Hamas-led militants have released three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli civilian men held for the past 16 months and Israel is ...

Hamas terrorists psychologically tortured released Israeli-Argentinian hostage Yarden Bibas by constantly taunting him about the uncertain fate of his wife and two children also taken hostage on ...

Israel and Hamas completed their fifth hostage-prisoner swap under a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal on Saturday, with the frail, disoriented appearance of the three freed Israelis sparking dismay among t ...

Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, as well as five Thai nationals during the next hostage release, slated for Thursday, officials from Israel and Hamas ...

KHAN YUNIS, Gaza Strip — Hamas militants on Saturday freed three men, including an American Israeli, held hostage for more than a year in the Gaza Strip, and Israel released 183 Palestinian ...

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

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

The exchange is part of a temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which has paused hostilities in Gaza in exchange for the release of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners ...

• Hamas has freed three more hostages in the latest round of releases under the ceasefire deal with Israel. Among the group are US-Israeli Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas, the father of the ...