The visuals out of Israel and Gaza during recent hostage-for-prisoner swaps were part of a choreographed battle of optics ...

The next test for Israel and Hamas will come on February 2nd, when talks resume on the next stage of the ceasefire—which ...

Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 ...

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The hostage handovers appeared to go relatively smoothly, unlike the previous one, which descended into chaos.

The release planned for Thursday would be the third so far as Israel and Hamas observe a six-week truce, part of a multiphase agreement that mediators hope will end the war in Gaza.

Israeli troops have pulled back to the edges of Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have ...

The Red Cross, accused of not doing enough to help hostages in Gaza or Palestinian detainees in Israel, has defended itself ...

TEL AVIV — Israelis celebrated the return Sunday evening of the first wave of hostages from the Gaza Strip, hours after Israel and Hamas ' long-awaited ceasefire went into effect and spurred many ...

Three hostages were handed over to Israeli forces — the first of 33 expected to be freed over the next six weeks in exchange ...

Israel’s main goal of the conflict was to eliminate Hamas. Some Israeli ministers, lawmakers and even a small minority of hostage families view the acceptance of a deal as an Israeli defeat.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to begin on Sunday, pausing the devastating 15-month war between Israel and the ...