hostages
Hamas says ready for peace talks, Trump urges Israel to halt Gaza bombing
HAMAS said on Friday it was ready to start immediate talks on freeing the Israeli hostages it holds and ending the Gaza war, welcoming US President Donald Trump’s call for Israel to stop bombing the P...
Hamas agrees to release Israeli hostages but sets conditions
HAMAS agreed to release the last of the hostages from its 2023 attack on Israel, but said the rest of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan would be subject to negotiation.
Hamas to free three Israeli hostages in next ceasefire swap
Hamas and Israel will conduct their next swap of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday (Feb 1), with three Israelis, including the father of the youngest hostages, to be freed in return for 183 people held i...
First Israeli hostages freed as Gaza truce begins
THREE Israeli hostages released on Sunday from Gaza were reunited with their families, on the first day of a long-awaited truce aimed at ending more than 15 months of war that has ravaged the Palestin...
Qatar, US announce Gaza truce, hostage release deal
QATAR and the United States announced on Wednesday a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas, adding that they hoped it would pave the way for a permanent end to the war in Gaza.
Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough on hostage deal
Asked by reporters at the White House if he thought the Israeli leader was doing enough on the issue, the president responded: “No”
Israelis go on day-long strike as anger over hostages builds
Despite the public pressure, there is no sign Prime Minister Netanyahu is prepared to shift course
