Hamas frees hostages, Israel releases Palestinian prisoners on day one of ceasefire

Gaza ceasefire takes hold as hostages and prisoners are swapped

A long-delayed ceasefire in the Gaza war began taking hold as Hamas released three hostages in exchange for 90 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. The first halt in the war since November 2023 appeared to go as planned, following months of negotiations by the Biden administration, along with Qatar and Egypt, then a recent push by President-elect Donald Trump for a deal before his inauguration on Monday. The six-week truce aims for the release …

Israel: 90 Palestinian Abductees Freed in First Exchange of Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Israel has released ninety Palestinian abductees as part of the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal with the Hamas resistance movement. All the Palestinian abductees were freed from Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the Israel Prison Service said on Monday. They were carried by buses to the West Bank town of Beitunia and the city of Ramallah. Hundreds of Palestinians hit the streets of Beitunia and Ramallah in jubilation, waving …

The First Phase of Israel-Palestine Ceasefire Begins

On January 15, 2025, the long-awaited ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hamas was approved, bringing the first bout of relief for the people of the Gaza Strip after 15 months of conflict. This has allowed for the exchange of prisoners and hostages between the two nations as well as a greater flow of humanitarian aid …

Palm Beach County Jewish leaders arrive in Israel shortly after ceasefire begins

A group of leaders of the Palm Beach County Jewish community arrived in Israel Monday morning, just hours after a ceasefire began in the region.

Ninety Palestinian Woman and Children Released from Israeli Prisons

As part of the ceasefire deal between the Israeli government and Islamic Resistance Movement “Hamas”, ninety Palestinian women and children were released from occupation prisons, while three female Israelis were released by the Hamas Movement in Gaza. Media sources said that buses carrying Palestinian detainees arrived from Ofer prison to Beitunia, west of Ramallah in the central occupied West Bank, in preparation for their handover facilitated …

Hamas Murdered Their Son. What Do They Think of the Ceasefire?

Yesterday, three women returned to Israel after 15 months as hostages of Hamas. Their release marks the beginning of a tenuous ceasefire in Gaza and of an exchange of Israeli captives for Palestinian prisoners. One of the three, Romi Goren, 24, was kidnapped from the Nova music festival, where Palestinian terrorists killed 364 people during the invasion of October 7, 2023, and kidnapped dozens more.Another young Israeli seized at the same festiv…