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Three Israelis and five Thai nationals were freed earlier in what PM Benjamin Netanyahu called "shocking scenes".

An Israeli hostage held for more than a year by Hamas in Gaza was released Thursday morning, marking the first of eight ...

Hamas-led militants freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of ...

Mr. Zubeidi, who was also once a theater director, stunned Israelis and Palestinians alike when he and others broke out of ...

Two Israelis and five Thai nationals were released as part of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel that began Jan. 19.

Hamas has released eight hostages five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals. That's in exchange for 110 ...

Israeli women and an 80-year-old male hostage, along with 5 Thai nationals, were released in Gaza, but Israel delayed its ...

In exchange, Israel was expected to free 110 Palestinian prisoners. But the prime minister’s office said their release was ...

As part of the swap, Palestinian militants in Gaza freed five Thai and three Israeli hostages, handing them over to the Red ...