hostages
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Freed Isaeli hostages urge Netanyahu to implement Gaza deal ‘in full’
Mar 9, 2025Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was asked by more than fifty Israeli captives who had been liberated to ensure the release of those remaining detained in the Palestinian territory and to fully implement the ceasefire agreement in... -
Middle East: A fresh video showing Israeli hostages is released by Hamas
Dec 1, 2024A video of a man claiming to be an Israeli hostage being held in Gaza was made public by Hamas’ military wing. In the meantime, the IDF says that a humanitarian worker from World Central Kitchen... -
World leaders press Hamas to free hostages after Sinwar’s death
Oct 18, 2024Following the passing of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas and the man thought to be behind the assaults on Israel on October 7, 2023, world leaders pushed Hamas to release the Israeli hostages that remained.... -
Fate of 64 hostages held in Gaza unknown
Sep 26, 2024251 hostages, some of whom were already dead, were taken back into the Gaza Strip by Hamas militants during the biggest attack on Israel in history. Israel thinks that the 64 individuals who remain in captivity... -
Following the discovery of deceased Gaza hostages, Israel prepared a general strike
Sep 2, 2024A nationwide strike aimed at ramping up pressure on Israel’s government to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza was set to begin Monday. The call by Israel’s largest union to paralyse the economy... -
Red Crescent says Israeli troops came in aid truck to free hostages
Jun 12, 2024The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) reported on Monday that when Israeli forces freed four Israeli detainees over the weekend, they did it by breaking into the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza using an aid truck.... -
Thousands rally in Israel for end to hostages’ 100-day ordeal
Jan 15, 2024On the eve of the 100th day of their captivity, thousands of Israelis protested in Tel Aviv late on Saturday, demanding the release of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas. Families who presented a model of... -
Israel revises number of Gaza hostages to 138
Dec 6, 2023Israel now counts 138 hostages held by Gaza militants, authorities told AFP on Tuesday, after adding to the list one person previously considered missing since Hamas’s October 7 attacks. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office provided the... -
Israeli media say Hamas has released 13 Israeli hostages
Nov 24, 2023According to Israeli media, the militant Hamas organization freed the first group of captives under the terms of the cease-fire agreement on Friday. Among them were 13 Israelis who had been detained in the Gaza Strip... -
Hamas sources say Israel hostages handed over to Egypt
Nov 24, 2023Some of the hostages taken during the assaults on Israel on October 7 were turned over to the Red Cross on Friday so they could travel back to Israel via Egypt, according to two Hamas sources...