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The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose Oct. 7, ...

Hamas freed three Israelis and five Thai nationals in exchange for more than 100 Palestinians. But the militant group struggled to control crowds, prompting a delay.

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

The five hostages were among the 31 Thai agricultural workers who were captured by Hamas from four farms close to the Gaza ...

Mr. Zubeidi, who was also once a theater director, stunned Israelis and Palestinians alike when he and others broke out of ...

Israeli women and an 80-year-old male hostage, along with 5 Thai nationals, were released in Gaza, but Israel delayed its ...

Two Israelis and five Thai nationals were released as part of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel that began Jan. 19.

Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday, in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in captivity in Gaza.

Eight hostages − three Israelis and five Thai nationals − were returned to Israel on Thursday after spending 482 days in ...

The prisoners released were all men, ranging in age from 15 to 69, with nearly two dozen serving life sentences for more ...

Hamas released eight more hostages in Gaza Thursday as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel in exchange for ...