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Support from Americans has surged for the U.S. nonprofit that raises money for UNRWA, the U.N. agency that serves Palestinian ...

Hamas freed the first of eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold ...

Hamas-led militants freed eight more hostages from the Gaza Strip and another 110 Palestinian prisoners were released by ...

Hamas-led militants have freed eight hostages as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. But the chaotic handover of some of the captives drew an angry protest from Israel.

One of the most shocking features of Israel’s 15-month campaign of violence against Gaza’s population was the US political ...