Israel, gaza strip and Hamas

The Gaza war is paused, but Israel and Hamas keep up a fierce battle of optics over hostage releases
Even in war, branding applies. Israel and Hamas are engaged in a parallel battle of optics despite a ceasefire that took effect Jan. 19 after more than a year of devastating war.
American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 2 other hostages released in Gaza in 3rd exchange of Israel-Hamas ceasefire
It is believed that at least two of the six American hostages still held in Gaza are alive — Sagui Dekel-Chen, 35, who grew up in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and Edan Alexander, 19, from Tenafly, New Jersey. Four other Americans are believed to have been killed in captivity.
Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners released in latest Gaza exchange
By Mohammed Salem and Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA/CAIRO (Reuters) -Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in exchange,
American hostage held in Gaza freed by Hamas as part of ceasefire deal
Keith Siegel became the first American hostage freed on Saturday as part of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement the U.S. helped broker that aims to ends the war in the Gaza Strip.
First American hostage to be released from Gaza, Hamas says
Keith Segel, an American-Israeli in Gaza and the first of American citizens taken on Oct. 7, will be released on Saturday as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasfire deal.
Hamas releases 8 hostages from Gaza Strip in ceasefire deal
In exchange, Israel freed 110 Palestinian prisoners. Their release was delayed because of chaos surrounding Thursday’s hostage handover in Gaza.
Who are the hostages released by Hamas as part of the ceasefire in Gaza?
Hamas-led militants have freed three more hostages from the Gaza Strip after more than 15 months in captivity.
Third round of hostage releases begins as part of Hamas' Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel
Hamas released eight more hostages in Gaza Thursday as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel in exchange for releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Israeli prime minister in Washington for Gaza ceasefire talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to begin talks Monday on brokering a second phase of the ceasefire with Hamas, his office said, as he visits the new Trump administration in Washington.
Israel's Netanyahu says negotiations start Monday for next phase of Gaza ceasefire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will start negotiations on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire when he meets with U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East Envoy, Steve Witkoff, on Monday in Washington,
What We Know About the Release of Hostages From Gaza
Hamas freed three male hostages on Saturday, in the fourth round of a swap outlined in the cease-fire deal with Israel.
With the Gaza ceasefire in the balance, all eyes are on Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to Washington
The second phase of negotiations over the Gaza ceasefire could be very rocky. A meeting between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald ...
Palestinians' return to northern Gaza complicates Netanyahu's war aims
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed 15 months ago that Israel would achieve “total victory” in the war in Gaza — by ...