AP photos capture a day of wrenching emotion as Israel and Hamas release hostages and prisoners
Relief, joy, anger and trauma all spilled out as Hamas released a new round of hostages and Israel freed more Palestinians ...
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The Gaza War Is Paused, but Israel and Hamas Keep Up a Fierce Battle of Optics Over Hostage Releases
The visuals out of Israel and Gaza during recent hostage-for-prisoner swaps were part of a choreographed battle of optics.
Northern Gaza is shattered. The spirit of returning Palestinian people is not.
Palestinians are eager to return to their homes — even knowing that they have likely been damaged or destroyed.
AP Week in Pictures
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Patrick Sison, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or ...
In photos: Hundreds of trucks deliver aid from Egypt to Gaza as ceasefire holds
As the latest Israel-Hamas ceasefire and captive exchange deal took effect Jan. 19, 2025, across the Gaza Strip, Egyptian ...
2 hostages return to Israel after handover in southern Gaza
Red Cross vehicles have arrived at a site in Gaza City where Hamas is set to release American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, 65, as part of the fourth round of hostage releases in its ceasefire deal wi ...
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Al-Qassam Hands Over 3 Israelis in Exchange for Dozens of Palestinian Detainees
The Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas handed over American-Israeli prisoner Keith Siegel to the International Red Cross in Gaza ...
Who are the hostages released as part of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire in Gaza?
Ofer Kalderon, a French-Israeli hostage, was taken captive from Kibbutz Nir Oz. His teenage children, Sahar and Erez, and his ex-wife, Hadas, were also abducted, but they were freed during the ...