The release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners as laid out in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal had been in doubt after crowds in southern Gaza surrounded hostages who were being freed.

Hamas released Gadi Moses, Arbel Yehoud, and Agam Berger. Five Thai citizens kidnapped from agricultural communities in southern Israel were also released. Photo: Bashar Taleb/Agence France-Presse ...

Now, after spending two birthdays in Gaza, Ofer is expected to return to Israel on Saturday as part of the first phase of a new hostage-ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Ofer’s children ...

The Israeli military confirmed that all three hostages were in its care and back in Israel after first being handed over to Red Cross personnel in Gaza. Siegel appeared to have lost weight during ...

Like all of the 90 Palestinian women and children released in the first hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas in January, she was labeled as a “terrorist” by the Israel Prison Service.

KHAN YUNIS, Gaza Strip — Hamas militants on Saturday freed three men, including an American Israeli, held hostage for more than a year in the Gaza Strip, and Israel released 183 Palestinian ...

Ceasefire agreement took effect two weeks ago Israel says it has opened fire when its forces are at risk Hamas has described these incidents as violations Hamas says Israel has stalled over ...

Netanyahu is scheduled to depart Israel on Sunday for Washington, where he is to meet next week with Trump at the White House to discuss Gaza and the Israeli hostages held there. During his ...

"Agam, Arbel, Gadi - welcome home! The entire State of Israel embraces you, and so do my wife Sarah and I," Netanyahu began. He also stated that "this release was achieved primarily due to our ...

Israel's ban on the main UN agency for Palestinian refugees has come into force, three months after the country's parliament voted it through. The highly controversial ban has seen international ...

Tel Aviv — Three more Israeli hostages — two females and an 80-year-old man — were released in Gaza Thursday as the third hostages-for-prisoners swap agreed to by Israel and Hamas got ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz on Saturday night agreed to appoint Major General (res.) Eyal Zamir as the next Chief of the General Staff of the IDF.