Hamas has said it will release Israeli hostages as planned and will implement the Gaza ceasefire deal.

The militant group had originally said it would stop freeing captives, leading Israel to threaten to return to war Hamas ...

In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch described the complexity of Israeli hostage rescue operations, his involvement in negotiations, and Hamas terror tactics.

The fragile Israel-Hamas truce has reached an inflection point as the cease-fire deal hinges on the release of all hostages before it can move on to the next phase ...