The organization representing families of hostages held in the Gaza strip is celebrating the news that three male hostages would be released Saturday as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

A hundred Palestinian prisoners released by Israel on Saturday in the West Bank arrived in several buses at a Ramallah center set up to receive them, where hundreds of people and relatives were waiting to carry them on their shoulders as they got out of the vehicles.

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The hostages-for-prisoners exchange is a key part of a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the deadliest war between Israel and Hamas.

On day one of the Gaza ceasefire, 3 Israeli hostages, 90 Palestinian prisoners, including women, children, freed, igniting hopes for peace.

The ceasefire came into effect Sunday after an initial three-hour delay, during which almost 20 more Palestinians were killed, according to medics in the decimated Palestinian territory. Under the terms of the deal,

Israel’s military says it won’t complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by Sunday as outlined in its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah militants.

Palestine strongly condemns Trump`s proposal to `clean out` Gaza, warning against mass displacement and reiterating their commitment to remaining in their homeland.

Hamas released eight hostages on Thursday — five Thai farm workers and three dual German-Israeli nationals — in exchange for 110 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

Four female Israeli soldiers held hostage by Hamas have returned safely to Israel after the militants paraded them in front of a crowd of thousands in Gaza City

Three buses carrying 114 Palestinian prisoners arrived in Ramallah, where crowds of Palestinians lined ... Meanwhile, 16 prisoners have been transferred to the Gaza Strip, while 70 others – including Palestinians serving life sentences and long-term ...