Hostages, Middle East

Middle East live updates: 8 hostages released and handed over to the Red Cross
Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were making their way home on Monday.
Middle East latest: Hostages and prisoners set to be released as ceasefire holds
Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such exchange since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month.
A chaotic hostage release in Gaza underscores high stakes of ceasefire
Crowds of spectators gathered around vehicles carrying hostages in southern Gaza on Thursday, raising fears the captives wouldn’t be released safely.
Middle East updates: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended to Feb. 18
The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began Jan. 19 after Hamas supplied a list of the hostages slated for return to Israel.
Middle East latest: Hamas says 8 hostages to be freed in first phase of ceasefire are dead
Israel says a Hamas list shows that eight of the 33 hostages to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire are dead.
Middle East live updates: 8 dead hostages among 33 being released, Israel says
Many residents of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon are expected to return to their homes in the coming days and weeks, with most of the fighting in both areas paused under Israeli ceasefire agreements with Hamas and Hezbollah.
Middle East latest: Hamas names the next 8 hostages it will release from Gaza
Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, as well as five Thai nationals during the next hostage release set for Thursday, Israel and Hamas said
List of hostages released in first phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
France Mark Owens reports from Jerusalem with updates, as a list of hostages held in Gaza was made public on Monday ahead of the next round of prisoner exchanges under the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
Middle East latest: Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza for a second day
Crowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day Tuesday, ...
Trump envoy Witkoff in Israel to oversee ceasefire deal
Trump sent Witkoff to ensure the ceasefire agreement advances to the second phase, which will require hashing out more thorny ...
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Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is now being discussed by Israel's Cabinet
Israel's full Cabinet was meeting Friday evening on the Gaza ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting and release ...
Middle East Latest: Israel Says It Killed a Militant in Gaza as Fragile Ceasefire Holds
The Israeli military says its soldiers killed an alleged militant in Gaza whom it said posed a threat to its forces ...
Israel approves Gaza ceasefire, carries out more attacks
The agreement is set to halt a 15-month-old war between Israel and Hamas that has decimated the Strip, killed nearly 47,000 ...
Qatar Will Help Trump 'Pressure' Israel and Hamas to Uphold Gaza Ceasefire
Ali Al-Ansari, media attache to the Qatari Embassy to the United States, told Newsweek his nation "appreciates the important ...
The huge cost of rebuilding the Middle East: ALEX BRUMMER examines the economic fallout in Gaza
No one is quite sure who will hold the reins of power in battle-scarred Gaza or where the vast resources for post-war ...
Live briefing: Trump’s Middle East envoy heads to Israel, plans to visit Gaza
Steve Witkoff is part of the team that played a major role in reaching the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal earlier this month.