The militant group had originally said it would stop freeing captives, leading Israel to threaten to return to war Hamas ...

Hamas released the bodies of two captives on Thursday as the tenuous cease-fire with Israel holds following a week of conflict and failed hostage exchanges. The Israel Defense Forces received two ...

(JTA) — An Egyptian team has entered Gaza to join in the search for the remains of 13 hostages whose bodies have still not been released following the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The ...

Former U.S. President Joe Biden secured the release of roughly 140 hostages during the Israel-Hamas war, a total more than President Donald Trump. The Biden administration helped broker two ceasefire ...

The Biden administration helped broker two ceasefire and hostage-exchange deals between Israel and Hamas — one in November 2023 and one in January 2025. Hamas released 105 hostages in the November ...

Guy Gilboa-Dalal says he was sexually abused by one of his captors in the tunnels of Gaza and threatened with death if he ...

Israel is marking the end of a painful chapter after the return of the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza.

(JTA) — Israel carried out a bombing campaign in Gaza on Tuesday in response to what it said was violations of the two-week-old ceasefire by Hamas. Hamas, meanwhile, rejected the claim that it was ...

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