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Already, the fragile deal has come under considerable stress, and it could collapse in the weeks to come. Yet for the time ...

Jerusalem has ordered their release held up "until the safe exit of our hostages during the next waves is guaranteed," according to the Prime Minister's Office.

By Mick Krever and Kareem Khadder, CNN Tel Aviv, Ramallah and Khan Younis (CNN) — Chaotic scenes surrounding the release of Israeli and Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday brought condemnation from ...

The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas took hold on Sunday, and is expected to usher in a period of at least six weeks of paused fighting. The deal is now in phase one, which should see ...

As part of the agreement, Israel is expected to release 200 Palestinian detainees from Ofer Prison in the West Bank and Ketziot Prison in the Negev desert. Ahead of the release, dozens of masked ...

Israeli hostage Arbel Yehoud, a 29-year-old civilian, has finally been handed over to the Red Cross, following over a year spent in captivity.