Gaza, Hamas and Israel

Israeli female hostage handed to Red Cross amid surging crowd in Gaza, TV says
Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud has been handed over to the Red Cross, Israel's channel 12 said, as footage showed her surrounded by a surging crowd and armed Palestinian militants in a chaotic scene in southern Gaza on Thursday.
Hamas released seven hostages in Gaza, Israeli army says
A crowd greets Islamic Jihad and Hamas fighters as they arrive for the hand-over of Ihostages to the Red Cross in the south Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis,
Hamas Frees 4 Israeli Hostages in Exchange for Palestinian Prisoners
The hostages and 200 prisoners were released in the second swap of the Gaza cease-fire deal, which went into effect this month.
Red Cross completes second phase of releases as part of Gaza ceasefire
The Red Cross said on Saturday it had completed the second phase of release operations as part of a Gaza ceasefire agreement, transferring four Israeli hostages from the enclave and facilitating the release of detainees from Israeli centres.
Hamas Releases Last Female Soldier Held in Gaza
Hamas released Agam Berger, the first of three hostages set to be freed Thursday. The soldier was handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in the ruins of the Gazan city of Jabalia.
Hamas set to release 3 more Israeli hostages under fragile ceasefire
Hamas is due to free three Israeli hostages on Thursday in return for the release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners, in the third exchange under a fragile truce that took effect in Gaza this month.
Hamas hands over woman hostage as third exchange begins
Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday handed over Israeli woman hostage Agam Berger, a soldier, as a third hostage-prisoner exchange got under way, an AFP journalist reported.
Red Cross team arrives at second hostage handover site in Gaza
Red Cross team arrives at second hostage handover site in Gaza.
Red cross convoy drives towards Gaza City ahead of expected hostage release
The expected swap of more Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners is the second such exchange since a ceasefire began in ...
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Gaza ceasefire takes hold and the first handover of hostages is underway
Their mothers were waiting to meet them. Footage showed the three women walking to Red Cross vehicles in Gaza City, surrounded by a crowd that swelled into the thousands as people held up ...
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How is aid getting into Gaza?
leaving the Palestine Red Crescent Society teams in Gaza delivering lifesaving aid with much reduced resources. Beatrice Butsana-Sita, chief executive British Red Cross, says: "Before the ...
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Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for hostages, sparking celebrations
The four Israelis smiled broadly as they waved and gave the thumbs-up from a stage in Gaza City’s Palestine Square ... they were led off to waiting Red Cross vehicles. They were likely acting ...
Alert: Red Cross team arrives at second hostage handover site in Gaza
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Red Cross team arrives at second hostage handover site in Gaza.