20 hours ago · Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, as well as five Thai nationals during the next hostage release, slated for Thursday, officials from Israel and Hamas ...

2 days ago · An accounting provided by Hamas over the weekend confirmed intelligence assessments, Israeli officials said. By Isabel Kershner Reporting from Jerusalem Eight of the 26 hostages that Hamas is ...

22 hours ago · The release planned for Thursday would be the third so far as Israel and Hamas observe a six-week truce, part of a multiphase agreement that mediators hope will end the war in Gaza.

Hamas plans to release three Israeli hostages Thursday — two women and an 80-year-old man — as well as five Thai nationals abducted during the Oct.

2 days ago · Eight of the remaining hostages set to be released by Hamas in the first phase of a ceasefire agreement with Israel are dead, according to an Israeli government spokesperson.

5 days ago · Latest news and live updates on the Gaza ceasefire deal as four female hostages are set to be released. The hostages are all Israeli soldiers.

Jan 19, 2025 · One of Hamas’ main goals for taking some 250 hostages during its brazen October 7, 2023, attack on Israel was to secure the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.

5 days ago · The hostages and 200 prisoners were released in the second swap of the Gaza cease-fire deal, which went into effect this month. Aaron Boxerman and Patrick Kingsley Reporting from Jerusalem Hamas ...

5 days ago · More than 15 months after the Hamas-led attacks on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, a ceasefire agreement has come into effect, paving the way for a hostage release. Hamas seized 251...

5 days ago · 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...