Emily Damari, one of the first hostages freed by Hamas in the cease-fire agreement, is speaking out for the first time following her release.

Emily Damari was one of the 251 people that Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups abducted from Israel to the Gaza Strip during their attack on October 7. She was 27 at the time but has since turned 28.

Following news of the Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal, a Montgomery County woman is speaking out after her cousin Elkana Bohbot, 34, was kidnapped by militants on October 23, 2023 during the Nova Music Festival massacre.

Israeli media, carrying live footage from Qatar-based Al Jazeera, is showing the first images of the first three hostages to be released

Hamas is set to release four Israeli women soldiers held hostage since its October 7, 2023 attack today, under the ceasefire deal with Israel.

Hamas named the three hostages it plans to release on Sunday more than two hours after the ceasefire in Gaza was supposed to have begun. Israel had earlier said it would keep fighting until it received the names.

The sources said that while Hamas has successfully recruited new members, many are young and untrained and are being used for simple security purposes.

Four young soldiers appeared on stage in Gaza City, smiling and waving to a crowd brandishing rifles and grenade launchers

A video of Shiri Bibas and her two young children being kidnapped on October 7 made headlines around the world. Hamas says they've been killed, but many Israeli's don't believe them, and the tragic mystery will likely soon be solved.

The four soldiers were all stationed at an observation post on the edge of Gaza and abducted by Hamas fighters who overran their base during the attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

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