of the hostages held in Gaza, hours before a truce to allow their release was due to take effect. The ceasefire, intended to pave the way to an

Israel has accused Hamas of violating a fragile ceasefire by changing the order of hostages it has released, leading it to stop thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in the northern

President Joe Biden and his top diplomats, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken, had sought closure during his term.

Global peacemakers are praying the Israel-Hamas ceasefire will hold "so we do not return to the daily horror."

The war cabinet agreed to send a high-level delegation to a second Paris summit on hostage talks ... Barnea in the hostage negotiations with Hamas and the many third-party intermediaries?

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday as Hamas released the first three female hostages it held for 15 months of the devastating war with Israel.

Police closed off the Adidas Arena ahead of a Euroleague basketball game between Paris and Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv on Thursday because of a suspicious package outside the stadium.

France is open to Israeli companies joining the Paris Air Show, following ceasefire agreements in Gaza and Lebanon, as discussed by Macron and Netanyahu.

People gathered in Paris Saturday in support of the hostages held in Gaza, describing being torn between hope and fear hours before a truce set to allow their release takes effect. The ceasefire, intended to pave the way to an end of the Israel-Hamas war,

According to the Hamas delegation in Doha ... Officials from Qatar, Egypt, Israel and the United States had met in Paris to work out the details, which included the release of some Palestinians ...

Hamas said it expected Israel to release around ... They said her dream was to study in Paris and become an interior designer and architect. Ariev, Gilboa and Levy all turned 20 while in captivity.