Israel has formally banned the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees from operating on its territory ...

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Three Israelis and five Thai nationals were freed earlier in what PM Benjamin Netanyahu called "shocking scenes".

Israel had delayed their release in protest against the way the seven hostages freed by Hamas were treated as they were ...

Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday, in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in captivity in Gaza ...

The prisoners released were all men, ranging in age from 15 to 69, with nearly two dozen serving life sentences for more ...

Throngs of people eagerly waited on Thursday for more than 100 Palestinian prisoners who were released from Israel in ...

JERUSALEM: Buses carrying freed Palestinian prisoners arrived to cheers in the occupied West Bank on Thursday (Jan 30), after ...

The release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners as laid out in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal had been in doubt after crowds in southern Gaza surrounded hostages who were being freed.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the sight of their chaotic handover was shocking and threatened death to anyone hurting hostages ...