So far, 21 hostages and over 730 Palestinian prisoners have been freed during the first phase of the truce. But the ceasefire had appeared dangerously close to collapse in recent days. Hamas had ...

The ceasefire's next phase, set to begin in March, remains uncertain. Hamas holds 73 more hostages, with about half believed to be dead. Trump has given mixed signals on whether the ceasefire ...

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Hamas released the names of the next three Israeli hostages it plans to free ... leaving another 20 expected to be freed in ...

Hamas announces names of 6 living hostages to be freed on Saturday Hamas has released the names of the six living hostages the militants plan to release on Saturday under the terms of the ceasefire.

Hamas on Friday announced the names of the latest Israeli hostages due to be released — as outrage mounted over the terror group admitting it hadn’t released dead ...

The three men, captured by Hamas during its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, are set to be freed Saturday, in the fifth exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinians jailed in Israel.

Both families clear publication of video showing gaunt captives pleading with freed hostages to speak out about horrible ...

Hamas said it is prepared to release American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander and the bodies of four dual nationals held ...

Hamas said Saturday that it will only release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander if Israel implements the existing ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas has released the names of the six living hostages the militants plan to release ... office said over 600 Palestinians are also to be freed from Israeli prisons. The announcements are a ...