News that three high-profile hostages are expected to be released has brought excitement and trepidation to Israel on Friday.

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Only the U.S. sides with Israel. By Farnaz Fassihi With only two days before Israel outlaws operations on its soil of the main U.N. aid agency for Palestinian refugees, the United Nations Security ...

The release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners as laid out in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal ... “I am very super duper happy, so excited,” Mr. Vilas said. “I couldn’t sleep since ...

Israel handed over the list of terrorists set to be released on Saturday after the three hostages are released, Army Radio reported Friday night. All the hostages will be transferred when they ...

The Israeli military confirmed that all three hostages were in its care and back in Israel after first being handed over to Red Cross personnel in Gaza. Siegel appeared to have lost weight during ...

About 90 Patriot missiles from Israel are being sent to Ukraine in a transfer facilitated by the United States, according to a US defense official. The missiles had been in storage in Israel ...

Dr. Yechiel Leiter on Monday assumed his role as Israel's Ambassador to the United States, replacing Ambassador Mike Herzog, who served in the position for the last three years. Leiter is a father ...

Hamas released Gadi Moses, Arbel Yehoud, and Agam Berger. Five Thai citizens kidnapped from agricultural communities in southern Israel were also released. Photo: Bashar Taleb/Agence France-Presse ...

Thousands of birds of different species pass through Israel's Hula Valley near the Lebanese border this season on their way ...

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 ...

Defense Minister Israel Katz visited IDF posts at the peak of Mount Hermon today (Tuesday), together with the commander of the 210th Division, Brigadier General Yair Falai, and the commander of ...