Hamas says it will release hostages as planned — just days after Trump warned ‘hell’ would break out if cease-fire deal collapsed Hamas reaffirmed plans to release Israeli hostages.© REUTERS ...

Israel threatened Tuesday to resume hostilities with Hamas in Gaza unless the militant group releases hostages under the ceasefire agreement.

An Israeli government spokesperson said this afternoon that “the ceasefire will end” if three live hostages are not released by Hamas on Saturday.

Hamas is ready to release all remaining 59 hostages in Gaza in exchange for a permanent cease-fire with Israel, Palestinian officials said.

Hamas says it will release the next group of three Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in Gaza.

Hamas released four Israeli hostages in Gaza early Saturday in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners to be released later in the day. It was the second release to occur as part of the ceasefire ...

CAIRO, July 9 (Reuters) - Hamas said on Wednesday it has agreed to release 10 hostages under ongoing efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza, saying ongoing talks for a truce were "tough" due to Israel's ...

PM says Israel will agree to start talks on permanent ceasefire once 60-day truce commences; Hamas tells mediators it won't ...

The U.S. confirms that Hamas plans to free Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, in hopes of advancing prospects for an enduring ceasefire.

Instead, Hayya said Hamas was ready to immediately engage in "comprehensive package negotiations" to release all remaining hostages in its custody in return for an end to the Gaza war, the release ...

The deal comes more than 20 months into the conflict -- and more than three months after a previous deal ended.