Middle East

Hamas frees 3 hostages and Israel begins releasing Palestinian prisoners

Hamas militants released three male hostages being held in the Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel began releasing 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, part of a ceasefire deal that has halted 15 months of intense fighting. Militants handed Yarden Bibas and French-Israeli Ofer Kalderon to Red Cross officials in the southern city of Khan ...

12:09 Et February 1, 2025

Palestinian born after father was jailed hugs him for first time

After a delay of several hours, there were jubilant scenes here in Ramallah where around 60 Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli detention into the arms of their ...

12:09 Et January 31, 2025

Israeli doctors say five released Thai hostages in ‘fair’ health after 15 months of captivity

When the mother of one of the Thai hostages held in the Gaza Strip for over a year caught sight of her son on a Facebook livestream after ...

12:04 Et January 31, 2025

Hamas will free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release Thursday

Hamas will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, as well as five Thai nationals during the next hostage release set for Thursday, Israel and ...

11:41 Et January 30, 2025

Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians streamed into Gaza’s most heavily destroyed area on Monday after Israel opened the north for the first time since the early weeks of ...

10:51 Et January 28, 2025

Tens of thousands return to devastated northern Gaza as Israel lifts its closure under truce

Tens of thousands of Palestinians returned to the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel lifted its closure of the north for the ...

11:03 Et January 27, 2025

Trump says Jordan, Egypt should take more Palestinians from Gaza

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Jordan and Egypt should take more Palestinians from Gaza, where Israel's military assault has caused a dire humanitarian situation and killed tens of ...

10:54 Et January 26, 2025

Israel has released 70 Palestinian prisoners into Egypt in Gaza ceasefire deal

Egypt’s state-run Qahera TV says Israel has released 70 Palestinian prisoners into Egypt under the Gaza ceasefire deal. The network says they arrived at the Egyptian side of ...

12:21 Et January 25, 2025

Syria’s economic pains far from over despite Assad’s ouster

 Samir al-Baghdad grabbed his pickax and walked up a wobbly set of stairs made of cinderblocks and rubble. He is rebuilding his destroyed family house in the Qaboun neighborhood near Damascus, Syria ‘s capital. The traditional building, which once housed his family, parents and some relatives, had a courtyard decorated with plants and tiled floors where guests ...

11:58 Et January 24, 2025

As ceasefire takes hold, Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners

After 15 months of collective grief and anxiety, three Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity and returned to Israel, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners walked free from Israeli jail, leaving both ...

10:31 Et January 20, 2025
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