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Already, the fragile deal has come under considerable stress, and it could collapse in the weeks to come. Yet for the time ...

Jerusalem has ordered their release held up "until the safe exit of our hostages during the next waves is guaranteed," according to the Prime Minister's Office.

By Mick Krever and Kareem Khadder, CNN Tel Aviv, Ramallah and Khan Younis (CNN) — Chaotic scenes surrounding the release of Israeli and Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday brought condemnation from ...

Hamas released eight hostages on Thursday — five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals — in exchange for ...

As part of the agreement, Israel is expected to release 200 Palestinian detainees from Ofer Prison in the West Bank and Ketziot Prison in the Negev desert. Ahead of the release, dozens of masked ...

Israeli hostage Arbel Yehoud, a 29-year-old civilian, has finally been handed over to the Red Cross, following over a year spent in captivity.