Israel also released 110 Palestinian prisoners. The swaps are a key part of a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the war.
Israel has failed to defeat Hamas, but Palestinians in Gaza express mixed feelings about the group remaining in power.
Hamas released eight hostages on Thursday — five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals — in exchange for ...
Three more Israeli and five Thai hostages have been released by Palestinian militants from captivity and returned to Israel, ...
Hamas, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007 ... military confirmed that the head of Hamas‘ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July.