A freed ex-militant received a hero's welcome in the occupied West Bank on Thursday after chaos during a Gaza hostage release briefly delayed the third Israel-Hamas exchange under a ceasefire deal. At around dusk,

Hamas on Thursday handed over Israeli woman hostage Agam Berger, a soldier, as a third hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and the Palestinian militant group got under way, an Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalist reported.

U.N. officials vowed Thursday that the agency would continue to deliver services in the occupied Palestinian territories for as long as possible.

Israeli laws smothering the operations of the United Nations Palestinian aid agency come into force on Thursday, leaving refugees fearing where they will get basic support.

Israel says UNRWA staff took part in Hamas’s bloody 7 October attacks on southern Israel, in which around 1,200 people were killed and another 250 taken hostage. Israel's retaliatory air and ground offensive inside Gaza has killed more than 47,000 Palestinians according to the enclave's health ministry.

The UN has said that its aid agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, will continue working in all Palestinian territories, including east Jerusalem, as Israel cut ties with the organisation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested Friday that his county’s military might not withdraw all of its forces from Lebanon by this weekend’s deadline set in its ceasefire with Hezbollah.

Kubar (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – Palestinian Iman Nafeh had been eagerly awaiting her husband's return ever since she heard he would be released from prison as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. But her joy was cut short when she ...

Israel has banned a key UN agency from operating in Israel, making the future of its operations in Gaza and the West Bank unclear.

Last year, Israel accused UNRWA staff of participating in the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks by Palestinian group Hamas. However, an investigation by the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services was unable to authenticate any of the Israeli information used to support the allegations.