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The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose Oct. 7, ...

Hamas initiated the release of three Israeli hostages and five Thai captives, marking the third release since a ceasefire began.

Among those to be freed is Arbel Yehoud, whose release was at the center of a dispute that threatened to unravel the fragile ...

Israel is expected to release more than 100 Palestinian prisoners, including around 30 serving life sentences, in what would ...

The expected release is part of a fragile ceasefire between the militant group and Israel, which began earlier this month and ...

An Israeli official says that Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, and five Thai ...

Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives on Thursday, and Israel is to release another ...

Trump sent Witkoff to ensure the ceasefire agreement advances to the second phase, which will require hashing out more thorny ...

Hamas has handed captive Israeli soldier Agam Berger over to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip. Thursday's release is part of a ...

Israel is expected to release more than 100 Palestinian prisoners, including around 30 serving life sentences, in the third exchange of the Gaza cease-fire.

Thursday's exchange is the third since the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that has held for over a week.