The release of more than 100 Palestinian prisoners as laid out in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal had been in doubt after crowds in southern Gaza surrounded hostages who were being freed.

Israel delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners for several hours after broadcast images showed crowds jostling and ...

The increasingly theatrical and threatening events have angered Israel and put a cease-fire deal at risk.

Footage shows 28-year-old Emily Damari, 24-year-old Romi Gonen and 31-year-old Doron Steinbrecher in a tense handover to the Red Cross on a Gaza City street. They were surrounded by a crowd of ...