Hamas Releases Three Israeli Hostages in Chaotic Gaza Handover
Israel briefly suspended the release of Palestinian prisoners after chaotic crowds mobbed two of the captives.
Hamas Turns Hostage Releases Into a Humiliating Spectacle for Israel
The increasingly theatrical and threatening events have angered Israel and put a cease-fire deal at risk.
Christianity Today3h
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 ...
USA Today6d
'Wave of relief and joy': Four female Israeli hostages released by Hamas in prisoner swap
They appeared dazed, and their hands were tied behind their backs. In some footage, they were taunted by their Hamas captors. Now, Liri Albag, 19; Karina Ariev, 20; Danielle Gilboa, 20 ...
Al Jazeera English5d
What’s behind Hamas’s slogans and ‘gift bags’ during captive release?
The second release of Israeli captives held in Gaza was an opportunity for Hamas to convey a message, according to analysts. Slogans against Zionism were displayed behind the four Israeli women ...
USA Today5d
Israel accuses Hamas of breaching ceasefire, refuses to open crossing points to northern Gaza
Tens of thousands of Palestinians waited, blocked on the road, to return to their homes in northern Gaza on Sunday, voicing frustration after Israel accused Hamas of breaching a ceasefire ...
The New York Times6d
Hamas Choreographs a Show of Force as It Hands Over the Hostages
By Adam Rasgon and Nadav Gavrielov For the second time in a week, Hamas used the handing over of hostages to the Red Cross to project an image that it is still a powerful force in charge of the ...
PBS3d
Hamas list shows 8 hostages to be freed in first phase of ceasefire are dead, Israel says
JERUSALEM — Israel says a Hamas list shows that eight of the 33 hostages to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire are dead. Government spokesman David Mencer told journalists ...
Los Angeles Times5d
Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 prisoners amid Gaza cease-fire
TEL AVIV — Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands in ...
CNN5d
Hamas and Israel trade blame over deal violations. Will the fragile ceasefire and hostage agreement hold?
The fragility of the truce between Israel and Hamas was laid bare on Saturday, after Israel accused Hamas of withholding a hostage, prompting a halt in the movement of Gazan civilians back to ...
The New York Times5d
Hamas Frees 4 Israeli Hostages in Exchange for Palestinian Prisoners
Aaron Boxerman and Patrick Kingsley Reporting from Jerusalem Hamas on Saturday released four female Israeli soldiers held hostage in Gaza, in a carefully choreographed show of force that ...
CBS News5d
Four more Israeli hostages released by Hamas as ceasefire continues to hold
Hamas released four Israeli hostages in Gaza early Saturday in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners to be released later in the day. It was the second release to occur as part of the ceasefire ...