18 hours ago · What we know. Hamas today freed eight hostages and Israel was set to release 110 Palestinian detainees and prisoners during the latest exchange in the ongoing ceasefire-hostage deal.

22 hours ago · KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Eight more hostages were freed by Hamas-led militants on Thursday in a sometimes chaotic process that briefly delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners by Israel and underscored the fragility of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that began earlier this month.. The swap of hostages for prisoners is a key part of a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the ...

17 hours ago · More than 80 of the 251 hostages abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 are still in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 34 confirmed by Israel's Defense Forces to be dead. Hamas is holding seven dual ...

14 hours ago · Hamas released eight hostages, including three Israelis and five Thais, on Thursday as part of a hostage-for-prisoner exchange, more than a year after they were taken captive during the Hamas-led ...

3 days ago · 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.. The rest of the 33 ...

6 days ago · Hamas and other militant groups kidnapped 251 people from Israel during the October 7, 2023 terror attacks. The Israeli government says that 87 of them are still held captive inside Gaza. At...

Jan 20, 2025 · • Three hostages and 90 Palestinian prisoners were released as part of the first phase of a long-awaited Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Over the next six weeks, 30 more hostages...

6 days ago · During the first six-week phase of the ceasefire, a total of 33 hostages should be freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israel. According to Israel, 87...

Nov 28, 2023 · An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas has said in an interview that she was initially fed well in captivity until conditions worsened and captives became hungry. She was kept in a “suffocating” room and slept on plastic chairs with a sheet for nearly 50 days.

Nov 27, 2023 · Under the current four-day cease-fire, Hamas has agreed to release a total of 50 Israeli hostages in exchange for Israel releasing 150 Palestinian security prisoners and ramping up aid to the pummeled enclave. Eighteen foreign …