Even in war, branding applies. Israel and Hamas are engaged in a parallel battle of optics despite a ceasefire that took ...

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Gaza has long been a powder keg. It exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing ...

Israel and Hamas are in the midst of a six-week ceasefire during which Hamas is releasing dozens of the hostages captured in ...

More than 375,000 Palestinians have made their way back to homes in northern Gaza after 15 months on the run because of war.

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire ...

Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami, and Or Levy — appeared very gaunt and pale as armed Hamas fighters led them from a white van onto ...

Crowds of Palestinians fill Gaza’s main coastal road as they stream north. With their belongings on their backs, they smile, ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A Hamas fighter lifts his weapon as displaced Palestinians return ...

Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas in accordance ...

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

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Two boys watch a crowd of Palestinians returning to northern Gaza, ...