Hamas on Saturday released three Israeli hostages from captivity in two orderly handover ceremonies that stood in marked contrast to chaotic scenes earlier this week.

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.

CORRECTS ID - Thai hostages who were freed from Hamas, from left to right, Surasak Rumnao, Sathian Suwannakham, Bannawat ...

Fighters from the Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, control the crowd while Red Cross vehicles come to collect ...

After the fighting paused, Hamas began to free some of its hostages, releasing 3, and Israel said it had released 90 ...

There was no immediate response from Qatar or Hamas. The overnight approval of the ceasefire ... Families and thousands of ...

The entire Bibas family is expected to be released in the first six weeks of the ceasefire, according to lists obtained by ...

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to begin on Sunday, pausing the devastating 15-month war between Israel and the ...

There was no immediate response from Qatar or Hamas. The overnight approval ... Families and thousands of others rallied once more Saturday night in Tel Aviv. “Please keep going and saving ...

On Wednesday, mediators from the US and Qatar announced that they had reached ... The digital clock that towers over “Hostages Square” in Tel Aviv has been ticking for the last 466 days ...

#WATCH | Tel Aviv | "...I'm happy but I'm going to fight for each of them ... after many months of intensive diplomacy by the United States, along with Egypt and Qatar, Israel and Hamas have reached a ...