The organization representing families of hostages held in the Gaza strip is celebrating the news that three male hostages would be released Saturday as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Israel’s military says it won’t complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by Sunday as outlined in its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah militants.
Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Sunday he would gravel to Israel and Ramallah Monday to support Middle East peace after the start of a ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Hamas in Gaza. "Tomorrow morning I will be in Israel and then I will be in Ramallah,
Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners and detainees as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal, hours after Hamas freed four young female Israeli soldiers from captivity in Gaza.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP ... Thousands of Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah celebrated their arrival. Wan-looking and wearing gray prison sweatsuits, some donned ...
in Tel Aviv, Israel on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty) By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAM MEDNICK RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — After 15 months of collective grief and anxiety, three Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity ...
Applause and cheers filled a Tel Aviv square on Saturday as Gaza militants released four Israeli hostages, followed by celebrations in the occupied West Bank when Israel freed 200 Palestinian
Chaotic scenes surrounding the release of Israeli and Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday brought condemnation from Israeli leaders and a temporary delay in the release of Palestinian prisoners, who were ultimately released later in the day.
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The release of four female soldiers from Hamas captivity on Saturday came at a great cost for Israel. Israel released 200 Palestinian prisoners of whom 120 were serving life sentences.
The releases were greeted by cheering crowds on both sides, including Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv and Palestinians in Ramallah. But the refusal of Hamas to release another Israeli prisoner ...