Two Israelis and five Thai nationals were released as part of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel that began Jan. 19.

Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners after a brief delay to protest the chaos surrounding the handover of hostages by ...

Israel and Hamas reached a deal to resolve a disagreement over the exchange of a female civilian hostage that had threatened ...

Massive crowds streamed into the most heavily destroyed part on Monday in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.

“Gaza, with its great people and its resilience, will rise again to rebuild what the occupation has destroyed and continue on ...

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

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest coverage of the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.

In the ceasefire’s first phase, Israel and Hamas have agreed that 33 Israeli hostages in Gaza will be released in exchange ...

These developments do not bode well for the success of the next phases of the ceasefire, let alone a lasting peace.

Bloodshed over the weekend highlighted the brittleness of the cease-fires in both places. Still, Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah each have reasons to postpone a new escalation, at least for a few weeks.