Hamas will release 33 Israeli hostages in the first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange that follows 15 months of war in Gaza, Qatar's prime minister said on Wednesday.

Hamas and Israel didn't agree on final hostage release and prisoner exchange details until "recent hours," the official said.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal following intensive mediation by Qatar, Egypt, and the ...

Months of tedious talks over a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza – negotiations that required officials from an outgoing and ...

Israel and Hamas have ‘reached an agreement to release hostages in exchange for hostages and prisoners and a return to a ...

Qatar, Egypt, and the United States in a joint statement on Wednesday confirmed that Israel and Hamas have reached a ...

Any agreement still needs to be approved by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet, but is expected to go into ...

Israel accused Hamas of trying to make changes to already agreed upon arrangements. Hamas called the claims “nonsense.” ...

The ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is scheduled to take effect in the Gaza Strip on Sunday ...

Key mediator Qatar said on Wednesday that 33 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza would be released in the first stage of a ...

Arab countries welcomed a deal Wednesday on a cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas which was reached after more than a year of intensive negotiations with Egyptian, Qatari ...

Following the announcement of a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas, global leaders have expressed optimism while emphasising the need for further efforts toward peace. United ...