Hamas said it will release Israeli hostages as initially planned after holding “positive” talks with mediators, according to a statement by the militant group on Thursday.

After a standoff between Hamas and Israel earlier this week, Hamas said it would release three hostages on Saturday as part of the ceasefire deal signed last month. Hamas says it will release three Israeli hostages on Saturday Israel says it has received a list of three names from Hamas Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are set to be freed as part of

An Afghan national has admitted to purposefully driving into a crowd in the German city of Munich and authorities have determined an Islamist motive for the crime, a prosecutor said on Friday.