News that three high-profile hostages are expected to be released Saturday, including the father of the youngest captives ...

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The organization representing families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip is celebrating the news that three male hostages ...

A ceasefire agreement, however volatile, between Israel and Hamas was reached on January 15, opening up the flood gates to humanitarian aid. Santa Barbara–based charities ShelterBox and Direct Relief ...

The next three people to be released from Gaza as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas include the father ...

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Hamas and Israel will conduct their next swap of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday, with three Israelis, including the father of the youngest hostages, to be freed in return for ...

Five Thai hostages have been released after 15 months of captivity in the Gaza Strip. BEER YAAKOV, Israel — When the mother ...

Relief, joy, anger and trauma all spilled out as Hamas released a new round of hostages and Israel freed more Palestinians from its prisons. In the latest in the series of exchanges under the ...