Eric Tlozek

Hamas has quickly re-established de facto control of much of Gaza since the recent ceasefire. But a spokesperson says the militant group does not want to govern Gaza into the future.

The International Court of Justice rules Israel must allow aid groups access to Gaza and that the nation's attempts to stop a UN agency delivering aid to Palestinians are illegal.

One week into the ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinians are returning to destroyed homes and trying to find shelter.

Instead of thanking the US president, perhaps people should be asking: why are the hostages only coming home now?

Nearly 2,000 Palestinians who were imprisoned in Israel have been reunited with their families as part of an exchange for hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

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The Israeli government has approved Gaza's ceasefire and hostage deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said early on Friday.

With Israel and Hamas not sticking to Donald Trump's proposed "20-point plan", the deal to bring "eternal peace" in the Middle East looks more like a temporary ceasefire.

Children in Gaza are experiencing grief, loss, displacement, and starvation. For some, this is all they know or remember.

Representatives of Israel, Hamas and the United States are set to begin fresh talks in Egypt about how to implement Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan.