Father of youngest hostage among three men to be released on Saturday, Hamas says
Yarden Bibas and two others will be exchanged for more Palestinian prisoners in the fourth swap since the ceasefire began.
Hamas Says It Will Release First American Hostage Under Current Deal
The militant group released the names of the next three hostages to be freed including 65-year-old Israeli-American Keith Siegel.
Hamas frees 8 more hostages. Israel releases Palestinian prisoners after delay
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Hamas releases names of three male hostages to be freed on Saturday
The Palestinian armed group Hamas has released the names of three hostages it says it will release on Saturday under the ceasefire deal with Israel. They are Israelis Ofer Kalderon, 53, and Yarden Bibas, 34, and American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 65.
Hamas Turns Hostage Releases Into a Humiliating Spectacle for Israel
The increasingly theatrical and threatening events have angered Israel and put a cease-fire deal at risk.
Hamas hands back eight hostages, Israel postpones release of Palestinians
An Israeli hostage held for more than a year by Hamas in Gaza was released Thursday morning, marking the first of eight hostages held by the Iran-proxy militia expected to be released throughout t
Third round of hostage releases begins as part of Hamas' Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel
Hamas released eight more hostages in Gaza Thursday as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel in exchange for releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal appears to waver after chaotic hostage handover
The chaotic release of several hostages in Khan Younis Thursday was described by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu as “shocking.”
'Our hero has returned': Hamas releases 8 more Gaza hostages as part of ceasefire deal
Eight hostages − three Israelis and five Thai nationals − were returned to Israel on Thursday after spending 482 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza. They were freed in an at-times chaotic handover in connection with a weeks-long ceasefire and hostages-for-prisoners swap between Israel and the militant group aimed at ending 15 months of fighting.
How did so many Thai farmers end up held hostage by Hamas?
Five Thai nationals held hostage by Hamas since its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel were released on Thursday, while one remaining Thai citizen remains in captivity
Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel
Hamas seized 251 people on 7 October 2023. On Thursday, Hamas released Agam Berger, 20, a soldier who had been kidnapped from the Nahal Oz military base, 29-year-old Arbel Yehud, and Gadi Moses, 80, both taken from the Nir Oz kibbutz.
Trump’s order on antisemitism and ‘Hamas sympathizers’ has California universities on alert
Trump's executive order calling on campuses to address antisemitism has university leaders, faculty and students concerned as ...
Hamas confirms killing of its military leader, months after airstrike
Hamas' armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, on Thursday confirmed the killing of its military leader Mohammed Deif and deputy ...
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Hamas talks a big game but is in chaos
Hamas is rushing to reassert control over the territory it has ruled since 2007. Its leaders are exuberant—at least in public ...
Former Hamas hostage details horrors of captivity, credits kidnapped IDF soldier with saving her life
Former hostage Amit Soussana, who was the first Israeli woman to speak about being sexual assaulted while in Hamas captivity, ...
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Diminished Hamas Remains Dominant Power In Gaza Despite Devastating Israel War
Hamas has survived Israel’s 15-month war in the Gaza Strip. Now, the militant group is replenishing its ranks, although restocking its weapons supplies will be more difficult.
Hamas hostage 'may not know wife and daughters are dead'
A British couple whose daughter and two granddaughters were killed by Hamas have no idea whether their son-in-law, who was ...