Since the deal was struck, there’s been a vibe shift in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is buoyed by the return of US President Donald Trump and under pressure from far-right members of his own cabinet to return to war. The Gaza ceasefire looks increasingly like it may end up being a fleeting interlude.

Israel reportedly mulling measures to coerce Hamas to accept extension of first phase of hostage-ceasefire deal, as international community condemns decision to block aid to Strip

Hamas late on Friday handed over another body, which Bibas’s family confirmed to be hers. "Last night, our Shiri was returned home," the family said in a statement, which said she had been identified by Israel's Institute of Forensic Medicine.

Israel has agreed to release Palestinian prisoners who were due to be freed last week in exchange for the bodies of four Israeli hostages, Egyptian

Al-Sayed, whose release was conducted in private, is from the Arab Israeli Bedouin community in Israel and was seized in 2015 after crossing into Gaza on his own. Six Israeli hostages are now back in Israel after being handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza.

Washington has put forward an alternative ceasefire proposal, which would allow captives to be exchanged without the Israeli army having to leave Gazan territory. Hamas refused and negotiations stalled.

Hamas on Saturday released all six remaining living Israeli hostages promised under the first stage of the ongoing cease-fire deal — as one heartbroken family finally received the remains of a

Hamas has released more Israeli hostages at highly stage- managed events in Gaza. In all, six men have been freed so far on Saturday. Television pictures of them being handed to the Red Cross were ...

Hamas-led militants took 251 hostages during their Oct. 7, 2023, attack that launched the war in Gaza. Over 60 hostages remain in Gaza, roughly half of whom are believed to be dead. The others were released, rescued, or their bodies were recovered.

Hamas handed over the coffins of four hostages early Thursday, Israeli authorities confirmed, followed soon after by the return of hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners to the West Bank and Gaza.

Hamas has handed over to the Red Cross the first two of six Israeli hostages due to be freed Saturday under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire