News that three high-profile hostages are expected to be released has brought excitement and trepidation to Israel on Friday.

Israeli, will be released along with Yarden Bibas and Ofer Kalderon in exchange for about 90 Palestinians being held in ...

Dual U.S.-Israeli national Keith Seigel is among the 3 hostages expected to be released by Hamas in the fourth swap with ...

By James Mackenzie JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Friday it would free the father of the ...

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is underway and hostages are being released in stages. But after the initial jubilation ...

Five Thai hostages have been released after 15 months of captivity in the Gaza Strip. On Thursday, dozens of doctors, nurses ...

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

The increasingly theatrical and threatening events have angered Israel and put a cease-fire deal at risk.

Hamas released eight hostages, including three Israelis and five Thais, as part of a hostage-for-prisoner exchange.

American-Israeli Keith Siegel is set to be released on Saturday as part of Israel and Hamas' ceasefire deal. He is the first ...

An Israeli hostage held for more than a year by Hamas in Gaza was released Thursday morning, marking the first of eight ...

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