Israeli forces have completed a pullback of troops from Gaza on Friday after Israel's Cabinet approved a plan for a ceasefire aimed at ending the devastating two-year war.

Now he was sitting with his fellow ministers to discuss how to bring to an end two years of hostilities that had reduced much of Gaza to a charred wasteland—but had left Hamas still standing. At Netanyahu’s invitation,

Hamas ceasefire has been widely celebrated, although some are skeptical of Israel's past alleged violations of truces.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will deploy up to 200 troops to Israel to establish a task force to support stabilization efforts in Gaza, but no Americans are expected to be deployed into the Palestinian enclave, U.S. officials said on Thursday.

The Air Force base south of Boise will host a contingent of Qatari F-15s, the defense secretary announced Friday.

Gaza’s Hamas-run civil defense agency says more than 50 bodies were recovered from the wreckage and brought to hospitals across the territory today after Israel declared a ceasefire and started pulling back troops.

The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday night intercepted two Houthi drones launched from Yemen, according to the Israeli military.

The U.S. will have roughly 200 military personnel in Israel helping oversee the implementation of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza, a senior U.S. official said Thursday. The official said that Adm.