The release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners as laid out in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal had been in doubt after crowds in southern Gaza surrounded hostages who were being freed.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced scenes of Palestinians mobbing the Red Cross convoy of hostages in Khan Yunis as horrifying.

Israel is delaying the previously agreed release of 110 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails on Thursday after the chaotic handover of hostages in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the decision was taken by him and Defence Minister Israel Katz.

Reuters reported last week that Israel had conveyed plans for the buffer zone to several Arab states and Turkey. The IDF dropped leaflets over Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday ...

Jerusalem: Israel and Hamas were set to carry out their third hostage-prisoner exchange on Thursday, with three Israelis and five Thai captives slated for release as part of a ceasefire deal

CAIRO — The cease-fire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time, mediator Qatar announced Saturday, as families of hostages held in Gaza braced for news of loved ones, Palestinians prepared to receive freed detainees, and humanitarian groups rushed to set up a surge of aid.

Crowds rallied in the courtyard of the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza, as freed Palestinian prisoners were taken there on Thursday, January 30.Footage posted by Quds News Network shows a Red Cross vehicle surrounded by people cheering and filming.

Mohammed Deif, the military leader of Hamas' armed wing and the man who is believed to have masterminded the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel, was killed,..

Hamas confirmed on Thursday (Jan 30) the death of its military chief Mohammed Deif, accused by Israel of being one of the masterminds behind the Oct 7, 2023 attack and

Eight hostages held by Hamas militants are returned to Israel as Palestinian prisoner releases proceed — but can the Gaza cease-fire hold?

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Thursday set free a total of eight hostages - three Israelis and five Thai nationals - who had been held since the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. This marks the third round of releases since an initial six-week truce between Israel and the militant group Hamas in Gaza went into effect on January 19.