Hamas, Israel and hostages

Israel-Hamas ceasefire live updates: Four female hostages return to Israel; 200 Palestinians released
Latest news and live updates on the Gaza ceasefire deal as four female hostages are set to be released. The hostages are all Israeli soldiers.
Four hostages freed but Israel accuses Hamas of failing to meet ceasefire obligations
Hamas released four female Israeli hostages on Saturday, in a second round of exchanges between Israel and Hamas which will see around 200 Palestinian soldiers released later today.
Hamas releases 4 more hostages as Israel frees 200 prisoners
Hamas released four hostages and Israel 200 Palestinian prisoners as the latest cease-fire exchange occurred on Saturday.
Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers as part of the Gaza ceasefire
Israel is set to release 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees later in the day as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Video Shows Moment Israeli Hostage Families See Them Handed Over by Hamas
The hostage exchange is the second since the current ceasefire agreement. It is expected that by the end of the first phase of the deal's completion, 33 Israeli hostages will have been freed in exchange for the release of around 1,900 Palestinian detainees.
Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers as part of the Gaza cease-fire in exchange for 200 prisoners
Four female Israeli soldiers held hostage by Hamas have returned to Israel after militants paraded them in front of a crowd of thousands in Gaza City.
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Four female hostages released by Hamas return to Israel
The hostages were freed in a heavily staged handover, ahead of the expected release of 200 Palestinian prisoners.
Desperate families await return of 4 female soldiers held by Hamas for 15 months
Hamas has announced it would release four female soldiers held hostage for 15 months in Gaza, as part of an exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners laid out in its ceasefire agreement with Israel.
Hamas Frees Four Israeli Soldiers: What We Know
Hamas militants have handed over four female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in a prisoner swap, part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Newsweek has contacted the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment.
Four Israeli Women Soldiers Freed by Hamas in Second Gaza Swap
Hamas handed over to the Red Cross four female Israeli soldiers it had held captive in Gaza, live TV images showed, setting up the second swap of a ceasefire under which hundreds of jailed Palestinian militants are set to go free.
Hamas names four Israeli female soldier hostages to be freed in second swap
Palestinian militant group Hamas announced the names on Friday of four Israeli female soldier hostages to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in the second swap under the ceasefire deal in Gaza.
Palestinians welcome freed prisoners as heroes, hail Hamas
Thousands of Palestinians chanted praise of Hamas on Saturday as they welcomed prisoners freed under a ceasefire deal between ...
Israel and Hamas Dispute Over Hostage Leaves Displaced Palestinians Waiting
Israel is preventing movement to the north of Gaza until plans are set for the release of Arbel Yehud, one of the last ...
Hamas reemerges in Gaza, badly bruised but still with influence
The return of fighters to Gaza streets highlights how Israeli bombardment has failed to achieve Netanyahu’s goal or ...
Aunt of Liri Elbag hopes all hostages 'can be happy like us' as her niece is released by Hamas
The aunt of Liri Albag, the Israeli hostage set free by Hamas in the second round of releases, spoke with NBC News' Raf ...
Hamas Choreographs a Show of Force as It Hands Over the Hostages
Before their release, the hostages, four female soldiers, were led onto a stage in Gaza City, surrounded by masked, uniformed ...