JERUSALEM: Hamas freed six hostages from Gaza on Saturday (Feb 22), the last living Israeli captives slated for release under ...

Earlier Saturday, two other hostages — Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 38 — were freed. Arriving in Israel, both were taken to medical centers for examination. Mengistu, an Ethiopian-Israeli, ...

Freedom for the captives caps an emotional two days in Israel, where the family of another hostage, Shiri Bibas, earlier on Saturday confirmed receipt of her remains.

Hamas releases 6 hostages in latest swap; Bibas family confirms Shiri's remains have been returned; Pope Francis in critical condition; Russia says preparations underway for meeting between Putin and ...

Six living hostages are back home in Israel after Hamas released them in exchange for 602 Palestinian prisons on Saturday.