Hostage release

A four-day pause in fighting has started. A deal calls for the release of 50 hostages taken by Hamas and 150 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

Thirteen women and children were released as part of the first group of hostages Hamas is set to free over the four-day pause.

Hamas released 24 hostages who had been held captive in Gaza for weeks, and Israel freed 39 Palestinians from prison in the first stage of a swap.

An four-day truce begins between Israel and Hamas, with the release of hostages held in Gaza since October 7 expected later Friday. Follow live updates.

The deal is set to include the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

A first batch of hostages abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 has been released under the new Gaza cease-fire deal.

A group of 25 hostages — 13 Israelis and a number of Thais — were released from the Gaza Strip on Friday, as a breakthrough deal between Israel and Hamas to ...

The planned four-day cease-fire is part of an extendable deal that calls for Hamas to free 50 hostages and Israel to release 150 Palestinian prisoners.

How many hostages will be released? Israeli officials confirm preliminary list of names has been received and that they are in touch with families.

Twenty-four hostages captured during the 7 October attacks have been released by Hamas.

Hamas was expected to release a new group of Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Saturday in exchange for the release of 42 Palestinians detained in Israeli jails.

On the cease-fire's second day, it's not clear how many captives Hamas will release nor the number of Palestinians Israel will free.

Hamas is set to release 14 more hostages in exchange for 42 Palestinian prisoners in the second swap with Israel. According to the Associated Press, ...

Hamas said it had decided to delay Saturday's scheduled second round of hostage releases until Israel committed to allowing aid trucks to enter northern ...

The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Saturday that it had decided to delay the second round of hostage releases until Israel is ...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas was preparing to release more than a dozen hostages Saturday for several dozen Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, ...