Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli officials said that Hamas had given the green light to go ahead with the hostage deal, with attempts to reach a final deal expected by Wednesday night or Thursday.

Israeli media channels had reported that, following the green light from Hamas, the deal would be formally announced on Thursday and would come into effect on Sunday with the release of the first ...

The vehicles were accompanied by armed men who wore green Hamas headbands and struggled to guard the cars from an unruly crowd that swelled into the thousands. No further glimpses of the three ...

Israeli media channels had reported that, following the green light from Hamas, the deal would be formally announced on Jan 16 and would come into effect on Jan 19 with the release of the first of ...