The ceasefire was announced on 15 January and began four days later, after months of negotiations led by the US, Qatar and ...

It is believed that at least two of the six American hostages still held in Gaza are alive — Sagui Dekel-Chen, 35, who grew ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription ...

Eighteen hostages, including the three men released on Saturday, have been freed since the start of the January ceasefire ...

Israel and Hamas released another round of Gaza hostages and Palestinian prisoners as part of their ceasefire deal. Follow for live updates.

Dual U.S.-Israeli national Keith Siegel is among the 3 hostages expected to be released by Hamas in the fourth swap with Israel.

As the long-awaited ceasefire comes into effect, here’s a look – in 6 graphics – at what Gaza is like after 15 months of war.

Hamas has handed American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel, 65, over to the Red Cross, the third hostage to be released Saturday ...

The corpses keep coming every day, sometimes dozens at a time brought to morgues in the Palestinian enclave, after being ...

JERUSALEM - The Palestinian militant group Hamas is expected to hand over three Israelis on Saturday, in the latest stage of ...

Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages, how the war in Gaza has devastated the ... The Israeli prime minister, under pressure from all sides, is trying ...

Palestinian militants on Thursday freed three Israeli hostages and five foreigners captured in the October 7, 2023 attack on ...