Hamas is expected to release three hostages later on Sunday in exchange for scores of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

The Israeli prime minister issued the warning to Hamas barely an hour before Sunday’s ceasefire was due to begin.

The plan is for Hamas to hand the abductees to the Red Cross, which will deliver them to Israeli officials in Gaza. The hostages will be evacuated to hospitals.

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The Israeli Prime Minister's declaration comes as families of hostages held in Gaza brace for news of loved ones, while ...

The first three freed people get out of hell and finally return home,” said Lior Ashkenazi, an Israeli actor who hosts weekly protests for the hostages.

TEL AVIV, January 19. /TASS/. The agreement on the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of Israeli hostages kept there is expected to come into force at 08:30 a.m. local time (06:30 a.m. GMT).

The truce between Israel and Hamas was set to begin at 8:30 a.m. local time. The first Israeli hostages were to be released ...

TEL AVIV, January 19. /TASS/. Israel will be ready to resume combat operations in the Gaza Strip by new means and will all its might, if need be, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a ...

The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks ending with ...