Hamas, Israel and Palestinian prisoners

3 Israeli hostages freed, but 3rd exchange with Hamas doesn't go smoothly
Three more Israeli hostages — two females and an 80-year-old man — were released in Gaza Thursday as the third hostages-for-prisoners swap agreed to by Israel and Hamas got underway, but the chaotic nature of the handover of two of the Israelis angered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the extent that he delayed his country's part of the exchange until later in the day.
Hamas frees 8 more hostages and Israel releases 110 more Palestinian prisoners
Eight more hostages were freed by Hamas-led militants on Thursday in a sometimes chaotic process that briefly delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners by Israel and underscored the fragility of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that began earlier this month.
Hamas says 110 Palestinian prisoners freed after chaotic hostage release
Three Israelis and five Thai nationals were freed earlier in what PM Benjamin Netanyahu called "shocking scenes".
Hamas set to free 8 more hostages, including 80-year-old Israeli man, officials say
The expected release will keep up the momentum of the fragile ceasefire​ between Israel and the militant Hamas group that paused the 15-monthlong war in Gaza.
Hamas hands back eight hostages, Israel postpones release of Palestinians
An Israeli hostage held for more than a year by Hamas in Gaza was released Thursday morning, marking the first of eight hostages held by the Iran-proxy militia expected to be released throughout t
Israel says Hamas has agreed to release three Israeli hostages
Hamas plans to release three Israeli hostages Thursday — two women and an 80-year-old man — as well as five Thai nationals abducted during the Oct.
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 agreement that began last weekend. Israel followed with the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas frees 8 more hostages. Israel releases Palestinian prisoners after delay
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Israel PM orders delay to Thursday's release of Palestinian prisoners: office
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a delay to Thursday’s release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three Israeli hostages freed earlier in the latest exchange of the Gaza ceasefire,
'Our hero has returned': Hamas releases 8 more Gaza hostages as part of ceasefire deal
Eight hostages − three Israelis and five Thai nationals − were returned to Israel on Thursday after spending 482 days in ...
‘Real chance’ hostages being freed by Hamas could be hurt or killed, lawyers say
There is a “real chance” that hostages being released by Hamas could be injured or killed just before they reach safety, ...
Israeli hostage Agam Berger handed over to Red Cross by Hamas in northern Gaza
Hamas freed the first of eight hostages on Thursday in the latest release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold ...
Former Hamas hostage details horrors of captivity, credits kidnapped IDF soldier with saving her life
Former hostage Amit Soussana, who was the first Israeli woman to speak about being sexual assaulted while in Hamas captivity, ...
‘I am finally at home’: Freed Israeli hostage Naama Levy shares message
A freed Israeli hostage says she drew “hope and strength” from other captives while she was being held by Hamas in Gaza.
Israeli father says even in Hamas captivity, his daughter heard his pleas to come home alive
RAMAT GAN, Israel (AP) — For more than 470 days, Eitan Gonen publicly pleaded with his daughter to stay alive while in Hamas ...
Middle East live updates: 8 dead hostages among 33 being released, Israel says
Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were ...