It's the second hostage release since a fragile ceasefire took effect last weekend, halting the fighting in Gaza for at least six weeks during which dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be freed while more aid flows in.
It succeeded in making its profile invisible while not gaining the release of a single hostage or providing them with any assistance.
The first hostages held by Hamas since October 7, 2023 were released Sunday morning, with 33 hostages expected to be released in the coming weeks.
Four Israeli soldiers held captive for 477 days by Hamas were released Saturday under ... in addition to volunteering with the Red Cross, prior to her abduction, according to the Jerusalem Post.
The Red Cross ... American hostages, dead or alive, are to be released in the second stage — if we get there. The release of both hostages is subject to confirmation from Hamas 24 hours ...
Videos showed them covered in blood. Four Israeli hostages wave on a stage before Hamas fighters hand them over to a team from the Red Cross in Gaza City on January 25, 2025. - John Wessels/AFP ...
Israeli who refurbished old buses into mobile tech classrooms, has not met his third daughter, who was bornafter he was taken hostage.
Israel says an updated list from Hamas "matches Israeli intelligence" - meaning 18 hostages are still to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire.
President Donald Trump claimed that his administration had “identified and stopped $50 million being sent to Gaza to buy condoms for Hamas.”
As prisoner and hostage exchanges happen in Gaza, we hear about the International Red Cross's experience in facilitating this work.