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Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages as planned, paving the way to resolve ceasefire dispute

February 13, 2025 at 8:48 a.m.

Hamas said Thursday it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip from Egypt in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025.(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel threatens ‘all hell will break loose’ on Hamas in latest Gaza ceasefire crisis

February 12, 2025 at 5:03 p.m.

Israel’s defense minister on Wednesday vowed that “all hell will break loose” on Hamas if it fails to free hostages this weekend as planned, stepping up threats against the group...

The Rehan family in their encampment in the ruins of their home amid widespread destruction caused by the Israeli military’s ground and air offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Trump says ceasefire deal should be canceled if Hamas doesn’t release all hostages by Saturday

February 10, 2025 at 6:10 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Monday that a precarious ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas should be canceled if Hamas doesn’t release all the remaining hostages it is holding in Gaza...

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One where he signed a proclamation declaring Feb. 9 Gulf of America Day as he travels from West Palm Beach, Fla. to New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

President Donald Trump says no right of return for Palestinians in Gaza under his plan for US ‘ownership’

February 10, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Palestinians in Gaza would not have a right to return under his plan for U.S. “ownership” of the war-torn territory, contradicting other officials in his administration...

U.N. humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher speaks during an interview in Cairo, Egypt, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

UN humanitarian chief says Gaza ceasefire has averted famine but any truce collapse brings danger

February 9, 2025 at 3:22 p.m.

Famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire, the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. But he warned the...

A man sells bread under the destruction of his bakery destroyed by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Israel begins preparations for Gaza exodus as Egypt lobbies against Trump plan

February 6, 2025 at 9:07 a.m.

Israel said on Thursday it has begun preparations for the departure of large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in line with President Donald Trump’s plan for the territory....

Laundry hangs on a destroyed building caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

‘I won’t leave. Put that in your brain.’ Palestinians reject Trump’s call to expel them from Gaza

February 5, 2025 at 4:16 p.m.

After President Donald Trump called for transferring all Palestinians from Gaza so the United States could take over the devastated territory and rebuild it for others, rights groups said his comments were...

Palestinians who have returned walk among the rubble of buildings largely destroyed by Israeli army bombardments in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, after Israel began allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to return to the heavily damaged area last Monday.(AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Hamas is set to free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release, officials say

January 29, 2025 at 12:47 p.m.

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, slated for Thursday, officials from Israel and...

A bulldozer works to open the al Rashid main road for Palestinians who are returning from the southern parts of the Gaza Strip to the north, in Gaza City, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, days after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect. (AP Photo/Abed Hajjar)

Qatar says agreement reached to release Israeli hostage, allow Palestinians to return to north Gaza

January 26, 2025 at 4:43 p.m.

Mediator Qatar announced early Monday that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza, easing the first major crisis of...

A mural of female Israeli soldiers held hostage by the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip is displayed in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire holds

January 25, 2025 at 2:08 p.m.

Four female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza returned to Israel on Saturday after Hamas fighters paraded them before a crowd of...

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