Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Saturday, 25 January 2025, spoke with Shira and Eli Albag, the parents of Shiri Albag, one of four IDF (Israel Defense Forces) soldiers taken captive on October 7, 2023,

All four hostages are female Israeli soldiers. They are expected to be released Saturday in accordance with a ceasefire agreement with Israel that's halted fighting in the Gaza war since last weekend.

Israel and Hamas accused each other of breaching the terms of the ceasefire deal on Saturday after four more hostages were released from Gaza.

Palestinian militants and Israel carried out a hostage-prisoner swap on Saturday under a Gaza ceasefire deal, but a last-minute dispute blocked the expected return of hundreds of thousands of Palestin

Hamas was set Saturday to release four Israeli women held as hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in the second swap under the ceasefire deal in Gaza. The four women are Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa,

NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports as hostages set free by Hamas in the second round of releases since the Jan. 19 ceasefire arrive in Israel to be treated at a nearby hospital and are greeted by crowds.