Hamas confirmed the names of the first three hostages to be set free, including Damari, 28,  Doron Steinbrecher, 31, and Romi Gonen, 24.

It comes as Israeli strikes have killed dozens in Gaza ahead of the truce which is expected to take effect on Sunday.

Hamas remains the dominant Palestinian power in Gaza even after 15 months of Israeli bombardment, holding sway in ...

Gaza deal . After more than 15 months of bitter war in Gaza and uncertainty over the fate of the hostages, Israel and Hamas finally agreed to a ceasefire on Wednesday. Celebrat ...

At least 80 people have been killed by Israeli air strikes on Gaza, it has been reported. A ceasefire and hostage return deal was reached on Wednesday, but has yet to be ratified by the Israeli ...

After Israel’s refusal to withdraw its security forces from the mosque compound, Hamas launches a sustained rocket barrage ...

While people celebrated the ceasefire announcement in Gaza and Israel, the latter's military conducted more attacks on Gaza, ...

Israel has delayed a cabinet meeting to approve a hostage release deal with Hamas to end 15 months of conflict ...

Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities ...

Jew-killing sadist Yahya Sinwar always looked and sounded like a compromise between a man and a corpse. His Hamas boss, ...

Mediators say Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip, raising ...

Officials announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause more than 15 months of war and release hostages held in Gaza ...