Israel, Gaza and Hamas

Hamas begins freeing 8 more hostages as Gaza truce holds. Israel is set to release 110 prisoners
Hamas began the process of freeing three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives on Thursday, the third such release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month. Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners.
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Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners in response to chaotic hostage release in Gaza
Three Israelis and five Thai nationals were freed earlier in what PM Benjamin Netanyahu called "shocking scenes".
Israel-Hamas ceasefire live updates: Netanyahu delays Palestinians' release after hostages freed in chaotic scenes
Follow NBC News live updates for the latest coverage of the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.
Third round of hostage releases begins as part of Hamas' Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel
Hamas has begun a third round of freeing hostages in Gaza Thursday as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel in exchange for releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Israel Receives List of Gaza Hostages to Be Released on Thursday, PM Office Says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has received a list of hostages who will be released on Thursday from Gaza, the Prime Minister's office said on Wednesday. The office did not provide further details. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters. Your trusted source for the latest news delivered weekdays from the team at U.S. News and World Report.
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.
Israel PM orders delay to Thursday's release of Palestinian prisoners: office
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a delay to Thursday’s release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three Israeli hostages freed earlier in the latest exchange of the Gaza ceasefire,

Israel, Un and Palestinian

Senior Hamas militant filmed in Gaza after Israel claimed he was dead
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‘When he wants something, it happens.’ Israel’s far right applauds Trump’s Gaza plan
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Israel lets tens of thousands of Palestinians start returning to northern Gaza as ceasefire holds
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Trump signs executive order to cancel student visas of ‘Hamas sympathizers’ who protested Israel’s war in Gaza
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order promising “immediate action” from federal law enforcement against ...
Israel’s war inflicted ‘life-threatening danger’ on pregnant women and girls in Gaza, Human Rights Watch says
Israel has inflicted “serious and sometimes life-threatening danger” on pregnant and postpartum women and girls in Gaza over ...
Israel's Netanyahu to Meet Trump in Washington on Feb 4 Amid Gaza Ceasefire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on ...
Moment IDF soldier is reunited with family seen on video
Agam Berger, an IDF soldier who was taken hostage during Hamas' attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, is reunited with her family after spending 482 days in captivity.
In Thailand, Faraway Vigil for Hostages Ends in Happy Tears
The father of a Thai farmhand who was held hostage in Gaza for 15 months could barely get the words out at hearing the news of his son’s release.