13 h. ago Hamas frees 6 more hostages, but Gaza ceasefire’s future unclear

Hamas on Saturday released the last six living hostages expected under the first phase of its ceasefire with Israel with a week remaining before the deadline.

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41 h. ago Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as ceasefire violation

JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge Friday for what he described as a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ceasefire agreement after a body that Hamas released as part of the deal was found to not be that of an Israeli mother of two young boys, as the militants had promised. The […]

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52 h. ago Child hostages identified but body Hamas released was not their mother, Shiri Bibas: Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel — The remains of two child hostages have been identified but another body released by Hamas was not the boys’ mother, the Israeli military said early Friday. Hamas militants had turned over four bodies Thursday under the tenuous ceasefire that has paused over 15 months of war. One was that of Oded […]

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60 h. ago Bodies released by Hamas include some of the oldest and youngest hostages

JERUSALEM (AP) — The bodies of four Israelis taken captive by Hamas, including those said to be of the last female and child hostages in Gaza, were released Thursday, bringing to 28 the number of captives freed since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on Jan. 19. The bodies returned to Israel are presumed […]

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64 h. ago Hamas returns bodies of Israeli hostages, said to include children

Hamas on Thursday released the bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to include a mother and her two children who have long been feared dead.

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4 d. ago Hamas to release six living hostages on Saturday, Israel’s PMO says

In addition, the remains of four hostages murdered in Hamas captivity will be handed over to Israel on Thursday

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4 d. ago Hamas to release 6 hostages, return 4 bodies amid Israel ceasefire

The warring sides have yet to negotiate the second and more difficult phase, in which Hamas says it will release dozens more hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire.

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4 d. ago Hamas says it will free 6 living Israeli hostages on Saturday

CAIRO — A top Hamas leader says the militant group will release six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and the bodies of four hostages on Thursday, including the remains of the Bibas family that has become symbols of Israeli suffering in the war. The fate of Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and […]

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