Hamas, Israel and hostages

Hamas frees 8 more hostages. Israel releases Palestinian prisoners after delay
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Hamas frees 8 more hostages but Israel puts prisoner release on hold after a chaotic handover
Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, who were shuttled through a rowdy crowd of thousands by masked militants,
Israel says Hamas has agreed to release three Israeli hostages
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.
Israel says eight of the remaining hostages to be released by Hamas in phase one of deal are dead
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.
Hamas is set to free 8 more hostages and Israel will release 110 prisoners as Gaza ceasefire holds
The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose Oct. 7, 2023, attack into Israel sparked the fighting.
Israel suspends next Palestinian prisoner release after chaotic Hamas handover of hostages
After the chaotic handover in southern Gaza, Zivan Frieden, a spokesman for Israel’s prisons authority, said in a statement that the release of over 100 Palestinian prisoners had been suspended, without providing further details.
Israel PM orders delay to Thursday's release of Palestinian prisoners: office
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a delay to Thursday’s release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three Israeli hostages freed earlier in the latest exchange of the Gaza ceasefire,
Senior Hamas militant filmed in Gaza after Israel claimed he was dead
Hussein Fayyad Abu Hamza, a commander in Hamas’ military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, was filmed by NBC News as he walked ...
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Hamas confirms death of military leader Mohammed Deif
Hamas confirmed the death of Mohammed Deif, head of its military wing, six months after Israel announced he was killed. It ...
Hamas and Israel trade blame over deal violations. Will the fragile ceasefire and hostage agreement hold?
The fragility of the truce between Israel and Hamas was laid bare on Saturday, after Israel accused Hamas of withholding a ...
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Israel’s upcoming political crisis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a potentially disastrous showdown within the next month that could shake his ...
Israel Blocks Gazans From North, Saying Hamas Breached Cease-Fire Deal
Some troops had been expected to withdraw to allow hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans to go home. But Israel said the ...
Trump signs executive order to cancel student visas of ‘Hamas sympathizers’ who protested Israel’s war in Gaza
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order promising “immediate action” from federal law enforcement against ...
Moment IDF soldier is reunited with family seen on video
Agam Berger, an IDF soldier who was taken hostage during Hamas' attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, is reunited with her family after spending 482 days in captivity.
Benjamin Netanyahu blasts ‘horrific’ scenes of angry mobs at chaotic hostage handover in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blasted the “horrific” scenes during the chaotic hostage handover in Gaza — as the Jewish state then delayed the release of more than ...