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Bakeer is one of 39 Palestinian prisoners released by Israel in exchange for 13 Hamas captives under Qatar-mediated deal

Israel says hospital director is being questioned; WHO voices fears over safety of dozens who still in the facility.

Hamas is expected to swap more of its hostages for prisoners held by Israel on the second day of a cease-fire

Exclusive: Vetoon Phoome, 33, was taken hostage on 7 October while he was in Israel working on a farm. His sister tells of her happiness at his release

Group of nine men and one woman being treated in hospital before returning to Thailand to reunite with families

The Israeli military said on Saturday that the Palestinian militant group Hamas had released 13 Israelis and four foreign nationals in the second round of swaps under a cease-fire deal. The news comes after Egypt said that it had received positive signals from all parties over a possible extension of…

Leaflets warn against using racist abuse and promoting terrorism during rally in London against Israel-Hamas war

After Bhavesh’s mail and your response, I thought maybe I’d hold off on this mail. But with a stream of emails telling you to keep at it, I fear a reversion to type. I’ve been a serial letter-writer, I think my first was in 2015/16 when Abhinandan used to prod…

Masked Hamas gunmen freed a first wave of hostages Friday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, sparking rare scenes of celebration in a seven-week war that has killed thousands of people.

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