“I was so, so happy,” said Ibrahim Dremali, a South Floridian from Gaza. Dremali, a religious leader who lives in Tamarac, grew up in the Gaza strip, where many of his family members remain.

The wife of Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday visited an exhibition in North Miami commemorating the Oct. 7 attacks, as the Israeli prime minister said a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached.

President Donald Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza has fallen flat with both countries' governments and perplexed a congressional ally.

Gaza Strip, and Magdy from Cairo. Associated Press reporters Joe Krauss in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Mohammad Jahjouh and Osama Saleh in Wadi Gaza, Gaza Strip, contributed.

Steven Witkoff, who played an important role in brokering the truce between Israel and Hamas, also met with Israel’s prime minister and visited Saudi Arabia.

WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — They walked for hours loaded with whatever clothes, food and blankets they could carry. Many smiled, some hugged loved ones they hadn’t seen for months.

Hamas began the process of freeing three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives. Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such exchange since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month.

Steve Witkoff visited the enclave to oversee the implementation of a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

Under Israel's multi-phased deal with Hamas, some hostages held in the Gaza Strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have started to be released. Negotiations between Israel and Hamas are ...

The effort has infuriated professors. Large numbers of Palestinians headed to the north of the Gaza Strip for the first time in months after Israel withdrew part of its troops from the Netzarim ...