Gaza, Israel and Hamas

Chaotic scenes at Gaza hostage release bring condemnation from Israeli leaders
Israel delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners for several hours after broadcast images showed crowds jostling and cheering in Gaza as Israeli and Thai hostages were handed over to the Red Cross earlier that day.
Hamas names Israeli hostages to be freed in Gaza on Saturday
By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Friday it would free the father of the youngest hostages seized in its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel and two others including a dual U.
Third round of hostage releases begins as part of Hamas' Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel
Hamas released eight more hostages in Gaza Thursday as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel in exchange for releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
American Keith Siegel among hostages set for release in next Israel-Hamas exchange under ceasefire
Dual U.S.-Israeli national Keith Seigel is among the 3 hostages expected to be released by Hamas in the fourth swap with Israel.
Shaky Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Deal Worries Families of Hostages
The cease-fire is also a beacon of hope for Palestinians who have suffered immensely during Israel’s 15-month campaign to eradicate Hamas. The Palestinian civilian death toll is estimated to be in the tens of thousands, with more than 80 percent of the population internally displaced.
Hamas Is Set to Free 8 More Hostages and Israel Will Release 110 Prisoners as Gaza Cease-Fire Holds
The cease-fire has held despite a dispute earlier this week over the sequence in which the hostages were released.
Hamas reveals father of the youngest October 7 hostages will be freed
Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon will be handed over on Saturday, Hamas armed wing spokesperson Abu Obeida said in a post on his Telegram channel.
Any forced halt of UNRWA's work would jeopardise Gaza ceasefire, agency says
The U.N. Palestinian relief agency UNRWA said on Friday that if its humanitarian work in Gaza is forced to halt, it would put ...
This toddler has days to live, doctors warn. But Israel has paused her medical evacuation from Gaza
Doctors say 2-year-old Habiba al-Askari has days to live as gangrene creeps up her arms and legs, and only an urgent medical ...
6-year-old Sama al-Qudra was 'the last child killed' before the Gaza ceasefire
As Sama al-Qudra walked through Khan Younis with her family on Jan. 19, she was struck by shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike that targeted a Palestinian police vehicle. NBC News' Raf Sanchez has the ...
Israel lets tens of thousands of Palestinians start returning to northern Gaza as ceasefire holds
Israel is letting thousands of Palestinians return to northern Gaza for the first time since the early weeks of the war with ...
Israel blocks thousands from returning home to northern Gaza over ceasefire dispute
BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel kept thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday as it ...
Israel blocks thousands of Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza over ceasefire dispute
Israel kept thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in northern Gaza as it accused Hamas of violating a ...
Joy turns to despair as Gaza returnees struggle to settle in enclave's north
The joy of thousands of Palestinian families who made it back home in north Gaza after a ceasefire with Israel is turning to ...