Israeli hostages Averu Mengistu (4th-R) and Tal Shoham (L) are flanked by Hamas fighters as they stand on a stage during their release in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday. TEL AVIV — Israel released two Israeli hostages early Saturday among six to be freed in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in Israeli jails.

Israelis have marked 500 days of war in Gaza with protests demanding further progress on a ceasefire so all remaining hostages can be returned. People demonstrated in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Monday as less than two weeks remain in the ceasefire's current phase.

Israelis gather at 'Hostages Square' while waiting for the release in Gaza Strip of four hostages by Palestinian militants, in Tel Aviv, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Israel late Saturday on the first leg of a Middle East tour, an AFP journalist reported.Rubio landed at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and is due to hold talks with Israeli officials on Sunday when he will highlight President Donald Trump's controversial proposal to take control of the Gaza Strip,

Palestinians gather as Hamas fighters deploy ahead of the planned release of Israeli hostages, Gaza Strip, Feb. 22, 2025. TEL AVIV, Israel — Hamas freed all six hostages in the latest exchange Saturday,

Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, block a freeway during a protest demanding their release from Hamas captivity as they mark 500 days of the Israel-Hamas war in Tel Aviv,

Brave New World, Israeli actress Shira Haas’ character stops the action to moon over the beauty of Tel Aviv’s beaches, mention her West Bank settler uncle Menachem and recall the wonderful day during her IDF service when she arrested a Palestinian child for throwing a stone in Jenin.

Israel has ordered its military to prepare for an "extended stay" in parts of the occupied West Bank as it steps up operations against Palestinian militant groups, the Israeli defence minister said on Sunday.

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The Jerusalem Municipality offers Olim Tech Tours to young professionals in the five-month residential Ulpan Etzion program for new immigrants aged 22 to 35.

Security cameras reveal path of vehicle transporting Tel Aviv terrorist, up until the moment he carries out the attack.