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Gaza: Hamas movement announced today that it will release four female Israeli soldiers tomorrow, Saturday, as part of the ...

The Hamas militant group has published the names of four hostages it says it will release the following day as part of the ...

It was impossible not to be moved by the smiles and tears of joy (and relief) of the three young women as they were reunited ...

TEL AVIV — On lampposts, in shop windows and on smartphone screens across Israel, the posters show a smiling, red-headed baby boy clutching a pink elephant. And now the country is bracing to learn ...

The outgoing Israeli ambassador to the United States, Mike Herzog, told Axios on Monday that he expects the 47th president to ...

President Biden released a statement following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire announcement Wednesday, saying release of American ...

The first three Israeli hostages were released from Gaza on Sunday under a ceasefire deal that includes the release of ...

Gazans were surveying the vast damage to their neighborhoods on Monday as anxious Israelis awaited news about the condition ...

Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners in return, according to a statement from the its prison service, the Associated ...

Israel has freed 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. The release came early Monday, more than seven hours after three ...

By The Associated Press A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday as Hamas released the first three female hostages ...