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Israel releases Palestinians in exchange for Gaza hostages

Israel on Saturday released Palestinians from its jails in the fourth prisoner-hostage swap under the ongoing ceasefire deal with Hamas. Thirty-two of the freed prisoners from the occupied West Bank were handed over to the International Red Cross from the Ofer Prison facility near Ramallah, in...

Three Israeli hostages released in latest Gaza exchange

Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in exchange, in the latest stage of a truce aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza. Ofer Kalderon, a French-Israeli dual national, and Yarden...

Gaza’s Rafah crossing to reopen Saturday: Sources

Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt is to reopen Saturday following a fourth exchange of hostages and prisoners under a truce agreement, a Hamas official and a source with knowledge of the discussions told AFP. “The mediators informed Hamas of Israel’s approval to open Rafah...