It's the second hostage release since a fragile ceasefire took effect last weekend, halting the fighting in Gaza for at least six weeks during which dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be freed while more aid flows in.

The expected swap of more Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners is the second such exchange since a ceasefire began in the Gaza Strip last weekend and another test for the deal.

Hamas militants on Saturday handed over to the Red Cross four Israeli women hostages under a truce deal in the Gaza war that is also expected to see a second

The Israel-Hamas war cease-fire began Sunday after a three-hour delay where the terror group didn’t reveal the names of the first three hostages to be released. Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher were named as the first 3 people who would be released on Sunday — as officials expect 30 more hostages to be released from Hamas captivity,

By Mohammed Salem, Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie GAZA/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinians poured into the streets to celebrate and headed back to the rubble of their bombed-out homes on Sunday,

The Red Cross said on Saturday it had completed the second phase of release operations as part of a Gaza ceasefire agreement, transferring four Israeli hostages from the enclave and facilitating the release of detainees from Israeli centres.

Only a trickle of aid is reaching the area, leaving the Palestine Red Crescent Society teams in Gaza delivering lifesaving aid with much reduced resources. Beatrice Butsana-Sita, chief executive British Red Cross, says: "Before the conflict around 500 ...

He complained that Hamas has not allowed international aid groups like the Red Cross or Red Crescent ... these are American-Israeli citizens, all of them out of Gaza, whether living or remains.

The first hostages held by Hamas since October 7, 2023 were released Sunday morning, with 33 hostages expected to be released in the coming weeks.

The Iran-backed Hamas militant group announced on Friday the names of four hostages it claims will be released on Saturday as part of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. Israel has yet to ...

Israel’s Prison Services said it will transport the prisoners instead of the International Committee of the Red Cross ... reported from Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip and Magdy from Cairo.

The ceasefire deal was signed off by Israel’s government on Saturday morning - but attacks have continued on the Gaza Strip