November 25, 2025 - Despite Israel repeatedly striking Gaza, the ceasefire has held strong. Palestinian militants have released the bodies of 25 hostages since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire started on Oct.

September 11, 2025 - For instance, Hamas was expected to provide the names of hostages on Saturday, January 18, at 4:00 PM but postponed it to Sunday at 11:00 PM, prolonging the agony for the hostages’ families and amplifying their suffering.

3 weeks ago - The IDF confirmed that they have withdrawn to agreed-upon deployment lines in the Gaza Strip on October 10 at noon, officially beginning a ceasefire and a 72-hour countdown for Hamas to release the hostages under the agreement.

3 weeks ago - The Israeli military says 20 living hostages and the bodies of 27 deceased hostages have been handed over by Hamas and have returned to Israel under the Gaza ceasefire deal. Until 13 October, when the living hostages were released, 48 hostages ...

1 month ago - Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said Wednesday that the militant group was committed to handing over the remains of the two hostages. Israel has accused the militants of stalling after the last living hostages were released on Oct.

1 month ago - Red Cross convoy carrying the remains of a person believed to be a deceased hostage handed over by Gaza militants makes its way toward the border crossing with Israel, to be transferred to Israeli authorities, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Nov.

March 10, 2025 - Updated: 10.03.2025 The currently agreed deal to release the hostages still held in Gaza is made up of three phases of staggered releases over a period of 42 days each. The first phase was made up of so-called “humanitarian” cases: children, ...

1 month ago - JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel had identified the latest remains returned from Gaza as hostage Dror Or, leaving the bodies of two hostages in Gaza as the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement ...

1 month ago - But the return of the last two hostages under the agreement's terms is progressing slowly. Hamas says it has not been able to reach all of the remains because they are buried under rubble left by Israel’s two-year offensive in Gaza. Israel has accused the militants of stalling and threatened to resume military operations or withhold humanitarian aid if all remains are not returned. In the most recent release, Palestinian militants returned the remains of Dror Or, who was killed by the militants in Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel and abducted to Gaza.

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February 21, 2025 - Hamas officially announces that it will be releasing hostages Tal Shoham, Omer Shem-Tov, Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert, Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed tomorrow.

February 22, 2025 - Israel said Tuesday that the final six living hostages slated for release under phase one of a ceasefire deal would all be freed on Saturday, after the Hamas terror group announced that it would expedite the handovers.

May 29, 2025 - The pan-Arab channel Al Ghad reported Thursday that the outline was submitted overnight to both Hamas and Israel, and that it calls for half of the agreed-upon number of hostages to be released on the first day of the truce, and the other half on the seventh day.

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Edan Alexander, a 20-year-old Israeli American who has been held hostage since October 2023, will be released, Hamas announced Sunday.