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Hamas released eight hostages, including three Israelis and five Thais, as part of a hostage-for-prisoner exchange.

Two press conferences were held Thursday morning, one in D.C. and one in Wichita, Kansas. Watch the livestream here.

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas are expected to continue amid the first phase of the deal, which was slated to last ...

Hamas is expected to free three Israeli and five Thai hostages Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of 110 Palestinian ...

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were ...