Skip to main content

Living Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are freed as part of Gaza ceasefire

Israel Hamas Violence,Israel,Gaza,Palestine,Hostages

From the Left

All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the Gaza Strip and killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

Hamas said Monday it will hand over the bodies of four of 28 deceased captives, though it was not immediately clear when the rest would be released. Israel said it freed more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal.

AllSides Picks

More News about Middle East

News from the Left

News from the Center

News from the Right