Hamas has said it will only release the remaining hostages in return for more Palestinian prisoners, a lasting ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

Hamas said it had freed an Israeli-American hostage as fighting paused in Gaza today, but there was no agreement on a wider truce or hostage release as a global hunger monitor warned of famine in the...

The freeing of 21-year-old Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, who’s a US citizen, is a step toward reaching a new ceasefire agreement in Gaza, the Palestinian militant group said late Sunday in a statem...

Hamas released Israeli American hostage Edan Alexander from Gaza, paving the way for a possible return to ceasefire talks for the war-torn enclave.

Hamas has released an Israeli-American hostage held captive for 19 months to Israeli forces as part of efforts to reach a new ceasefire deal, the group said.

Trump hailed the development as “monumental news” in a post on Truth Social, where he described Alexander’s release by Hamas as a “step taken in good faith toward the United States and the efforts of ...