The Israel Defense Forces completed a withdrawal to agreed-upon deployment lines in the Gaza Strip on Friday at noon, officially beginning a ceasefire and a 72-hour countdown during which Hamas is to ...

As a 72-hour countdown began Friday for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, Yehuda Cohen is preparing for a reunion with his 21-year-old son, Nimrod. Cohen's son, an Israeli soldier, was ...

U.S. troops arrive in Israel, IDF pulls back in Gaza with ceasefire in effect The 72-hour countdown is underway for the release of all hostages, as tens of thousands of Palestinians surge back to what ...