Middle East live updates: 8 hostages released and handed over to the Red Cross
Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were making their way home on Monday.
Middle East latest: Hostages and prisoners set to be released as ceasefire holds
Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such exchange since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month.
A chaotic hostage release in Gaza underscores high stakes of ceasefire
Crowds of spectators gathered around vehicles carrying hostages in southern Gaza on Thursday, raising fears the captives wouldn’t be released safely.
Trump's Middle East envoy is considering a visit to the Gaza Strip amid ceasefire deal
Steve Witkoff, Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, plans to be a near-constant presence in the region in an attempt to prevent the deal from unraveling.
Middle East live updates: 8 dead hostages among 33 being released, Israel says
Many residents of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon are expected to return to their homes in the coming days and weeks, with most of the fighting in both areas paused under Israeli ceasefire agreements with Hamas and Hezbollah.
'Our hero has returned': Hamas releases 8 more Gaza hostages as part of ceasefire deal
Eight hostages − three Israelis and five Thai nationals − were returned to Israel on Thursday after spending 482 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza. They were freed in an at-times chaotic handover in connection with a weeks-long ceasefire and hostages-for-prisoners swap between Israel and the militant group aimed at ending 15 months of fighting.
Middle East Latest: Militants in Gaza Release 8 Thai and Israeli Hostages
Militants in the Gaza Strip have released eight hostages, handing them over to the Red Cross amid chaotic crowds as part of a swap in which 110 Palestinians are to be released from Israeli prisons lat
Middle East latest: Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza for a second day
Crowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day Tuesday, ...
Middle East updates: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended to Feb. 18
The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began Jan. 19 after Hamas supplied a list of the hostages slated for return to Israel.
Trump envoy Witkoff in Israel to oversee ceasefire deal
Trump sent Witkoff to ensure the ceasefire agreement advances to the second phase, which will require hashing out more thorny ...
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Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is now being discussed by Israel's Cabinet
Israel's full Cabinet was meeting Friday evening on the Gaza ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting and release ...
Israel approves Gaza ceasefire, carries out more attacks
The agreement is set to halt a 15-month-old war between Israel and Hamas that has decimated the Strip, killed nearly 47,000 ...
Middle East latest: Deal reached to release Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into north Gaza
Israel accused Hamas of violating a fragile ceasefire by changing the order of hostages it has released, stopping thousands ...
Qatar Will Help Trump 'Pressure' Israel and Hamas to Uphold Gaza Ceasefire
Ali Al-Ansari, media attache to the Qatari Embassy to the United States, told Newsweek his nation "appreciates the important ...