Hamas has freed Israeli soldier Agam Berger, two Israeli civilians and five Thai workers as part of the ceasefire agreement with Israel. Israel is expected to release 110 Palestinian prisoners in return, but has delayed the move.

JERUSALEM: Hamas handed over three Israelis and five Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday (Jan 30), but Israel delayed the expected release of Palestinian prisoners after chaotic scenes at one o

Netanyahu has faced criticism in Israel for not having sealed a hostage deal earlier after the security failure that enabled the Oct. 7 Hamas assault.

Steve Witkoff is expected to visit Gaza, a first for US officials in years

Hamas released eight hostages, including three Israelis and five Thais, as part of a hostage-for-prisoner exchange.

The Israeli hostages are to be released in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners.

Footage showed chaotic scenes as hundreds of Gazans gathered, and militants struggled to control the crowd and clear a path for the hostages

JERUSALEM: US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday (Jan 29) his office said in a statement, amid the Gaza ceasefire and a

Hamas has handed over eight hostages as Israel prepares to release 110 Palestinian prisoners amid truce.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a delay in the planned release of terrorists, seeking assurance regarding the release of hostages, but the prime minister's office later indicated that the demand had been satisfied.

Hamas released three Israelis and five Thais today as part of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the Gaza war.

There was no official confirmation of the identities of the Thai nationals who will be released

The Israeli military has said it has received the hostage Agam Berger and that she is back in Israel.

A total of eight hostages - three Israeli and five Thai nationals - have been handed over in Gaza.

The cease-fire has held despite a dispute earlier this week over the sequence in which the hostages were released.

Hamas began the process of freeing three more Israeli hostages and five Thai captives. Israel was expected to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners.

Netanyahu’s office indicated that he ordered the postponement of the Palestinian prisoners' release scheduled for today “until the safe passage of our hostages can be guaranteed in future releases.”

In the latest development in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Hamas militants released eight hostages. Earlier in the day, Hamas handed over Israeli soldier Agam Berger, 20 to the Red Cross. The latest development facilitates the release of another 110 Palestinian prisoners by Israel.

“A short while ago, IDF (Israeli army) and ISA (Shabak) forces accompanied returning hostage Agam Berger as she crossed the border into Israeli territory,” the Israeli military stated in an announcement.

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The trio are being released in return for 110 Palestinian prisoners, including 30 minors.