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Israel's Netanyahu heads to US to discuss ‘victory over Hamas' with Trump
Netanyahu is under mounting pressure from far-right governing partners to resume the war after the first phase of the ceasefire ends in early March.
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Hamas hand over two Israeli hostages in southern Gaza
Hamas handed two hostages over to the Red Cross in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday as part of its ceasefire deal with Israel.
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American Keith Siegel among three hostages named by Hamas for release
American Israeli Keith Siegel is among the hostages set to be released Saturday, Hamas said in a statement Friday, as part of the fourth hostage-prisoner exchange with Israel.
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Hamas frees the first of 8 more hostages, Israel is set to release 110 prisoners
Hamas began the process of freeing three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives. Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners.
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Israel says Hamas has agreed to release three Israeli hostages
Among those freed is Arbel Yehoud, whose release was at the center of a dispute that threatened to unravel the fragile ceasefire deal.
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Israel lets Palestinians return to northern Gaza for the first time in over a year as truce holds
Qatar says an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza.
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Trump floats plan to ‘just clean out' Gaza and says Arab states should take more Palestinian refugees
President Donald Trump has ended his predecessor’s hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel.
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Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers as part of Gaza ceasefire
What happens after the deal’s initial six-week phase is uncertain, but many hope it will lead to the end of a war that has leveled wide swaths of Gaza
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Four female Israeli soldiers to be released in ceasefire deal, Hamas says
Four female soldiers are set to be released by Hamas on Saturday as part of the the ceasefire and hostage release deal it struck with Israel, the militant group said.
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Fresh grief in Gaza as families recover bodies of loved ones buried under rubble
Since a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect, Palestinians have been finding bodies of loved ones in the rubble
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How the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will unfold — and why it is so precarious
Israeli troops have pulled back to the edges of Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have returned to what remains of their homes in the first few days of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.
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Palestinians trek across rubble to return to their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes hold
Even before the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was fully in place, Palestinians in the war-battered Gaza Strip began to return to the remains of the homes they had evacuated during the 15-month war.
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First 3 hostages released from Gaza after ceasefire deal
The first three hostages were released from Gaza hours after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas took effect
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Who are the Israelis released or recovered on the first day of the ceasefire?
Three hostages held by Hamas are expected to be released Sunday after 471 days in captivity as part of a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group. A gradual release of dozens of captives over the next several weeks has been agreed on. The truce and release of hostages sparked hope and trepidation among Israelis. Many fear that the...
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Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in effect in Gaza; first hostages released
Three hostages have been handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross, according to NBC News’ crew in Gaza, and will be making their way to Israel.
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As ceasefire takes hold, Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners
The first three hostages were released from Gaza, and the first Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli custody, as a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold following 15 months of war.
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What changed since the Gaza ceasefire deal was rejected months ago? Trump, some officials say
The deal “was only really accepted in the end because Trump came along,” a former hostage negotiator told NBC News.
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Israel's Cabinet approves a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages
Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal early Saturday for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages held there and pause the 15-month war with Hamas.
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Netanyahu says deal to release Hamas-held hostages has been reached
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a deal to return Hamas-held hostages in the Gaza Strip has been reached.
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‘Unpredictable': Father of hostage, local pro-Palestine activist react to ceasefire
Ruby Chen’s 19-year-old son, Itay, was on the Israel-Gaza border Oct. 7 when Hamas took him hostage. His biggest fear is that the ceasefire agreement will fall apart before his son is released. “What is predictable about being in the Middle East is that it is unpredictable,” Chen said. Local activists see problems with the deal, too. For months last…