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- Middle East
Thousands protest in Israel; demand early elections, Gaza hostage release
Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in front of the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) demanding early elections and the release of hostages in Gaza, The Times of Israel reported. The anti-government protesters gathered…
- World
Biden sees Hamas as responsible for negotiations on hostage deal
Washington: US President Joe Biden has emphasised the responsibility of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas about the negotiations in the Gaza war over a ceasefire and the release of hostages. “You know,…
- Middle East
Another hostage in the Gaza Strip has died: Israel
Tel Aviv: Another hostage being held in the Gaza Strip is dead, according to the Israeli government. Like dozens of others, 49-year-old Dror Or had been kidnapped from Israel by Hamas in…
- 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.…
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