Hamas, Gaza and Israel

Hamas releases U.S. hostage Keith Siegel; Rafah crossing reopens for Gazan patients
Keith Siegel, a 65-year-old citizen of Israel and the United States, and two other male hostages were released Saturday as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 2 other hostages released in Gaza in 3rd exchange of Israel-Hamas ceasefire
It is believed that at least two of the six American hostages still held in Gaza are alive — Sagui Dekel-Chen, 35, who grew up in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and Edan Alexander, 19, from Tenafly, New Jersey. Four other Americans are believed to have been killed in captivity.
Hamas releases 3 male hostages as part of ceasefire deal with Israel
Hamas has released three male hostages and Israel is to release dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile ceasefire agreement that has paused fighting in the Gaza Strip after more than 15 months of war.
Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners released in latest Gaza exchange
Negotiations are due to start by Tuesday on agreements for the release of the remaining hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.
Israel begins freeing jailed Palestinian after Gaza hostages released
Thirty-two Palestinian prisoners have been released by Israel so far on Saturday, Palestinian media reports.Their relatives were on hand to greet them in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where the Palestinian Authority has its administrative centre.
US citizen is freed in latest Gaza hostage-prisoner swap
A fourth swap of hostages for prisoners moved ahead early Saturday as Israel and Hamas uphold agreements in the first stage of the Gaza ceasefire — including the reopening of the Rafah crossing into Egypt.
Hamas frees 3 hostages and Israel releases Palestinian prisoners in ceasefire exchange
Hamas militants freed three male hostages held for more than a year in the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails in the fourth such exchange of a ceas
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Movement of trucks seen at Rafah Crossing as ceasefire continues to gain traction
More than four dozen sick and wounded Palestinians began entering Egypt for treatment through Gaza’s Rafah crossing on Monday ...
Wounded Gazans Begin to Leave for Egypt Through Reopened Rafah Crossing
The border point had been closed after Israel invaded the southern city of Rafah in May but is opening again as part of the ...
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Israel-Hamas War Day 165: What is going on in Gaza, Lebanon?
US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that Blinken will “discuss the need to ensure the defeat of Hamas, including in Rafah, in a way that protects the civilian population ...
Trucks gather at the newly opened Rafah crossing to take aid into Gaza
Israeli forces shut down the crossing in early May after seizing it during an offensive on the southern city, causing Egypt ...
Hamas frees 3 hostages and Israel releases Palestinian prisoners amid cease-fire
Hamas militants freed an American Israeli and two other men held hostage in the Gaza Strip and Israel released 183 ...
Sick and wounded children begin crossing into Egypt as Rafah crossing opens after several months
A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children began crossing to Egypt for treatment through Gaza’s Rafah crossing on ...
EU restarts Rafah border crossing mission, says foreign policy chief Kallas
The European Union has restarted its civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah, a key ...
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LIVE BLOG: Phase II Talks to Begin | West Bank Massacre | Hamas Commander Survives – Day 484
Three Israeli captives have been released as part of a ceasefire deal, while dozens of Palestinian detainees are set to be ...
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EU revives Rafah mission: Pathway to Gaza peace reopens
The European Union Monday agreed to deploy forces at Gaza’s border with Egypt to bolster a fragile ceasefire between Israel ...