Israel’s 15-month campaign has depleted the group’s military strength, sapped its political influence and opened a leadership void inside the Gaza Strip.

Dubai: The Israel-Hamas war, now nearing a potential ceasefire, has devastated the Gaza Strip. Satellite photos offer some sense of the destruction in the territory, which has been largely

One of the Israeli hostages freed on the first day of the Gaza ceasefire said Monday in her first comments since being released that she has “returned to life.”

A mysterious airstrip being built on a remote island in Yemen is nearing completion, according to satellite photos analyzed by The Associated Press

Hamas called the return “a victory for our ... Associated Press reporters Joe Krauss in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Mohammad Jahjouh and Osama Saleh in Wadi Gaza, Gaza Strip, contributed.

Delayed by a dispute over the release of a specific hostage, an agreement has been reached to allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza.

Hamas said the return was “a victory for our ... Magdy reported from Cairo and Krauss from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Hamas said the return was “a victory for our ... Shurafa reported from Wadi Gaza, Gaza Strip, and Krauss from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Associated Press reporters Samy Magdy in Cairo, and ...

Hamas has announced the names of the next four hostages it will release this weekend as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel. The truce is supposed to halt fighting

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were making their way home on Monday.

Eight more hostages were freed by Hamas-led militants on Thursday in a sometimes chaotic process that briefly delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners by Israel and underscored the fragility of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that began earlier this month.