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- Middle East
First death of Israeli hostage due to lack of medicine, food: Hamas
Gaza: Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has announced the death of the first Israeli hostage due to “shortages of medicine and food”. In a statement on Saturday, the brigades identified…
- Middle East
Qatar presents new proposals on Hamas-Israel hostage deal
Gaza: Qatar has presented new proposals to resume the hostage deal between Israel and the Hamas to facilitate a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip amid the raging war, a Palestinian source said.…
- Middle East
Israel cancels Mossad chief’s Qatar trip to resume hostage talks
Jerusalem: The Israeli government has cancelled Mossad chief David Barnea’s planned trip to Qatar for the resumption of talks on a possible second hostage release deal, an informed source said on Thursday.…
- Middle East
13 more Israeli hostages likely to be freed by Hamas on Saturday
Jerusalem: A second group of 13 Israeli hostages, mostly children, are expected to be freed by Hamas militants on Saturday after they were abducted during the horrific onslaught on the country on…
- Middle East
Israel rejects ceasefire, hostage release offer
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has rejected the offer of the Hamas for a five days ceasefire and the release of hostages. As the backchannel negotiations between various Arab nations…
- World
Hamburg airport closed after possible hostage situation
Berlin: Germany’s Hamburg airport was closed on Saturday evening after a man broke into the premises and fired two gunshots into the sky, according to local police. The Hamburg police said on…
- India
Local BJP leader held hostage, beaten up in UP’s Hardoi
Hardoi: A BJP booth president who went to attend a birthday party was taken hostage and beaten up by miscreants near the Kachhauna police limits. The incident occurred on December 31, 2022,…
- Pakistan
Hostage crisis: Pakistan’s special forces storm counter-terrorism centre
Peshawar: Pakistan Army’s special forces Tuesday stormed a counter-terrorism centre in the restive Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province and killed all 33 terrorists, ending a nearly two-day long hostage crisis that had gripped the nation.…
- Technology
Apple says employees, customers safe after store hostage situation
London: After a 27-year-old man held an Apple Store customer hostage for several hours at the company’s flagship store in Amsterdam and demanded $200 million in cryptocurrency, the tech giant has said…
- World
Man took Apple Store worker hostage, demanded $200 mn in crypto
London/San Francisco: A 27-year-old man held an Apple Store customer hostage for several hours at the company’s flagship store in Amsterdam and demanded $200 million in cryptocurrency. The suspect, in camouflage gear,…