Senior official in terror group tells Lebanese paper Jerusalem was prepared to release 'hundreds of Palestinians' in exchange for captive civilians, soldiers' remains held in Gaza

Derech Eretz MK Zvi Hauser, who leads the powerful Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, calls proposed deal that would release Palestinian security prisoners 'outrageous'

Ismail Haniyeh says Cairo also involved in reconciliation talks, discussions ongoing over Rafah border crossing

Previous Israeli policy was only to keep bodies of Hamas terrorists for a potential prisoner exchange, and new guidelines may be susceptible to legal challenge

Addressing southern residents, defense minister says only interest is return of captives; balloons spark series of fires in southern Israel

Palestinian sources quoted saying reported proposal doesn't meet terror group's core demands and that it wants a deal but 'not at all costs'

Terror group yet to respond to outline, which was conveyed to it via a third party several weeks ago, report says

Father of slain IDF serviceman Hadar Goldin criticizes prime minister, who addressed gathering by video only, accuses government of 'six years of continuing neglect'

Dampening prospects of swap, Palestinian terror group demands Israel free some 50 terror convicts released in 2011 and arrested 3 years later

'We will make the enemy bite his fingers in remorse for this sinful decision,' official in military wing says in speech marking anniversary of Shalit kidnapping