An Israeli hostage held for more than a year by Hamas in Gaza was released Thursday morning, marking the first of eight ...

The increasingly theatrical and threatening events have angered Israel and put a cease-fire deal at risk.

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Eight hostages held by Hamas militants are returned to Israel as Palestinian prisoner releases proceed — but can the Gaza ...

Eight more hostages were freed by Hamas-led militants on Thursday in a sometimes chaotic process that briefly delayed the ...

The release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners as laid out in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal had been in doubt after crowds in southern Gaza surrounded hostages who were being freed.

The five hostages were among the 31 Thai agricultural workers who were captured by Hamas from four farms close to the Gaza ...

In the ceasefire’s first phase, Israel and Hamas have agreed that 33 Israeli hostages in Gaza will be released in exchange ...

A crowd greets Islamic Jihad and Hamas fighters as they arrive for the hand-over of Ihostages to the Red Cross in the south Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, 30 January 2025 ...

The ugly near-riots in Gaza around Thursday’s release of Israeli hostages proves just how deep the terror rot runs.