15 hours ago · Israeli hostage Agam Berger is reunited with her family after being released by Hamas this morning. via IDF “Thank God we have reached this moment, and our hero Agam has returned to us after 482 ...

14 hours ago · Eight hostages − three Israelis and five Thai nationals − were returned to Israel on Thursday after spending 482 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza. They were freed in an at-times chaotic ...

14 hours ago · The state of Hamas' militant wing after 15 months of war 03:46. Tel Aviv — A female Israeli hostage, Agam Berger, 20, was released in Gaza early Thursday as the next hostages-for-prisoners swap ...

11 hours ago · The hostage release is part of a 42-day cease-fire deal that went into effect this month, pausing the fighting between Israel and Hamas. Hamas agreed to incrementally release 33 of the nearly 100 ...

2 days ago · A freed Israeli hostage says she drew “hope and strength” from other captives while she was being held by Hamas in Gaza. Naama Levy, 20, who was kidnapped by the Palestinian militant group ...

15 hours ago · Hamas is expected to free three Israeli and five Thai hostages Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of 110 Palestinian prisoners, as a part of a ceasefire that has paused fighting in Gaza ...

5 days ago · The United States celebrates the release of the four Israeli hostages held in captivity for 477 days. It is critical that the ceasefire implementation continues and that all of the hostages are freed from Hamas captivity and safely returned to their families. We continue to mourn the innocent lives lost at the hands of Hamas […]

Jan 18, 2025 · Of the nearly 100 hostages still held in Gaza after being taken in an attack by Hamas-led militants on Oct. 7, 2023, seven are U.S. citizens. Israeli officials have confirmed that four of the...

January 19, 2025, marked the first day of the historic cease-fire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. Three female Israeli hostages were released as part of the deal and all three were...

Jan 13, 2025 · The Israeli government approved the hostage deal at 1 a.m. on Saturday after over seven hours of debate, Walla reported. Twenty-four ministers voted in favor, and eight ministers voted against.