TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas on Friday published the names of four hostages it said it would release the following day as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets across Gaza on Sunday, honking car horns and cheering to celebrate the start of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

"I feel a mixture of happiness because lives are being saved and blood is being stopped," said Mr Dahman, who was also displaced from Gaza City and lives in Deir al-Balah. "But I am also worried about the post-war shock of what we will see in the streets ...

An Israeli airstrike on Gaza's Deir al-Balah killed at least 10 Palestinians and wounded others, medics told Reuters on Tuesday.

Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip expressed their hope and joy over news of a potential ceasefire deal after mediators said Israel and Hamas were at the closest point yet to sealing an agreement.

(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP ... its not enough,” said Umm Adham Shaheen, displaced from Gaza City. American and Arab mediators have spent nearly a year ...

A girl is seen at the site of destroyed tents after an Israeli bombardment, in Deir al-Balah city in the central Gaza Strip, on Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua) Palestinians are ...

The Israeli Cabinet will convene early Friday to ratify a cease-fire and hostage exchange deal with Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media on Thursday. The Israel Broadcasting Authority KAN reported the developments on X, citing an official. The agreement, announced by Qatar on Wednesday, is set to take effect Sunday.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached, after his office said earlier there were last minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war.

Two strikes in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah killed two women and their four children, who ranged in age from 1 month to 9 years old

A warning has gone out to seafarers in the Persian Gulf over what appear to be attempts by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard to compel ships to enter Iranian waters. While Iran has a history of harassing