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Among those to be freed is Arbel Yehoud, whose release was at the center of a dispute that threatened to unravel the fragile ...

Hamas has begun a third round of freeing hostages in Gaza Thursday as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel in ...

The truce is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas, whose Oct. 7, ...

Thursday's exchange is the third since the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that has held for over a week.

Hamas began the process of freeing three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives on Thursday, the third such release ...