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Three Israelis and five Thai nationals were freed earlier in what PM Benjamin Netanyahu called "shocking scenes".

The Islamist Hamas movement has released Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier Agam Berger from captivity, as part of an agreement with Israel, according to the Facebook page of Israeli Prime Minister ...

The five released Thais — all foreign workers who taken hostage during the Oct. 7 cross-border assault — were named by the Israel Defense Forces as Thaenna Pongsak, Sathian Suwannakhan, Sriaoun ...

Israel on Thursday formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory despite heavy diplomatic ...

TEL AVIV, January 30. /TASS/. Seven hostages, including two Israeli citizens and five Thai nationals, have been released from the Gaza Strip and handed over to representatives of the Israel Defense ...

Three Israelis, five foreign nationals freed in Gaza as hostage releases begin - It is the third exchange of Israeli hostages ...

After a delay from the Israeli government earlier on Thursday, the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners has started.

President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House next week as the first ...

The hostages were taken into Gaza following Hamas' attack on 7 October last year, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage overall. #EuropeNews ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to move Gazans to Jordan and Egypt, if implemented, could upend any prospects of a two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The plan is ...

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