The three female hostages were released as part of the phased ceasefire agreement Israel and Hamas reached last week.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold in the Gaza Strip, ushering in an initial six-week period of calm and raising hopes for the release of hostages.

Families anxiously wait for first hostages as Palestinians celebrate Gaza ceasefire - The ceasefire deal was signed off by Israel’s government on Saturday morning - but attacks have continued on the G ...

At least eight killed in Gaza airstrikes as ceasefire delayed over hostage list dispute - The ceasefire deal was signed off by Israel’s government on Saturday morning - but attacks have continued on t ...

Israel freed 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees. The release came early on Monday, more than seven hours after three Israeli hostages released from Hamas captivity in Gaza returned to Israel.

In a separate development, Israel announced it had recovered the body of Oron Shaul, a soldier killed in the 2014 Israel-Hamas war, in a special operation in Gaza. The bodies of Shaul and another ...

The most prominent of the detainees being freed on Sunday is Khalida Jarrar, 62, a leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine ... the body of Oron Shaul, a soldier ...