Many had come at sunrise, carrying pictures of the hostages and waving Israeli flags

A key step in ending two years of ruinous war in Gaza under a ceasefire deal engineered by Donald Trump, who landed in Israel to address its parliament

Includes names of Marwan Barghouti, Ahmad Saadat, Ibrahim Hamed, and Abbas Al-Sayyed

The release of the remaining Israeli hostages held by Hamas is imminent, US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday, while vowing that the Trump administration would apply all necessary pressure to ensure future stability in Gaza.."It really should be any moment now," the vice president told N

Iran on Saturday said it did not have confidence that Israel would respect the terms of a Gaza ceasefire that began a day earlier, following two years of war

Hundreds of thousands of war-weary Palestinians returned to a devastated Gaza City yesterday, with families picking their way through rubble-strewn streets only to find many of their homes in ruins.

The fragile truce could open access, but aid agencies fear Israel may continue to impose restrictions on access

Returns home from Istanbul

Trump has said he expects to head to the Middle East on Sunday, with stops in Egypt, where the talks took place, and Israel

Thousands of displaced Palestinians trekked over the wastelands of Gaza to return to the ruins of their abandoned homes yesterday, after a ceasefire took effect and Israeli troops began pulling back under a Trump peace agreement to end the war.

The EUBAM monitoring mission is intended to provide a neutral, third-party presence at the key crossing and involves police from Italy, Spain and France

Acclaimed photographer-activist currently in Istanbul

Yunus thanks Erdoğan for Turkish cooperation in the release

Stressed nutrition support is their top priority

Israeli army says ceasefire went into effect at noon local time (0900 GMT)

Israel previously said "all parties" had signed the first phase of a ceasefire agreement

A US military team of 200 people will be deployed in the Middle East to "oversee" the Gaza ceasefire

Israel and Hamas yesterday signed an agreement to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, in the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s initiative to end the war in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump is expected in Jerusalem on Sunday, the office of Israel's president said

Key reactions as the world rejoices deal