Hamas frees all 6 hostages in exchange with Israel

US working on ‘extension’ of Phase 1 of Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
The United States is looking to secure an “extension” of the current ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as the two sides work with mediators to finalize the next stage of the deal. The first phase of the ceasefire agreement,
Hamas to free 6 more Israeli hostages from Gaza Strip in latest step of ceasefire
JERUSALEM -- JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas is set to free six more Israeli hostages Saturday from the Gaza Strip, but the exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is shadowed by heightened tension between the adversaries that clouds the future of the fragile ceasefire deal.
Fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas continues as six hostages are released
The Israeli military says the sixth and final hostage was released by Hamas in the latest exchange on Saturday and has arrived back in Israel even as heightened tensions clouded the future of the fragile ceasefire deal.
The Hostages Released by Hamas, Including the Remains of a Mother and Her Sons
Shem Tov, from the Israeli city of Herzliya, was abducted from the Nova music festival with his friends Maya and Itay Regev, former captives who were released in November 2023. He's a passionate musician and DJ, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
Hamas hands over bodies of youngest Gaza hostages taken from Israel
Hamas handed over the bodies on Thursday of Israeli infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the two youngest captives taken by Hamas in their October 7, 2023 attack and among the most potent symbols of the trauma inflicted that day.
Hamas says ready to free all hostages at once in Gaza truce phase two
Hamas also agreed on Tuesday to return the bodies of eight dead hostages in two groups this week and next, including the remains of Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Kfir and Ariel, who have become national symbols in Israel of the hostages' ordeal.
Gaza cease-fire saved — for now — after Hamas agrees to release 3 hostages by Saturday deadline
The terrorist group had earlier said it was suspending the handovers — starting with those planned for Saturday — over what it claimed were Israeli violations of their agreed terms.
Trump's Envoy Says US Expects Phase Two of Israel-Hamas Deal to Proceed
U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy on Sunday said the U.S. expects the second phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal to go forward. Steve Witkoff made the comment in a CNN interview when asked about Israel's decision to postpone the release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
Hamas Releases Six Israeli Hostages Under First Phase of Cease-Fire Deal
The first phase of the cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas is nearing completion, but negotiations for the second stage haven’t begun yet.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Hamas release final living Israeli hostages under first phase of ceasefire
Israel is expected to release over 600 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas released the six Israeli hostages. "This is particularly true if Russia assesses that the US cannot or will not support the European NATO countries in a war with Russia.
Hamas releases six last hostages in first phase of ceasefire agreement
Freed Israeli hostage during his release from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Hamas releases all 6 hostages as planned in latest exchange
A sixth hostage, Hisham Al-Sayed, 36, was the last to be released, according to Israeli officials and the Hostages and ...
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Hamas says Gaza truce gravely endangered after Israel's prisoner delay
Hamas on Sunday (Feb 23) said Israel has gravely endangered a five-week-old Gaza truce by delaying the release of Palestinian prisoners under the deal because of the manner it ha ...
Hamas Faces Last Stand in Gaza
"We're getting close to this moment where there will be a last stand and a decisive battle," an IDF brigadier general told ...
Bibas family ‘staying optimistic’ after Hamas says boys Kfir and Ariel, 2 and 5, and their mom were killed in Gaza
Father Yarden Bibas, 35, was released by Hamas on Feb. 1. He returned from 15 months of one hell to another hell — not ...
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Netanyahu playing ‘dirty games’ to sabotage Gaza truce deal: Hamas
The Palestinian group says the Israeli government is not engaging in negotiations for phase 2 of the truce deal.
Shiri Bibas's body returned from Gaza, Hostage Forum confirms
Hamas transferred the remains to the Red Cross in Gaza, after which the IDF brought them to the Institute of Forensic ...
Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed revenge for what he described as a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ...
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Kibbutz Nir Oz announces Shiri Bibas was murdered in Gaza captivity
Announcement comes after body that Hamas claims is hers was brought to Israel to be ID'd, and day after her 2 young sons were ...