The release of one of three Hamas hostages freed Saturday was cruelly spoiled when he was told his brother was killed in Gaza — and then learned his wife and children were slain in the Oct.

An American who fought “hand-to-hand” with Hamas before being captured will be released on Saturday alongside two other hostages, Hamas has confirmed. On Friday, relief swept Israel as the terrorist group handed over the names of the three men within the deadline, having threatened to postpone hostage releases earlier in the week.

Hamas militants have named the next three Israeli male hostages to be released as part of a fragile ceasefire deal that had teetered in recent days amid a major dispute that raised the specter of figh