Hamas Names 3 Hostages It Says Will Be Freed This Weekend
Hamas on Friday announced the names of three hostages — including an American citizen — whom it said it would release this weekend as part of its cease-fire with Israel…
In Thailand, Faraway Vigil for Hostages Ends in Happy Tears
Vilas Thanna, the father of Pongsak Thanna, a Thai fruit farmhand who was held hostage in Gaza, could barely get the words out as he digested the news of his…
Who Are the 3 Israeli Hostages Released Thursday?
Hamas released eight hostages, including three Israelis and five Thais, on Thursday as part of a hostage-for-prisoner exchange, more than a year after they were taken captive during the Hamas-led…
Hamas Is Releasing 8 Israeli and Thai Hostages: Live Updates
Updated Jan. 30, 2025, 3:18 a.m. ET Hamas released the first of eight hostages on Thursday after more than a year of captivity in Gaza, as the fragile cease-fire between…
Hamas Is Expected to Release 8 Israeli and Thai Hostages
Hamas will release eight hostages on Thursday — three Israelis and five Thai nationals — after more than a year of captivity in Gaza, the Israeli government said Wednesday night,…
Israel Says 8 of the 26 Hostages That Hamas Is Expected to Release Are Dead
Eight of the 26 hostages that Hamas is expected to release in the coming few weeks are no longer alive, according to Israeli officials. Late on Sunday, Hamas provided Israel…
As Hamas Releases More Israeli Hostages, It Puts on a Show of Force
Hamas on Saturday released four female Israeli soldiers held hostage in the Gaza Strip, in a choreographed ceremony that was the latest sign of the group’s effort to project power…
Hamas Choreographs a Show of Force as It Hands Over the Hostages
In a recent interview with an Israeli TV station, Chen Goldstein-Almog, an Israeli hostage released in November 2023, said that when she and her daughter, Agam, were let go, they…
What We Know About the Released Hostages
Hamas released four female Israeli army soldiers on Saturday as part of a hostage-for-prisoner exchange, more than a year after the women were taken captive during the Hamas-led attack on…
Israel and Hamas Set to Exchange Prisoners and Hostages: Cease-Fire Latest Updates
Updated Jan. 25, 2025, 2:23 a.m. ET Hamas and Israel were set on Saturday for their second exchange of hostages for prisoners under their current Gaza cease-fire deal. On Friday,…