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Israel briefly suspended the release of Palestinian prisoners after chaotic crowds mobbed two of the captives.

Hamas freed three Israelis and five Thai nationals in exchange for more than 100 Palestinians. But the militant group struggled to control crowds, prompting a delay.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is underway and hostages are being released in stages. But after the initial jubilation ...

Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday, in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in captivity in Gaza.

Hamas has released Israeli soldier Agam Berger to the Red Cross in Gaza, marking the first of eight hostages set to be freed ...

Hamas said that it intends to release Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag on Saturday. All four of the ...

In December 2023, the Israeli military expressed "deep remorse" after soldiers mistakenly killed three hostages in northern ...

Eight hostages − three Israelis and five Thai nationals − were returned to Israel on Thursday after spending 482 days in ...

The hostages were released in a staged handover that saw them surrounded by Hamas gunmen and crowds of civilians.

Eight more hostages were freed by Hamas-led militants on Thursday in a sometimes chaotic process that briefly delayed the ...

The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose Oct. 7, ...