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Trump sent Witkoff to ensure the ceasefire agreement advances to the second phase, which will require hashing out more thorny ...

Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 ...

In the ceasefire’s first phase, Israel and Hamas have agreed that 33 Israeli hostages in Gaza will be released in exchange ...

Hostages Arbel Yehud and Gadi Moses were expected to be released later Thursday morning along with five Thai nationals. Yehud ...

Israel instructed buses carrying Palestinian detainees slated for release under the Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas to return ...

Steven Witkoff, who played an important role in brokering the truce between Israel and Hamas, also met with Israel’s prime ...

Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, who were shuttled through a rowdy crowd of thousands ...

The expected release is part of a fragile ceasefire between the militant group and Israel, which began earlier this month and ...