At around the same time as the bodies of the hostages were handed over, a Red Cross convoy carrying dozens of released Palestinian prisoners left Israel's Ofer prison.

The 42-day truce between Israel and Hamas is set to expire this weekend unless an agreement is struck to extend it. The two sides were meant to begin talks on a permanent end to the war in early February;

Hamas-led militants released three male Israeli hostages Saturday, parading them before a crowd in the southern Gaza Strip before handing them over to the Red Cross as part of a shaky ceasefire deal that requires Israel to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange.

American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen will be among the three hostages being released by Hamas in the latest exchange planned for this weekend, Israel announced Friday.

Hamas released more Israeli hostages Saturday — including American father Sagui Dekel-Chen — after the cease-fire deal nearly imploded this week.

Hamas will hand over the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday in what it said would be an exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, capping the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal. Hamas and other resistance factions will hand over four bodies of Israeli captives,

Three more Israelis held captive in the Gaza Strip were freed Saturday as part of a shaky ceasefire deal that requires Israel to release hundreds of ... Jihad fighters as they are handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Saturday, Feb ...

Israeli national Sagui Dekel-Chen along with two other hostages as the Gaza ceasefire remained on track after a tense week.

Israel has announced the names of the three hostages set to be released Saturday, in what would be the sixth exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners under the ceasefire deal that came into effect last month.

Hamas freed three Israelis who appeared to be in relatively good condition, and Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners. The exchange will likely sustain a fragile cease-fire, at least for now.

Palestinian militants released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian inmates freed by Israel, completing the latest swap despite fears the Gaza truce deal was near collapse.