Thousands of Palestinians gathered in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah to celebrate the arrival of buses carrying the prisoners.
Hamas released four Israeli hostages in Gaza early Saturday in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners to be released later in the day. It was the second release to occur as part of the ceasefire agreement that began last weekend. Israel followed with the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners.
Latest news and live updates on the Gaza ceasefire deal as four female hostages are set to be released. The hostages are all Israeli soldiers.
Two hundred Palestinian prisoners have also been released today by Israel in the latest stage of a ceasefire deal.
The fragility of the truce between Israel and Hamas was laid bare on Saturday, after Israel accused Hamas of withholding a hostage, prompting a halt in the movement of Gazan civilians back to their homes in the north.
The return of fighters to Gaza streets highlights how Israeli bombardment has failed to achieve Netanyahu’s goal or eradicating Hamas as a political force.
Four female Israeli soldiers were released by Hamas on Saturday in the second hostage release of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag were handed to the Red Cross in Gaza City. In exchange 200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel are set to be freed.
Four female Israeli soldiers held hostage by Hamas have returned to Israel after militants paraded them in front of a crowd of thousands in Gaza City.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has ended his predecessor's hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, lifting a pressure point that had been meant to reduce civilian casualties during the U.S. ally's war with Hamas in Gaza that is now halted by a tenuous ceasefire.
Trump’s priority involves re-establishing a ‘maximum pressure’ strategy on Iran, further reducing Tehran’s proxies, and diplomatically isolating the Iranian regime, while supporting Israel and advanci
The Bibas family is devastated that the names of their kidnapped members, including two-year-old Kfir and his brother Ariel, were not on the latest list of hostages to be released by Hamas. They questioned the Israeli government's handling of the Gaza truce deal and demanded certainty for their loved ones' safe return.