Hamas and Israel prepare for 3rd exchange of prisoners for hostages

Eleven hostages freed by Hamas, including nine children, "are undergoing a medical and emotional evaluation," says Efrat Bron-Harlev, CEO of the Scheider Children's Medical Center in Israel. Their "physical condition... is now stable" she adds. The hostages were released during a four-day truce agreed by Hamas and Israel, which has also seen Palestinian prisoners freed. The pause in fighting is the first since the October 7 attack in which Hamas gunmen killed 1,200 people in Israel and took 240 hostages. Israel's response, a sustained air and ground campaign in the Gaza Strip, has killed nearly 15,000 people, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza is set to end after an exchange of hostages and prisoners. The hope is that these short-term pauses will...

Israel and Hamas have agreed on a deal that will see the release of dozens of hostages from Gaza in exchange for a four-day pause in fighting and the release of...

Hamas is expected to release a second group of 14 Israeli women and children as part of the exchange of 50 hostages for Palestinian prisoners. The truce between...