Three Israeli hostages were released Sunday as part of a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. They are the first of 33 that Hamas is expected to free during the first phase of the deal.

Aaron Boxerman Israel’s cease-fire agreement with Hamas will go into effect on Sunday, according to Qatar’s Foreign Ministry and the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel.

17, 2025. (Koby Gideon/Israeli Government Press Office via AP) Today’s live coverage has ended. See what you missed below and find the latest at APNews.com. Israel’s Cabinet approved a deal early ...

The first three hostages released from Gaza as part of a fragile ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas that came into effect on Sunday have arrived in Israel, the military ...

Family members of hostages speak to the media. Aaron Boxerman Israel approved a cease-fire agreement with Hamas early Saturday, setting up the first reprieve in Gaza in over a year. Palestinians ...

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Israel’s full Cabinet was meeting Friday evening on a Gaza ceasefire deal after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed an agreement had been reached that would pause the 15-month war with ...

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Three Israeli hostages were set free Sunday at the start of ceasefire in the 15-month-long brutal war between Israel and Hamas, marking the beginning of a truce that is expected to lead to a weeks ...

Israel's full cabinet has approved the Gaza ceasefire deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has said. It comes after Israel's security cabinet recommended the deal be approved earlier ...