Latest in Middle East crisis live: Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and detainees released as Rafah crossing opens for first time since May
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Three Israeli hostages and dozens of Palestinian prisoners released
Saturday's handover was less chaotic than the exchange a few days ago, after concerns were expressed over safety.BBC News - 35m -
Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli hostages and freed Palestinians return home as Rafah crossing opens
Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt has opened for the first time since May. Here are images coming in of people in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square watching a screen broadcasting news footage of this ...The Guardian - 38m -
Live Updates: Hamas Releases 3 More Israeli Hostages in Exchange for Palestinian Prisoners
The hostage handovers appeared to go relatively smoothly, unlike the previous one, which descended into chaos.The New York Times - 48m -
Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?
Israel has released a total of 183 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in Gaza as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and HamasABC News - 2h -
Middle East latest: 3 Israeli hostages and dozens of Palestinian prisoners set to be freed
Three high-profile Israeli hostages are set to be released by Hamas on Saturday, while Palestinian authorities say Israel has agreed to release dozens of prisoners, in the fourth round of exchanges ...ABC News - 8h -
Hamas to release 3 male hostages, Israel to release dozens of Palestinian prisoners under ceasefire
Hamas-led militants are set to release three male hostages from the Gaza Strip on Saturday, in return for the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile ceasefire with Israel ...ABC News - 9h -
Middle East crisis live: Hamas names three Israeli hostages to be released on Saturday
Palestinian militant group says Ofer Calderon, Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas will be freed as part of ceasefire deal. Yarden Bibas, one of the hostages announced to be released by Hamas on ...The Guardian - 1d -
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Israel begins releasing Palestinian prisoners after more Gaza hostages freed – live
Israel is due to free 110 Palestinian prisoners today. Away from Gaza and Israel, Qatar ’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani arrived on Thursday in Damascus , Syria , Al Jazeera reported, ...The Guardian - 1d -
Middle East crisis live: Israel names three hostages set to be released on Thursday
Five Thai hostages are also set to be freed alongside Arbel Yehoud, 29, Agam Berger, 19, and 80-year-old Gadi Mozes. In a statement given on Tuesday at the United Nations general assembly, in ...The Guardian - 2d -
Middle East crisis live: Israel’s Unrwa ban is ‘jeopardising peace’, warns agency chief
Philippe Lazzarini told UN security council measure as ‘harming the lives and future of Palestinians’ . In the UK, the chair of the House of Commons international development committee has issued a ...The Guardian - 3d -
Middle East latest: Israel stops the return of thousands of Palestinians till Hamas frees hostage
Israel accused Hamas of violating a fragile ceasefire by changing the order of hostages it has released, stopping thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip ...ABC News - 6d -
Middle East crisis live: displaced Palestinians blocked from returning home as Trump suggests ‘we just clean out’ Gaza
Return to northern Gaza blocked as Israel delays removal of troops; US president says Middle East neighbours should house more refugees. Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad , which fought ...The Guardian - 6d -
Hamas Frees 4 Israeli Hostages in Exchange for Palestinian Prisoners
The hostages and 200 prisoners were released in the second swap of the Gaza cease-fire deal, which went into effect this month.The New York Times - 6d -
Freed Palestinians and Israelis reunite with families as prisoners and hostages released – live
Four soldiers held by Hamas in Gaza are back in Israel and 200 Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli jails . It is being reported that dozens of Hamas fighters are gathering in Palestine ...The Guardian - 6d -
Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners released
The swap on Saturday was the second exchange since the ceasefire.BBC News - 6d -
Middle East live updates: Returning hostages to undergo medical assessment
The ceasefire began Sunday after Hamas supplied a list of the hostages slated for return to Israel.ABC News - 6d -
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Eye Opener: Four Israeli hostages released
Four female Israeli soldiers held hostage by Hamas for over a year have been released and are in IDF custody. Meanwhile, opening statements began in A$AP Rocky’s trial this week. All that and all ...CBS News - Jan. 25 -
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Middle East latest: Hamas releases 4 Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners
Hamas militants have released four female Israeli soldiers they held captive for 15 months in a planned exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners or detainees in IsraelABC News - Jan. 25 -
Four female Israeli hostages released by Hamas in prisoner exchange
Four women hostages are expected to be released today in exchange for 200 prisoners, according to Hamas.NBC News - Jan. 25 -
Middle East crisis live: hundreds leaving their homes in Jenin, says Palestinian official, as Israel continues West Bank raid
Israel says it is not aware of evacuation orders as Jenin governor says hundreds of residents have begun leaving camp. We reported earlier that the Trump administration is said to be insisting ...The Guardian - Jan. 23 -
Middle East latest: Israeli forces kill 2 Palestinian militants who carried out West Bank bus attack
Israeli forces have killed two Palestinian militants who carried out a deadly attack on a bus in the West Bank earlier this monthABC News - Jan. 23 -
Middle East crisis live: Israel presses on with Jenin raid as Jordanian minister warns West Bank could ‘explode’
Further shooting and explosions reported after 10 killed yesterday as Ayman Safadi tells Davos meeting of fears for territory. After months of negotiations, a ceasefire has paused the devastating ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
Middle East crisis live: US pick for UN affirms rightwing view on West Bank; UN chief urges Israeli forces to exercise ‘maximum restraint’
Trump ally Elise Stefanik says she supports Israeli claims of biblical rights to West Bank; António Guterres cautions Israel’s security forces over major West Bank operation. US President Donald ...The Guardian - Jan. 21 -
Palestinian prisoners freed after three hostages are released from Gaza
Three Israeli hostages were released from Hamas in Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel. NBC News' Daniele Hamamdjian reports on the Palestinian prisoners' release after Israel welcomed ...NBC News - Jan. 20 -
Israeli Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Released as Cease-Fire Begins
The start of a truce prompted celebrations in Gaza, where Hamas militants made a show of force on the streets after 15 months of war. Hours after the first three hostages returned to Israel, it ...The New York Times - Jan. 20 -
Ninety Palestinians released as part of Gaza ceasefire deal, Israeli prison service says - live
Three Israeli hostages, Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher, were released by Hamas earlier. Hamas releases first three hostages after ceasefire deal Analysis: Will the ceasefire ...The Guardian - Jan. 20 -
First Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners released as ceasefire between Israel and Hamas goes into effect
A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect in the Gaza Strip Sunday morning.NBC News - Jan. 20 -
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First Israeli hostages set to be released after ceasefire deal reached
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to take effect this weekend, with the first hostages expected to be released as soon as Sunday. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tel Aviv.CBS News - Jan. 17 -
Middle East crisis live: Israeli forces ‘fired on World Food Programme convoy in Gaza’
Statement from UN agency ‘strongly condemns horrifying incident’ on Sunday which it says risked lives of staff. ‘This is basically a civil war’: West Bank in fear after shooting of journalist ...The Guardian - Jan. 6
