Thousands of Palestinians gathered in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah to celebrate the arrival of buses carrying the prisoners.

The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday released four Israeli female soldiers, who were exchanged for 200 Palestinian prisoners incarcerated in Israeli jails. The four appeared to be in good ...

The hostages are the second set to be released since the multiphase agreement came into effect, raising hopes for a lasting end to the war.

The hostages were released in a staged handover that saw them surrounded by Hamas gunmen and crowds of civilians.