The hostages were freed in a heavily staged handover, ahead of the expected release of 200 Palestinian prisoners.

Israel was set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees later in the day as part of the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

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

Latest news and live updates on the Gaza ceasefire deal as four female hostages are set to be released. The hostages are all ...

Four female Israeli hostages released by Hamas as part of ceasefire deal Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag were all serving with the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) when they were ...

Israel and Hamas are expected to swap more hostages for Palestinian prisoners. It would be the second such exchange since a ...

Hamas militants on Saturday released four female Israeli soldiers they held captive for 15 months in a planned exchange for ...

Israel and Hamas are expected to swap more hostages for Palestinian prisoners. DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and ...

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Gaza are with Israeli forces, the second such release as part of a ceasefire with Hamas.

Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken hostage by Hamas in the terrorist attack on October 7 have been released.

Young female “spotters” for Israel’s army reported suspicious activity across the border. When Hamas attacked, 15 were killed ...