Israel Hamas Truce

Israel gets list of hostages to be released on Day 2 of truce by Hamas

Qatar, which acted as mediator for the truce deal, said 13 Israelis had been released, some with dual nationality, plus 10 Thais and a Filipino - farm workers employed in southern Israel when they were taken hostage. Thirty-nine Palestinian women and children detainees were released from Israeli jai

Israel-Hamas truce: 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and one Filipino freed, says Qatar

Qatar has led weeks of intense negotiations, coordinating with the US and Egypt, to reach an agreement for the freeing of 50 civilian hostages from Gaza in return for the release of Palestinian prisoners, a four-day truce and access for humanitarian aid

Israel and Hamas to begin four-day truce on Friday, say Qatar mediators

World powers gave the news a cautious welcome. But fighting raged on, with local officials saying a hospital in Gaza City was among the targets bombed as the hours counted down to the start of the first break in a near seven-week-old war. Both sides also signalled the pause would be temporary