DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has begun releasing dozens of Palestinian prisoners after Hamas freed three Israeli hostages. It is the latest such exchange under the ceasefire in the ...

are escorted by Hamas fighters before being handed over to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday Feb. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) ...

DEIR EL-BALAH, Palestinian Territories — Hamas released three Israeli hostages on Saturday, the fifth group freed under a fragile Gaza ceasefire, with Israel condemning their "cruel" handover and ...

Palestinian Hamas fighters escort Israeli hostages Ohad Ben Ami, Or Levy and Eli Sharabi on a stage before handing them over to a Red Cross team in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza — Eyad BABA Emaciated ...

The latest round of the hostage release took place in the city of Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday morning. Two Red Cross officials took part in a signing ceremony with a Hamas ...

On Saturday morning, scores of masked Hamas gunmen fanned out in the city of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, clearing a wide perimeter around a stage. Green Hamas flags dotted the area, and ...

DEIR BALAH: Israel and Hamas completed their fifth prisoner swap under a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal on Saturday. Out of the 183 inmates released by Israel in return for three Israelis ...

Israeli captives, from left to the right, Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy, who have been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, are escorted by Hamas fighters before being handed ...

Three frail, painfully thin hostages were paraded on a stage before a crowd in the city of Deir al-Balah, each holding a Hamas-issued “release certificate,” and made to mouth words written for ...

BERLIN – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock condemned Hamas on Feb 8 for “forcing” the three latest Israeli hostages freed by the Palestinian militant group to speak before large ...