Scotland today host Six Nations champions Ireland. The Scots began their campaign with a bonus-point victory against Italy ...

A ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas is “on the brink of coming to fruition,” President Joe Biden said Monday. In his final foreign policy address before he leaves ...

Eight of the remaining hostages set to be released by Hamas in the first phase of a ceasefire agreement with Israel are dead, according to an Israeli government spokesperson. The rest of the 33 ...

Israel’s defence minister says military applying ‘method’ from Gaza war in major raid on occupied West Bank’s Jenin. Palestinians women and children, one with arms raised, walk next to ...

A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is a welcome reprieve from the catastrophe we have seen in the Middle East. It’s also a tragic reminder of the lives lost and the ones that the fighting has ...

saying it would be “granted full transparency” by the military. Halevi had appeared to be at odds with Israel’s new defense minister, Israel Katz, over the direction of the war. He said ...

The Abraham Accords, a series of normalization deals signed in 2020 by Israel and Bahrain, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates, remain Trump’s signature foreign policy achievement from his first ...

In a milestone development for Israeli ice sports, the country’s top professional hockey teams are set to make their North American debut, showcasing Israel’s growing presence in the international ...

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The trigger for the Gaza conflict, as well as the related hostilities in Lebanon, was the October 7, 2023, terrorist attack carried out by Hamas near the Israel-Gaza border. This heinous act of ...

It would see Hamas release the remaining hostages, with Israel agreeing to free around 1,000 Palestinians. The Israeli military will also complete a full troop withdrawal from Gaza during this phase.

The announcement came after Israel said it had received the names of hostages due to be released on Sunday. Under the terms of the agreement, the cease-fire will last six weeks. During this period ...