1 day ago · American Israeli Keith Siegel is among the hostages set to be released Saturday, Hamas said in a statement Friday, as part of the fourth hostage-prisoner exchange with Israel.

1 day ago · KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas militants freed three male hostages held for more than a year in the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in the fourth such exchange of a ceasefire deal that has halted 15 …

4 days ago · During the first six-week phase of the ceasefire, a total of 33 hostages should be freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israel. According to Israel, 79...

2 days ago · Hamas released three more hostages and Israel freed 183 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday as part of an ongoing cease-fire deal, in a quick process that was a stark contrast to a chaotic and drawn ...

3 days ago · Freed hostage Shani Goren, fourth left, and friends of Israeli hostage Arbel Yehoud react as they watch the broadcast of her being released from Hamas captivity, in Carmei Gat, southern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

1 day ago · Three Israeli hostages and five Thai nationals held by Hamas in Gaza since the 7 October 2023 have been released. Agam Berger, a 20-year-old Israeli soldier, was reunited with her family at a ...

3 days ago · Earlier, seven hostages - two Israelis and five Thais - were freed in Khan Younis, as hundreds of people swarmed round the hostages' vans in chaotic scenes. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said they ...

Nov 28, 2023 · An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas has said in an interview that she was initially fed well in captivity until conditions worsened and captives became hungry. She was kept in a “suffocating” room and slept on plastic chairs with a sheet for nearly 50 days.

Jan 25, 2025 · Hamas and other militant groups kidnapped 251 people from Israel during the October 7, 2023 terror attacks. The Israeli government says that 87 of them are still held captive inside Gaza. At...

Jan 20, 2025 · Over the next six weeks, 30 more hostages are expected to be released, as are hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. • The Israeli military has withdrawn from several locations in Gaza since the...