Hamas said Thursday it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. The militant group had threatened to ...

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The changes come as pressure mounts for Israel and Hamas to move into the second phase of the ceasefire plan that U.S.

Hamas is now digging through the rubble in Israel-controlled sections of Gaza in search of the bodies of the 13 remaining hostages — as only hours remain to come up ...

TEL AVIV — New videos of six Israeli hostages show them celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah while being held captive ...

Israeli authorities have confirmed they received the body of a deceased hostage from the Red Cross on Monday evening, as President Donald Trump's 48-hour deadline looms. The body was handed over to ...

The militant group took more than 250 hostages from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, including 31 from Thailand. The remains of all ...

Israel's government said Tuesday that a set of partial hostage remains returned by Hamas the previous day belonged to a deceased hostage recovered by the military around two years ago, not one of ...

Israeli forensic examiners have identified the remains of a deceased Israeli hostage returned from Gaza as those of Dror Or, the prime minister’s office said on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, Hamas ...

An Egyptian team has entered Gaza to join in the search for the remains of 13 hostages whose bodies have still not been released following the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The ceasefire’s first ...