Israel, Gaza and Hamas

Israel-Hamas ceasefire live updates: Hostage Agam Berger released in Gaza, 7 more set to be freed
Follow NBC News live updates for the latest coverage of the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.
Israel Says 8 Ceasefire Deal Hostages Are Dead
An Israeli military doctor who has been treating hostages recently released by Hamas says they are in poor physical condition and face a long recovery process.
Hamas Is Set to Free 8 More Hostages and Israel Will Release 110 Prisoners as Gaza Cease-Fire Holds
The cease-fire has held despite a dispute earlier this week over the sequence in which the hostages were released.
Hamas and Israel trade blame over deal violations. Will the fragile ceasefire and hostage agreement hold?
The fragility of the truce between Israel and Hamas was laid bare on Saturday, after Israel accused Hamas of withholding a hostage, prompting a halt in the movement of Gazan civilians back to their homes in the north.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal begins with release of Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners
The first three Israeli hostages were released after the ceasefire officially began. Hours later, Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
How the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will unfold — and why it is so precarious
Throughout the war, the Israeli military had barred Palestinians from returning to the north by severing Gaza along the Netzarim corridor, a belt that runs east to west across the strip where troops cleared out the Palestinian population and set up bases.
Israel Blocks Gazans From North, Saying Hamas Breached Cease-Fire Deal
Some troops had been expected to withdraw to allow hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans to go home. But Israel said the hostage exchange before that step had not gone as agreed. Hamas accused Israel of stalling.
Hamas Will Release Three More Hostages Thursday Under Gaza Cease-Fire Deal
Hamas on Wednesday gave to Israel the names of the next three hostages to be freed, including Arbel Yehoud, a female civilian whose freedom has been a point of tension.
Israel Receives List of Gaza Hostages to Be Released on Thursday, PM Office Says
Israel has received a list of hostages who will be released on Thursday from Gaza, the Prime Minister's office said on Wednesday. The office did not provide further details. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.
Israel says Hamas to free 11 more hostages this week
Israel said on Wednesday that 11 more hostages held in Gaza, including five Thais, would be freed over two days this week as part of a fragile Gaza ceasefire.
Trump envoy Witkoff in Israel to oversee ceasefire deal
President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy was in Israel on Wednesday to meet with senior officials and tour Israeli military ...
Israel's far-right finance minister withdraws threat to quit coalition over ceasefire deal
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withdrawn a threat to quit the government if Israel does not return to fighting ...
Netanyahu says Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal has been finalized after blaming Hamas for "last-minute crisis"
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that Israel's negotiating team had finalized a deal on the ...
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Israel’s approval of the Gaza deal unmasks deep schisms that could threaten the ceasefire and Netanyahu’s political future
The ceasefire as agreed to in Qatar is set to last 42 days. Over that period, 33 hostages are expected to be freed in ...
Palestinian militants begin handover of three Israeli hostages in latest stage of ceasefire deal
Mughrabi, Emily Rose and Maayan Lubell CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinian militants began handing over three Israeli ...
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Trump invites Israel’s Netanyahu to meet with him at the White House next week
President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House next week as the first ...
Israel Breaks With U.N. Agency Critical to Gaza’s Aid Flow
Israeli authorities said they would stop working Thursday with the main United Nations agency caring for Palestinian refugees ...
He Survived 15 Months of War in Gaza, Then Died as Cease-Fire Neared
Fighting claimed lives until the final moments before the truce between Israel and Hamas took effect. For some, an unexpected ...