Israeli officials have described the release of Palestinian prisoners as a painful but necessary act to free the hostages held in Gaza.Of the 110 Palestinian prisoners released Thursday, around 32 ...

The ceasefire in Gaza saw its smoothest exchange yet of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, and the crucial Rafah border crossing reopened j ...

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed home three Israeli hostages released by Hamas. Dozens of Palestinian ...

In highly staged ceremonies, Hamas freed three people held captive over the last 15 months. Keeping to its part of the ...

And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, giving him a chance to showcase his ties to Israel’s closest ally and press his ...

Syria's transitional President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV reported on ...

GAZA/CAIRO >> Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in exchange, in the latest stage of a ...

Hamas has freed three hostages as part of the ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip. Two released hostages, Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas, arrived in Israel and were on their way to an initial reception ...

American-Israeli citizen Keith Siegel, Ofer Kalderon and Yarden Bibas were released by the terror group Hamas on Saturday.