Israel releases more Palestinian prisoners on sixth day of Gaza truce after Hamas frees 16 hostages

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel released more Palestinian prisoners early Thursday after Hamas freed 16 hostages in the last such swap under the current Gaza truce as international mediators raced to strike a deal to allow further exchanges and prolong the halt of Israel’s air and ground offensive. ...

Live updates | Hamas, Israel free more hostages, prisoners as deadline to extend truce nears

Ten Israeli women and children and four Thai nationals held captive in Gaza were freed by Hamas, and Israel followed with the release of a group of Palestinian prisoners Thursday. It was the latest exchange of hostages for prisoners under a temporary cease-fire in the Gaza war. Two Russian-Israeli...

Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help

WASHINGTON (AP) — The last Omer Neutra's parents heard from him, he told them reassuringly that he anticipated a quiet weekend. But they checked the news anyway before getting ready for bed in New York, their nightly routine as parents of a soldier in the Israeli military tasked...

Israeli military says two hostages released by Hamas in Gaza are now in Egypt, 10 others expected to be freed

Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisoners

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel and a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war. Eleven...

Live updates | Israel releases 30 prisoners after Hamas frees 12 hostages in extended truce deal

The latest swap of Hamas militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel took place Tuesday evening as part of a cease-fire agreement between the warring sides. Ten Israeli hostages — nine women and a 17-year-old girl — and two Thais were handed over to the Red...

With deadline looming, diplomats seek to extend Gaza truce; more hostages, prisoners are freed

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas and Israel released more hostages and prisoners under terms of a fragile cease-fire that held for a fifth day Tuesday as international mediators in Qatar worked to extend the truce. The United States urged Israel to better protect Palestinian civilians in...

Freed Israeli hostage describes deteriorating conditions while being held by Hamas

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas said in an interview that she was initially fed well in captivity until conditions worsened and people became hungry. She was kept in a “suffocating” room and slept on plastic chairs with a sheet for nearly 50 days. In...

The Israeli military says the latest group of 12 hostages freed by Hamas has exited Gaza into Egypt

The family of an infant hostage pleads for his release before the Israel-Hamas truce winds down

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Kfir Bibas has spent nearly a fifth of his life as a Hamas hostage. The 10-month-old was taken from his home in a southern Israeli kibbutz on Oct. 7, when Palestinian militants abducted about 240 people and dragged them to Gaza. Kfir was the...