The Israeli military says it has launched an operation in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said aimed to “eradicate terrorism” in the area.

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Sunday he would gravel to Israel and Ramallah Monday to support Middle East peace after the start of a ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Hamas in Gaza. "Tomorrow morning I will be in Israel and then I will be in Ramallah,

The 90 Palestinian prisoners that were in Israeli custody have been released, an Israeli prison service spokesperson said in a statement early Monday morning local time – about 80 minutes past the conclusion of Day 1 of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage exchange deal.

After 15 months of war, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Sunday morning.

After 15 months of collective grief and anxiety, three Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity and returned to Israel, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners walked free from Israeli jail, leaving both Israelis and Palestinians torn between celebration and trepidation as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold Sunday.

Israel began releasing 90 Palestinian prisoners on Monday, following the return of three Israeli hostages from Hamas. A bus carrying dozens of women and minors left Ofer prison near Ramallah. They were held for security-related offences like stone-throwing and attempted murder.

Israel has released 90 Palestinian prisoners to cheering crowds in the West Bank following the return of three Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza. Some supporters were seen waving Hamas ...

By James Mackenzie and Ali Sawafta JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH (Reuters) -Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing at least eight Palestinians in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a "large-scale and significant military operation".

Hamas confirms Qutaiba al-Shalabi and Mohammed Nazal carried out attack; defense minister says Gaza lessons being applied in West Bank amid major Jenin operation

JERUSALEM/JENIN (Reuters) -Israel's defence minister said on Wednesday forces were applying lessons learned in Gaza as a major operation continued in Jenin, which the military said was aimed at countering Iranian-backed militant groups in the volatile West Bank city.

Hundreds of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank's Jenin refugee camp have started leaving their homes on Thursday after Israeli forces issued an "evacuation order" during a large-scale raid, a Palestinian official said.