Even before the first phase is completed, the fragile cease-fire agreement that has paused 15 months of war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas faces increasingly long odds of lasting or even reaching phase two.

The opening was delayed for two days over a dispute between Hamas and Israel, which said the militant group had changed the order of the hostages it released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

The war in Gaza has been devastating for children. According to U.N. agencies, more than 13,000 have been killed, an estimated 25,000 injured, and at least 25,000 hospitalized for malnutrition.

Israeli forces killed at least 22 people and injured dozens more in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese officials said. In Gaza, Israel said Hamas had violated the terms of the truce.

Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza for a second day - Crowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day, under a fragi

Israel’s Cabinet has approved the Gaza ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting and release dozens of hostages held by Hamas militants along with Palestinian prisoners held by Israel

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament voted Thursday ... restrictions on media coverage of the war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip amid mounting concerns that soldiers could face legal action abroad.

Jean-Pierre Lacroix spoke to the U.N. Security Council in a video briefing from Beirut on Friday ... assume full responsibility” in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement reported by the ...

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip has taken effect following an almost three-hour delay after Hamas was late to name the three hostage it plans to release. The announcement from

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Even before the ceasefire deal between Israel ... Associated Press writer Abby Sewell in Beirut contributed to this report.

Palestinian health officials say a major Israeli military operation in the occupied West Bank has killed at least eight Palestinians and left dozens wounded. It comes as a fragile ceasefire