A chaotic hostage release in Gaza underscores high stakes of ceasefire
Crowds of spectators gathered around vehicles carrying hostages in southern Gaza on Thursday, raising fears the captives wouldn’t be released safely.
Third round of hostage releases begins as part of Hamas' Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel
Hamas released eight more hostages in Gaza Thursday as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel in exchange for releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
'Our hero has returned': Hamas releases 8 more Gaza hostages as part of ceasefire deal
Eight hostages − three Israelis and five Thai nationals − were returned to Israel Thursday after spending 482 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza. They were freed in an at-times chaotic handover in connection with a weekslong ceasefire and hostages-for-prisoners swap between Israel and the militant group aimed at ending 15 months of fighting.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal appears to waver after chaotic hostage handover
The chaotic release of several hostages in Khan Younis Thursday was described by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu as “shocking.”
Israel Arrests 12 in East Jerusalem Over Hamas Ceasefire Celebrations
Israeli authorities announced Wednesday that they had arrested 12 Palestinians in East Jerusalem for celebrating the release of prisoners over the weekend under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. The arrests were made late Tuesday following the circulation of videos earlier in the week,
Hamas Is Set to Free 8 More Hostages and Israel Will Release 110 Prisoners as Gaza Ceasefire Holds
Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners
First American hostage to be released from Gaza, Hamas says
American-Israeli Keith Siegel is set to be released on Saturday as part of Israel and Hamas' ceasefire deal. He is the first of the American citizens taken on Oct. 7, 2023 to be released by the terror organization as part of this ceasefire deal.
After 3 years of war, more Ukrainians accept reality of likely ceasefire with Russia, but with conditions
Three years of war with Russia and the threat of U.S. support dwindling has many Ukrainians ready for a ceasefire, but they ...
Trump envoy Witkoff in Israel to oversee ceasefire deal
Trump sent Witkoff to ensure the ceasefire agreement advances to the second phase, which will require hashing out more thorny ...
6-year-old Sama al-Qudra was 'the last child killed' before the Gaza ceasefire
As Sama al-Qudra walked through Khan Younis with her family on Jan. 19, she was struck by shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike that targeted a Palestinian police vehicle. NBC News' Raf Sanchez has the ...
Netanyahu to visit Trump at White House on Feb 4 amid fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with him at the White House on ...
Israel lets tens of thousands of Palestinians start returning to northern Gaza as ceasefire holds
Israel is letting thousands of Palestinians return to northern Gaza for the first time since the early weeks of the war with ...
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Hamas to free three Israeli hostages in next ceasefire swap
Picture: Omar AL-QATTAA/AFP JERUSALEM - Hamas and Israel will conduct their next swap of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday, with three Israelis including the father of the youngest hostages to be freed ...
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Qatar banks on Trump's help to sustain Gaza ceasefire
Ansari discusses the Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal, the Trump administration's role in implementing it and the future of ...
Any forced halt of UNRWA's work would jeopardise Gaza ceasefire, agency says
The U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA said on Friday that if its humanitarian work in Gaza is forced to halt, it would put ...