Israel has begun allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas.

The return of Palestinians is a dramatic reversal of the mass exodus from the north that many had feared Israel would make ...

The long trek home by Palestinians comes as mediators helped end twin crises over ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon.

Many residents of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon are expected to return to their homes in the coming days and weeks, with ...

Israel let tens of thousands of Palestinians go back to northern Gaza for the first time since the early weeks of the ...

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were ...

Netanyahu confirmed that Hamas would free another six hostages in the coming week. Meanwhile, a ceasefire deal between ...

Meanwhile, close to the Israeli border in southern Lebanon, Israeli troops opened fire on protesters, killing 22 and injuring ...