Hamas

A senior Hamas official has once again reiterated a call to release all hostages held in Gaza in one go in exchange for the Palestinian prisoners held in the Israeli prisons, yet rejected Tel Aviv’s proposal for another truce. Khalil Al-Hayya, Hamas’ Gaza chief negotiator, said in a video statement on Friday that the Palestinian … Read more

  HAMAS has released six Israelis held in Gaza in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners set to be freed from Israeli jails on Saturday. The captives were released on the 35th day of the ongoing ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, marking the seventh such exchange. Hamas released the six Israelis in three different locations across … Read more

  HAMAS released four Israeli female soldiers to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday, while Israel followed with the release 200 Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire deal. Three buses carrying 114 Palestinian prisoners arrived in Ramallah, where crowds of Palestinians lined the streets to welcome them. The Palestinian Prisoners Club said among those to … Read more

  HAMAS, the Palestinian militant organisation, has reportedly accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages. The US, Egypt, and Qatar have been engaged in talks for the past year to bring an end to the ongoing conflict, which was triggered by Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7, … Read more

  HAMAS has reiterated its commitment to releasing 34 hostages as part of the ceasefire deal with Israel, according to Hamas officials, reports said. The Palestinian group, which governs the Gaza Strip, has approved the release of the captives “as part of the first phase of a prisoner exchange deal,” said a Hamas official. The … Read more