A top Hamas official says the group will free six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and return the bodies of four others on Thursday, a surprise acceleration in releases apparently in trade for I… ...

Hamas will release six more hostages on Saturday and the bodies of four deceased hostages on Thursday, Hamas and Israel confirmed.

Family of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas 'in turmoil' over Hamas announcement, has not received Israeli confirmation; only 3 living hostages were to go free this week, but Hamas will instead release ...

Hamas says it has agreed to Israel's request to speed up release of Israeli hostages, including two men held around a decade. The bodies of members of a young family are among those it will hand over.

Hamas said on Wednesday it has agreed to release 10 hostages, while noting that current peace talks with Israel still face "difficulty" because of stiff Israeli demands. The group said it "has shown ...

"The way to defeat Hamas and bring the hostages home is to reoccupy the Gaza Strip, halt humanitarian aid, go all the way through the evaluation phase—and win.” ...

CAIRO, July 9 (Reuters) - Hamas said on Wednesday it has agreed to release 10 hostages under ongoing efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza, saying ongoing talks for a truce were "tough" due to Israel's ...

Israel is ready to negotiate a lasting deal with Hamas to end the Gaza war when a temporary halt to hostilities begins, Prime ...

U.S.-led ceasefire efforts in Gaza appear to be gaining momentum after nearly 21 months of war, as Prime Minister Benjamin ...

Israel has struck an upbeat note about the prospects for a ceasefire and hostage-release deal in Gaza, falling in behind Donald Trump and his optimism for an end to 21 months of bitter fighting in the ...

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted dual American Israeli citizen Edan Alexander, 21, on Thursday at the White House, where the latter reportedly pressed the president to ...

Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over 4 bodies, ac­cel­er­ating Gaza releases BY Associated Press Middle East UPDATED 7:35 PM ET Feb. 18, 2025 ...