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

Both Israeli teams in the EuroCup competition took huge steps to position themselves in the best possible manner for the ...

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.

The drone that tracked Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and filmed him as he lay dying in footage beamed around the world last ...

The organization representing families of hostages held in the Gaza strip is celebrating the news that three male hostages ...

An annual report from CBS published in January found that the total number of apartments in Israel rose by 2.1% to 2.96 million between July 2024 and a year earlier. Of the 61,200 new apartments added ...

Five Thai hostages have been released after 15 months of captivity in the Gaza Strip. On Thursday, dozens of doctors, nurses ...

Small, innovative companies have proven vital on the battlefield, deploying rapid solutions to obviate need for years-long ...

When Ilana Gritzewsky returned to Israel after being held captive in Gaza for 55 days in November 2023, she had so much ...

In the ceasefire’s first phase, Israel and Hamas have agreed that 33 Israeli hostages in Gaza will be released in exchange ...

Over six weeks, Hamas is to free 33 Israeli hostages — roughly one third of those held– in exchange for nearly 2,000 ...