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Eight hostages held by Hamas militants are returned to Israel as Palestinian prisoner releases proceed — but can the Gaza ...

The cease-fire has held despite a dispute earlier this week over the sequence in which the hostages were released.

The chaotic release of several hostages in Khan Younis Thursday was described by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu as ...

Delayed by a dispute over the release of a specific hostage, an agreement has been reached to allow Palestinians to return to ...

In the ceasefire’s first phase, Israel and Hamas have agreed that 33 Israeli hostages in Gaza will be released in exchange ...

While the cease-fire is welcome news, there is a very real possibility that we have yet to see the end of the Israel-Hamas ...

Some of the prisoners Israel is expected to release include 30 Palestinians that were given life sentences for deadly attacks ...

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

Bill Deere, director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA), discussed ...