52 minutes ago · Hamas and Israel are set to exchange hostages and prisoners today in the third swap of a fragile ceasefire. Israel is to release 110 Palestinian prisoners, while Hamas will set free eight hostages ...

Jan 20, 2025 · The first hostages freed from Gaza under a long-awaited ceasefire agreement are back in Israel, and desperately needed aid is beginning to flow into the enclave. Follow for live updates.

4 days ago · The deal hit its first major complication when Israel said a female civilian hostage named Arbel Yahoud was supposed to be released but wasn't.

4 days ago · A deal to release Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud has been reached that would allow people to go back to north Gaza, a senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad official said.

Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages that will pause the 15-month war with Hamas for six weeks. The deal brings Israel and Hamas a step closer to ending their deadliest and …

Jan 19, 2025 · At least 10 Palestinians were killed and 25 wounded by Israeli strikes on Gaza on Sunday morning after the expected start of the Gaza ceasefire passed, according to hospital and civil defense ...

Jan 19, 2025 · TEL AVIV — Israelis celebrated the return Sunday evening of the first wave of hostages from the Gaza Strip, hours after Israel and Hamas ' long-awaited ceasefire went into …

Jan 20, 2025 · Hours after three Israeli hostages were released from captivity in Gaza on Sunday, roughly 90 Palestinian prisoners were freed as a long-awaited cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas...

Jan 18, 2025 · At least 120 people in Gaza have been killed since the deal was announced on Wednesday, with Palestinian officials saying Israel has intensified its airstrikes ahead of the ceasefire.

About 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken back to Gaza as hostages when Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023. This triggered a massive Israeli military offensive in Gaza, which has killed...