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Hamas frees 8 more hostages. Israel releases Palestinian prisoners after delay
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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.”
Hamas is set to free 8 more hostages and Israel will release 110 prisoners as Gaza ceasefire holds
The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose Oct. 7, 2023, attack into Israel sparked the fighting.
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
Hamas and Israel trade blame over deal violations. Will the fragile ceasefire and hostage agreement hold?
The fragility of the truce between Israel and Hamas was laid bare on Saturday, after Israel accused Hamas of withholding a hostage, prompting a halt in the movement of Gazan civilians back to their homes in the north.
Israel, Hamas reach deal to release hostages and allow Palestinians to return to Gaza Strip
An agreement has been reached between Israel and Hamas that involves the release of additional hostages and the return of Palestinians to the northern part of the Gaza Strip.
Hamas frees 8 more hostages and Israel releases 110 more Palestinian prisoners
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.

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Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel
In December 2023, the Israeli military expressed "deep remorse" after soldiers mistakenly killed three hostages in northern ...
We are totally alone: Northern leaders call for more help from gov't in wake of Israel-Hamas war
More than 14 months into the Israel-Hamas War, “and we still don’t have a plan for the North,” Mateh Asher Regional Council ...
Senior Hamas militant filmed in Gaza after Israel claimed he was dead
Hussein Fayyad Abu Hamza, a commander in Hamas’ military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, was filmed by NBC News as he walked ...
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Israel suspends next Palestinian prisoner release after chaotic Hamas handover of hostages
After the chaotic handover in southern Gaza, Zivan Frieden, a spokesman for Israel’s prisons authority, said in a statement ...
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Hamas military wing confirms its commander Mohammed Deif was killed
Spokesman for the Qassam Brigades said the killing of the key figures in the group’s leadership didn’t cause "vacuum" in the command ...
Anti-Israel groups spray-paint Columbia University building, 'cemented' sewage system
Anti-Israel protesters say they spray-painted the front of a Columbia University building and blocked the sewage lines in ...