Karina Ariev, Daniela Gilboa, Naama Levy, and Liri Albag—to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City. The soldiers had been abducted during Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7,

Four female soldiers taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023 by Hamas were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza on Saturday morning, and then transferred to the Israeli military.

The Palestinian militant movement Hamas released four female Israeli soldier hostages on Saturday, in return for some 200 Palestinian prisoners, in keeping with a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the 15-month-old war in Gaza.

Israel has released the first 90 Palestinian prisoners under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire deal, hours after the agreement took effect on Sunday. This development is aimed at stopping the fighting that has devastated the coastal territory.

that included a halt of fighting and attacks and the release of Israeli hostages in return for the freedom of Palestinian prisoners from Tel Aviv jails. Buses bearing the ICRC logo, accompanied by ...

About 90 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel were also freed Sunday as part of a hostage and prisoner exchange, due to last for weeks, between Israel and Hamas. The ceasefire has raised hopes the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, where almost 47,000 Palestinians have been killed and the enclave has been reduced to ruins, could be brought to an end.

TEL AVIV, Israel — Hamas fighters have released ... occupied West Bank by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Jan.25, 2025. Palestinian prisoners are greeted by a crowd ...

Five Thai hostages have been released after being held captive by Hamas in the volatile Gaza Strip for over a year.

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The exchange is part of a deal between Israel and Hamas that will see a total of 33 hostages returned to Israel in exchange for around 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.