President Mahmoud Abbas received the Gaza Relief, Early Recovery and Emergency Response Plan, which was prepared by the Palestinian government to address the emergency situation in the Gaza Strip. The handover took place on Sunday during a meeting with Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates,

Qatar’s prime minister said on Tuesday that a lasting peace in Gaza would depend on Israel and Hamas acting in “good faith,” days into a fragile truce

After 15 months of war, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Sunday morning.

UN Women released a statement in response to the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, calling it news that “brings relief for the one million women and children” in Gaza who have been subjected to Israeli attacks over the last 15 months.

Gazans were surveying the vast damage to their neighborhoods on Monday as anxious Israelis awaited news about the condition of the hostages.

At 17:07, Hamas had confirmed that 28-year-old Emily Damari, 23-year-old Romi Gonen, 23-year-old Romie Gonen and 31-year-old Doron Stanbar Hair had been released and handed over to the Red Cross in the central Gaza.

The first three hostages were released from Gaza and the first Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli custody as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold following 15 months

Tel Aviv — Israeli military strikes killed more than 600 people in the Gaza Strip in the first 10 days ... Abu Fkheida at Birzeit University in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Authority must be the sole governing power in Gaza after the war, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said on Wednesday, as expectations grew that a deal to halt fighting and start returning Israeli hostages was near.

Israeli troops have pulled back to the edges of Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have returned to what remains of their homes in the first few days of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.

The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour through mountains of rubble.