The exchange of hostages for prisoners is a key part of a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the deadliest and most ...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the ...

Crowds of spectators gathered around vehicles carrying hostages in southern Gaza on Thursday, raising fears the captives ...

Netanyahu blasted the “horrific” scenes during the chaotic hostage handover in Gaza — as the Jewish state then delayed the release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners that were scheduled to be ...

We are a military that is very proud to implement the [government’s] policy, to implement the decision to return the hostages ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a potentially disastrous showdown within the next month that could shake his ...

Israeli women and an 80-year-old male hostage, along with 5 Thai nationals, were released in Gaza, but Israel delayed its ...

Hamas confirmed for the first time on Thursday that Israeli killed the head of its military wing, Mohammed Deif, in an airstrike last year. Deif was one of the alleged ...

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As part of the swap, Palestinian militants in Gaza freed five Thai and three Israeli hostages, handing them over to the Red Cross amid chaotic crowds.