TEL AVIV, Israel — Whether the threat was abusive Hamas guards, hunger, illness or Israeli strikes, there were moments during ...

Shoham was one of dozens of hostages released from Gaza in February as part of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel ...

It emphasized that it is "critical that the ceasefire implementation continues and that all of the hostages are freed from Hamas captivity and safely returned to their families." Several family ...

Middle Eastcategory· April 23, 2025 Palestinian president urges Hamas to lay down arms ... Worldcategory· April 16, 2025 Putin meets freed Russian Gaza hostages, says ties with Palestinians ...

The Trump administration did participate in prisoner swaps, including a November 2019 deal in which two Western hostages, one American and one Australian, were freed by the Taliban after more than ...

The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to ...