5 days ago · Israeli Ofer Kalderon who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, waves before being handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas fighters in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday Feb. 1, 2025. ... Ceasefire brings respite to battered Gaza. The ceasefire is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever ...

6 days ago · An Israeli military helicopter carrying Arbel Yehoud, who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, arrives at the Sheba Hospital in Ramat Gan, Israel, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. after she was released from Gaza as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. (Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Jan 18, 2025 · The long-awaited ceasefire and hostage release deal between the Israeli government and Hamas will take effect on Sunday, potentially signaling a new chapter in a bloody 15-month conflict that...

Jan 20, 2025 · RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — After 15 months of collective grief and anxiety, three Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity and returned to Israel, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners walked free from Israeli jail, leaving both Israelis and Palestinians torn between celebration and trepidation as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold Sunday.

Jan 20, 2025 · The first hostages freed from Gaza under a long-awaited ceasefire agreement are back in Israel, and desperately needed aid is beginning to flow into the enclave. Follow for live updates.

Jan 14, 2025 · The ceasefire was due to begin at 8:30 a.m. local time in Gaza (1:30 a.m. ET) on Sunday, but was delayed for nearly three hours after Israel said Hamas had not delivered the names of the first ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Three Israeli hostages were released Sunday as part of a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. They are the first of 33 that Hamas is expected to free during the first phase of the...

Jan 19, 2025 · Three female Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for 15 months have been released and brought back to Israel, after a long-awaited ceasefire deal took effect.

Jan 20, 2025 · Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in Gaza as part of the ceasefire deal that went into effect this morning.

Jan 20, 2025 · TEL AVIV — Israelis celebrated the return Sunday evening of the first wave of hostages from the Gaza Strip, hours after Israel and Hamas ' long-awaited ceasefire went into effect and spurred...