Zubeidi, 49, is one of the most high-profile of 110 prisoners, including 30 minors, to be freed in exchange for three ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a potentially disastrous showdown within the next month that could shake his ...

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the ...

Israeli women and an 80-year-old male hostage, along with 5 Thai nationals, were released in Gaza, but Israel delayed its ...

Eight more hostages were freed by Hamas-led militants on Thursday in a sometimes chaotic process that briefly delayed the ...

Thousands of displaced Palestinians journeyed back to northern Gaza on Tuesday, following a fragile ceasefire between Israel ...

Hamas confirmed for the first time on Thursday that Israeli killed the head of its military wing, Mohammed Deif, in an airstrike last year. Deif was one of the alleged ...

The ban effectively cuts off the UN aid agency from delivering critical aid to Gaza, putting millions of Palestinians at risk after 15 months of war have devastated the region.

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest coverage of the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.

Hamas has released eight more hostages, among them the German-Israelis Arbel Yehoud and Gadi Moses. The handover was chaotic but successful. Yehoud's family told DW they were overwhelmed and grateful.