Hamas releases four female Israeli soldiers held captive for more than 15 months. As part of the ceasefire deal, Israel is releasing some 200 Palestinians.

SIMON: What else can you tell us about the agreement? AL-SHALCHI: Well, we're starting to get a little bit more information about the timing of the ceasefire and what this multiphase deal will look ...

Siegel is the first American to be released as part of this deal. A total of 18 hostages have been released since the ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yossi Mekelberg of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Program, about the Israeli political response to a negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ...

We cannot rest or stop putting pressure on Hamas, not Israel,” Scott wrote on X on Tuesday. “Hamas isn’t interested in a ...

By Ephrat Livni When Hamas led the Oct. 7 ... in the southern Gazan city of Rafah freed two hostages: Fernando Simon Marman, then 60, and Louis Har, then 70. We are having trouble retrieving ...

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said he’s the reason for the ceasefire deal that has been reached between Israel and Hamas, ending 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip. Although Mr ...