The hostages are the second set to be released since the multiphase agreement came into effect, raising hopes for a lasting ...

The hostages were released in a staged handover that saw them surrounded by Hamas gunmen and crowds of civilians.

Hamas says it will release four female IDF soldiers including Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag in ...

The Oct. 7 cross-border attack led by Hamas killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took around 250 others hostage.

Hamas agreed to release three female hostages on the first day of the deal, four on the seventh day and the remaining 26 over the next five weeks. This is the second cease-fire achieved during the ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas announced Friday that it would release four female soldiers held hostage for 15 months in Gaza, as part of an exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners laid out ...

composed primarily of 18- to 21-year-old female soldiers, whose job it was to remain at the base near Gaza for hours, looking out for anything suspicious. Hamas held them captive for 477 days.