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Palestinian militants began handing over three Israeli hostages in Gaza in return for 110 Palestinian prisoners to be freed ...

Mr. Zubeidi, who was also once a theater director, stunned Israelis and Palestinians alike when he and others broke out of ...

The men were affiliated with a militant group, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, which carried out an attack earlier this month, the ...

Israel had delayed their release in protest against the way the seven hostages freed by Hamas were treated as they were ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the sight of their chaotic handover was shocking and threatened death to anyone hurting hostages ...

Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three Israeli hostages and five Thai workers. The release marks the third round of exchanges.

Watch our documentaries on the evolution and impact of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and the overarching Israeli-Palestinian ...

Three more Israeli and five Thai hostages have been released by Palestinian militants from captivity and returned to Israel, ...

Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza have returned to Israel after Hamas ...

Eight more hostages were freed by Hamas-led militants on Thursday in a sometimes chaotic process that briefly delayed the ...

The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose Oct. 7, ...