Hamas, Gaza and Israel

American man among 3 hostages set for release in next Israel-Hamas swap
Dual U.S.-Israeli national Keith Siegel is among the 3 hostages expected to be released by Hamas in the fourth swap with Israel.
American Israeli hostage set to be released from Gaza by Hamas
The organization representing families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip is celebrating the news that three male hostages would be released Saturday as part of the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
First American hostage to be released from Gaza, Hamas says
Keith Segel, an American-Israeli in Gaza and the first of American citizens taken on Oct. 7, will be released on Saturday as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasfire deal.
Hamas Turns Hostage Releases Into a Humiliating Spectacle for Israel
The increasingly theatrical and threatening events have angered Israel and put a cease-fire deal at risk.
British-Israeli hostage says Hamas held her at UN facilities
A British-Israeli woman who was held hostage by Hamas in Gaza for 15 months says she was detained for some time at United Nations facilities. During a phone call with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Emily Damari - who was released earlier this month - said she was held at sites belonging to the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa).
Hamas set to free 8 more hostages, including 80-year-old Israeli man, officials say
The expected release will keep up the momentum of the fragile ceasefire​ between Israel and the militant Hamas group that paused the 15-monthlong war in Gaza.
Hamas frees 8 more hostages. Israel releases Palestinian prisoners after delay
Follow NBC News live updates for the latest coverage of the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.
Father of youngest hostage among three men to be released on Saturday, Hamas says
Yarden Bibas and two others will be exchanged for more Palestinian prisoners in the fourth swap since the ceasefire began.
Three Israeli hostages, including dual US and French citizens, set for release in Gaza on Saturday
Hamas said on Friday it would free the father of the youngest hostages seized in its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel and two others including a dual U.S. citizen and a dual French citizen in the next exchange of Gaza hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas Names American, Israeli, and French Hostages To Be Freed Saturday
The Hostages Families Forum welcomed the news that three male hostages held in Gaza would be released on Saturday under the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Newsweek has reached out to the Hostages Families Forum for comment via email.
Hamas Names 3 Hostages It Says Will Be Freed This Weekend
Israeli, will be released along with Yarden Bibas and Ofer Kalderon in exchange for about 90 Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons, the group said.
The Economist10h
What Israel and Hamas can learn from past ceasefires
The next test for Israel and Hamas will come on February 2nd, when talks resume on the next stage of the ceasefire—which ...
Former Hamas hostage details horrors of captivity, credits kidnapped IDF soldier with saving her life
Former hostage Amit Soussana, who was the first Israeli woman to speak about being sexual assaulted while in Hamas captivity, ...
No Evidence Hamas Used US-Funded Condoms for Bombs as Trump Claimed
U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration made a claim that they stopped millions of taxpayer dollars from being ...
The Economist2d
Hamas talks a big game but is in chaos
Hamas is rushing to reassert control over the territory it has ruled since 2007. Its leaders are exuberant—at least in public ...
Hamas to Free Israeli Father, but Fates of His Wife and Children Unknown
Hamas said it will release the hostage Yarden Bibas, 35, on Saturday. His wife and children were also taken captive on Oct. 7 ...
Trump's order on antisemitism and 'Hamas sympathizers' has California universities on alert
Trump's executive order calling on campuses to address antisemitism has university leaders, faculty and students concerned as ...
Christianity Today18h
Shaky Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Deal Worries Families of Hostages
The cease-fire is also a beacon of hope for Palestinians who have suffered immensely during Israel’s 15-month campaign to ...
Hamas confirms killing of its military leader, months after airstrike
Hamas' armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, on Thursday confirmed the killing of its military leader Mohammed Deif and deputy ...