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.

Israel lifted its closure of northern Gaza for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas in ...

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

As news that the crossings would be opened filtered out, thousands of displaced families burst in cheers at shelters and tent encampments ...

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 ...

Bloodshed over the weekend highlighted the brittleness of the cease-fires in both places. Still, Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah ...