Hamas wants to send the world the message that it is still in charge in the Gaza Strip. Its method: turning the release of ...

Hamas released eight more hostages in Gaza Thursday as part of an ongoing ceasefire agreement with Israel in exchange for ...

Follow NBC News live updates for the latest coverage of the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas.

The cease-fire has held despite a dispute earlier this week over the sequence in which the hostages were released.

The chaotic release of several hostages in Khan Younis Thursday was described by Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu as ...

In the ceasefire’s first phase, Israel and Hamas have agreed that 33 Israeli hostages in Gaza will be released in exchange ...

Some of the prisoners Israel is expected to release include 30 Palestinians that were given life sentences for deadly attacks ...

Bill Deere, director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNWRA), discussed ...