Three Israeli hostages and five Thai nationals held by Hamas in Gaza since the 7 October 2023 have been released. Agam Berger, a 20-year-old Israeli soldier, was reunited with her family at a military base in southern Israel after being handed over by armed Palestinian fighters to the Red Cross in Jabalia, northern Gaza, on Thursday.

The expected swap of more Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners is the second such exchange since a ceasefire began in the Gaza Strip last weekend and another test for the deal. (Production by Wa

The four Israelis smiled broadly as they waved and gave the thumbs-up from a stage in Gaza City’s Palestine Square ... they were led off to waiting Red Cross vehicles. They were likely acting ...

Red Cross team arrives at second hostage handover site in Gaza.

Two Israelis and five Thai nationals were released as part of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel that began Jan. 19.

Displaced Palestinians have begun returning to northern Gaza on Monday (Jan 27), Palestine's interior ministry. Social media images captured thousands of people moving along sandy roads surrounded by the destruction caused by over a year of Israeli airstrikes.

Israel says an updated list from Hamas "matches Israeli intelligence" - meaning 18 hostages are still to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire.

Egypt and Jordan have rejected the forced displacement of Palestinians, after US President Donald Trump suggested a plan to “clean out” the Gaza Strip and move its population.

Homes of at least two prisoners have been raided on the day of their release, as Israel stops movement to north Gaza.

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Israeli and Palestinian supporters in Texas welcome the tenuous halt to the war sparked by a 2023 attack with cautious optimism.