Three Israelis and five Thai nationals were freed earlier in what PM Benjamin Netanyahu called "shocking scenes".

Once the model international organization, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) did precisely nothing for Israeli hostages. The United States should review why it is contributing over $

Karina Ariev, Daniela Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag—to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City. The soldiers had been abducted during Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7,

The soldiers, abducted on 7 October 2023, were seen waving and smiling before being transported to Israeli forces.

The exchange is part of a deal between Israel and Hamas that will see a total of 33 hostages returned to Israel in exchange for around 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced on Monday that it facilitated the release and transfer of three hostages from Gaza to I

Trump sent Witkoff to ensure the ceasefire agreement advances to the second phase, which will require hashing out more thorny questions about Gaza’s future.

Israel has released the first 90 Palestinian prisoners under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire deal, hours after the agreement took effect on Sunday. This development is aimed at stopping the fighting that has devastated the coastal territory.

Four female soldiers taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023 by Hamas were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza on Saturday morning, and then transferred to the Israeli military.

Three more Israeli and five Thai hostages have been released by Palestinian militants from captivity and returned to Israel, after being held for more than 15 months in Gaza.

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Islamic Jihad and Hamas fighters struggled to hold back a crowd of hundreds in a chaotic handover of two Israeli and five Thai hostages in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza on Thursday. Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza near the childhood home of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Thursday in anticipation of the hostages being released.