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PM Netanyahu, Defence Minister Israel Katz ordered the delay to ensure safe exit of Israeli hostages in future stages.

Israel has resumed the release of over 100 Palestinians after Benjamin Netanyahu initially halted the handover in an eleventh hour in response to what Israel called “chaotic” scenes during a hostage ...

DOHA, January 30. /TASS/. The Hamas movement is keeping an eye on the situation related to Israel’s decision to suspend the release of Palestinian prisoners, the Qatar-based Al Araby TV channel ...

Egypt and Jordan have both rejected the suggestion by US President Donald Trump that Gaza should be “cleaned out” and what remains of its pre-war population of 2.3 million moved to the two ...

Mughrabi, Emily Rose and Maayan Lubell CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hamas handed over three Israelis and five Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday, but Israel delayed the expected release of ...

Israel has halted the release of Palestinian security prisoners set to be freed after the return on Israeli hostages in protests against the scenes of chaos surrounding the release of Arbel Yehoud, ...

Three Israeli and five Thai hostages have been freed under a phased ceasefire deal that has halted fighting in Gaza. The first hostage, 20-year-old female Israeli soldier Agam Berger, was released in ...

UG Solutions, a private company, will hire 96 special forces veterans to be at the Gaza checkpoint, according to a report Thursday from the Reuters. Egyptian security contractors are also expected to ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed what he described as “shocking scenes” during the handover on Thursday of seven hostages including two ...

WASHINGTON - A small U.S. security firm is hiring nearly 100 U.S. special forces veterans to help run a checkpoint in Gaza ...

Palestinian groups and Israel are carrying out a third hostage-prisoner exchange under a ceasefire deal. Meanwhile, Israel ...