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Israel will free 30 Palestinian prisoners later in the evening under the deal.

The talks appear to be growing tougher, with Hamas having already freed most of the women and children it kidnapped on October 7.

Seventeen Thai workers released from captivity by the militant Hamas group have been greeted by family and friends, officials and journalists in an emotional homecoming at Bangkok’s international airport.

Israel and Hamas agreed at the last minute on Thursday to extend their ceasefire in Gaza by another day.

It comes as Israel released another group of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 16 hostages freed earlier by Hamas in Gaza

Israel has released another group of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 16 hostages freed earlier by Hamas in Gaza. A bus carrying some of the Palestinian detainees was seen arriving in the West Bank city of Ramallah before dawn on Thursday.

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The raid into the Jenin camp left piles of smashed rubble and damaged houses.

Israel's bombardment of Gaza has killed more than 15,000 Gazans, according to health authorities in the Palestinian enclave.

Israeli hostage handover is under way in Gaza, Palestinian official says

Seán Ó Fearghaíl said that he believed it would be 'inappropriate' to fly either the Palestinian flag or the Israeli flag at Leinster House

Israel has welcomed the release of dozens of hostages in recent days and said it will maintain the truce if Hamas keeps freeing captives

Emily turned nine while being held hostage by Hamas, and while she may have lost more than half a stone during her time in captivity, her father is determined to help her heal

Among those marking UN International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People will be two descendants of Irish War of Independence hunger strikers

The latest swap of hostages for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel got under way on Tuesday evening

The nine-year-old Irish-Israeli girl was one of several hostages released by Hamas last Saturday as part of a truce deal between the group and Israeli authorities

The Biden administration has told Israel it must work to avoid “significant further displacement” of Palestinian civilians in southern Gaza if it renews its ground campaign aimed at eradicating the Hamas militant group, US officials said.

A truce between Israel and Hamas has entered a fifth day, with the militant group promising to release more civilian hostages to delay the expected resumption of the war and Israel under pressure to spare Palestinian civilians when the fighting ...

Crowds gathered at National Monument at the South Mall and Grand Parade for the Cork Palestine Solidarity Campaign weekly march through the city centre on Saturday 25th November 2023..

The announcement comes on the final day of a four-day truce between the warring sides, as they were preparing for a fourth exchange of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel

The truce is due to end on Monday night

Sonya McGuinness had been summoned after Israeli ministers took exception to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's tweet about the release of the nine-year-old held captive by the terror group in Gaza

The issue comes days after the release of Emily Hand, a child who had been kidnapped by Hamas.

International mediators are pressing to extend a ceasefire in Gaza that has halted the deadliest Israeli-Palestinian violence in decades.

There are hopes that the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas can go on as long as hostages are being released, after the militant group freed 17 more people, including a 4-year-old Israeli-American girl.

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Taoiseach echoed a Biblical parable when welcoming the news of Emily Hand's release — but saying she was 'lost' rather than 'kidnapped' has angered Israel's foreign minister

"We would like to thank everyone who has helped and supported us throughout this whole 50 days. You have been great. We can't do it without you"

Red Cross representatives transferred the hostages out of Gaza late on Sunday. Some were handed over directly to Israel while others left through Egypt

Israeli forces operating in the occupied West Bank killed at least eight Palestinians in a 24-hour period, Palestinian health officials said on Sunday, as a fragile pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip entered its third day.

The tense ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be back on track early on Sunday after the release of a second group of militant-held hostages and Palestinians from Israeli prisons, but the swap followed an hours-long delay that underscored ...

Emily Hand had her ninth birthday as a hostage in Gaza, the day before she was reunited with her father, who initially believed she had been killed in the devastating attack by Hamas gunmen on southern Israel last month.

The army said Red Cross representatives transferred the freed hostages to Egypt late on Saturday. They were to be transferred to Israel later in the evening

Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades said the hostage releases would be delayed if Israel did not adhere to the agreed terms for the release of Palestinian prisoners

The Tánaiste said he hopes that nine-year-old Emily Hand is among the hostages released as Gaza enters into its second day of ceasefire

Hamas is expected to swap more of its hostages for prisoners held by Israel on the second day of a ceasefire that has allowed critical humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and given civilians their first respite after seven weeks of war.

While shopkeepers and store owners restored their premises for what should have been one of the busiest pre-Christmas days of the year, the consumer bonanza which is known as Black Friday, schools in Dublin were closing for the day

The freed Israelis included nine women and four children aged nine and under. They were taken to hospitals in Israel to be reunited with their families

The freed hostages included 13 Israelis, 10 people from Thailand and one from the Philippines, according to Qatar

The freed Israeli hostages included eight women — six in their 70s and 80s — and three children.

While this weekend's march will not go ahead, the Irish-Palestine Solidarity Campaign believes all other planned events outside of Dublin city centre will proceed

After hitting a last-minute snag, the deal – which was brokered by Qatar, the US and Egypt – took effect on Friday, a day later than originally planned

The halt in fighting was scheduled to begin at 7am local time (5am GMT) and is to last at least four days