Despite a few hiccups, the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas has achieved its initial milestones. Much will depend on the ...

Most Gaza residents are the descendants of Palestinian refugees driven to the enclave in a 1948 war. They harbor a deep fear ...

The UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and “the urgent need to expand the flow” of ...

Photo: Alef Multimedia/Oxfam Here’s how you can help people in Gaza recover from the conflict. More than 2 million people in Gaza have been suffering through the devastating 15-month Israeli military ...

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

Sign up for Forwarding the News, the Forward’s morning newsletter with all the news and analysis that matters to American Jews each day. Finally, after months of ...

After 15 months of agony, the potential Gaza ceasefire comes as a colossal relief not just for Palestinians and Israelis, but for the wider Middle East. True, the deal is narrow in size and scope. It ...

That created a dual reality: War-weary Palestinians in Gaza, the relatives of hostages ... of the understandings and creating a last-minute crisis that prevents a settlement,” the Israeli ...

Finally, after months of delay, it now looks like some Israeli hostages will be coming home, some of Israel’s troops will withdraw from Gaza, and at least some the brutal humanitarian crisis in ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a “last-minute crisis” with Hamas was holding up Israeli approval of a long-awaited ceasefire that would pause the fighting in the Gaza ...