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- Middle East
Israeli PM says Hamas rejects deal to return half of living hostages
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Hamas had rejected a proposal for the return of half of the living hostages in Gaza by demanding the end of the war and…
- Middle East
Netanyahu calls for action to free Gaza hostages
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed Israeli negotiators to “continue the steps” for the release of hostages still held in Gaza, his office said, as efforts to revive the ceasefire…
- Middle East
Over 250 ex-Israeli intelligence officials urge end to Gaza war, return of hostages
Jerusalem: More than 250 former officials of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency have signed a letter urging the government to immediately end the war in the Gaza Strip and bring about the release…
- Middle East
Hamas continues to push for war, refuses to release our hostages: Israel
New Delhi: Israel on Tuesday claimed that Hamas continues to push for war while also refusing to release the hostages. “Hamas continues to push for the renewal of the war, refusing to…
- Middle East
Israel proposes two-phase hostage release plan to Hamas: Sources
Cairo: Israel has proposed a two-phase plan to the Hamas movement, through Egyptian mediators, for the release of hostages held in Gaza, Egyptian sources told media. The initial phase of the proposal…
- Middle East
Hamas agrees to release US-Israeli hostage, bodies of 4 other dual nationals
Jerusalem: Hamas said on Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-national hostages who died in captivity. Hamas did not…
- News
Pakistan: Security forces claim Jaffar Express train operation over, 346 hostages rescued
Islamabad: The standoff between the fighters of the Baloch Liberation Army’s (BLA) Majeed Brigade and the Pakistani military after the massive attack on Jaffar Express passenger train in Bolan district has finally…
- Middle East
Israel mourns hostage as Gaza ceasefire talks intensify
Jerusalem: Mourners in Israel on Friday were burying the remains of one of the final hostages released in the first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas militants and Israel, as negotiators discussed…
- Middle East
Bodies of 4 Israeli hostages identified after return from war-torn Gaza
An Israeli group representing families of hostages held by Palestine-based resistance group Hamas said the remains of all four hostages returned early Thursday, February, 27 have been identified. The Hostages and Missing…
- Middle East
Israelis bid farewell to mother, two young sons killed in captivity in Gaza
Tel Aviv: Holding flags, orange balloons and signs that said “forgive us”, tens of thousands of Israelis lined highways as the bodies of a mother and her two young sons, killed in…
- World
Hamas frees first 5 of 6 Israeli hostages to be released in the latest exchange
Gaza: Hamas freed the first five of six Israeli hostages due to be released Saturday even as heightened tension between the adversaries clouded the future of the fragile ceasefire deal. The five…
- Middle East
Who are the hostages freed by Hamas as part of the ceasefire in Gaza?
The bodies of four Israelis taken captive by Hamas, including those said to be the last female and child hostages in Gaza, were released Thursday, bringing to 28 the number of captives…
- Middle East
Three Israeli hostages, 369 Palestinian prisoners to be released Saturday
Gaza: Israel confirmed Friday that it has received a list of three hostages set to be released on Saturday from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office…
- Middle East
Relatives of Israeli hostages terrified as Gaza ceasefire teeters
Tel Aviv: After 16 months of excruciating uncertainty, Idit Ohel finally received word this week that her 24-year-old son, a hostage in Gaza, is still alive. She said she fainted upon hearing…
- Middle East
Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren’t released Saturday
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to resume fighting in the Gaza Strip unless its hostages in Gaza are released. The ceasefire has been called into question as Hamas…
