Israel, Gaza and Hamas

Israeli female soldier released in Gaza as part of ceasefire deal
An Israeli female soldier held in Gaza has been released in the third phase of a ceasefire and captive exchange deal between Israel and Hamas.
Hamas is set to free 8 more hostages and Israel will release 110 prisoners as Gaza ceasefire holds
The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose Oct. 7, 2023, attack into Israel sparked the fighting.
Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire holds
Thousands of Palestinians gathered in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah to celebrate the arrival of buses carrying the prisoners.
The four female Israeli soldiers released by Hamas
The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday released four Israeli female soldiers, who were exchanged for 200 Palestinian prisoners incarcerated in Israeli jails.
Hamas Releases Four Female Israeli Soldiers Under Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
The hostages are the second set to be released since the multiphase agreement came into effect, raising hopes for a lasting end to the war.
Hamas Frees Four Israeli Soldiers: What We Know
Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa and Naama Levy formed the second group of Israeli hostages to be released under the terms of a ceasefire deal. Flanked by Hamas militants, the four Israeli soldiers smiled and waved from a stage in Gaza City's Palestine Square before being led off to Red Cross.
Four Israeli soldiers swapped for 200 Palestinians; north Gaza shut over hostage still held
Mughrabi and Dawoud Abu Alkas JERUSALEM/CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) -Hamas freed four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners, but a delay in freeing another hostage prompted Israel to block hundreds of thousands of Gazans from returning to the enclave's bombed-out north.
Female soldiers who raised the alarm about Hamas threat before Oct. 7 return to Israel
The Palestinian prisoners authority has released a list of the 200 prisoners expected to be handed over by Israel as part of the exchange.
Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in Gaza ceasefire swap for 200 prisoners
Hamas released four Israeli female soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City, parading them publicly before their transfer, as part of a ceasefire agreement.
'Wave of relief and joy': Four female Israeli hostages released by Hamas in prisoner swap
The hostages were released in a staged handover that saw them surrounded by Hamas gunmen and crowds of civilians.
Israeli hostages reunite with family after release
Four Israeli female soldiers reunited with their families in Reim, Israel after being released by Hamas on Jan. 25.
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, ...
Israel arrests soldiers suspected of spying for Iran
Israel has arrested two soldiers on suspicion of spying for Iran in return for money, its police force said on Monday.
3 Israelis, 5 Thai nationals to be freed from Hamas captivity Thursday — including IDF soldier Agam Berger
Three Israeli hostages will be freed from Hamas captivity on Thursday, including IDF soldier Agam Berger and civilians Gadi ...
Israeli military sets up roadblocks in southern Lebanon and announces it won’t withdraw by deadline
Israel's military Saturday set up roadblocks across border towns and roads in a strategic valley in southern Lebanon, a day ...
Senior Hamas militant filmed in Gaza after Israel claimed he was dead
Hussein Fayyad Abu Hamza, a commander in Hamas’ military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, was filmed by NBC News as he walked ...