“As president, there is no higher priority for me than the safety of Americans held hostage.” Perhaps second on that priority list is the supplemental aid package he asked Congress to pass, which would provide support for Israel as well as Ukraine, Taiwan and the U.S. s...
Hamas Hostage Relatives Call for International Help in Paris More Reuters An Israeli tank drives near the border with Gaza Strip, in Israel, October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen PARIS (Reuters) - Relatives of those held hostage by Hamas on Tuesday called on French authorities and the ...
Hamas delays this week's hostage release from Gaza The delay comes after Donald Trump said Palestinians would not be allowed a right to return under his plan for US "ownership" of the Strip. Monday 10 February 2025 16:40, UK Concerns of war crime in Gaza strike...
Israel Defense Forces say over 120 civilians are being held hostage in Gaza Israel Defense Forces said over120 civilians are being held captivein Gaza by Hamas. The military previously said it had notified families of at least 120 people who were taken hostage by the Palestinian militant group. ...
We have called on Hamas to do this because it should not be holding innocent civilians hostage." CBS News spoke with family members of released hostages Judith and Natalie Raanan about how they are doing. Watch that interview in the video below:...
Both Israel and Hamas have a longstanding practice of holding onto the remains of their adversaries in order to trade them in hostage-prisoner deals. U.S. plan for the second phase Hamas is believed to still have 24 living hostages taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack ...
President Trump issued an ultimatum on Monday to Hamas, saying that if all remaining Israeli hostages are not released from Gaza by noon on Saturday, then "all hell is going to break loose."Asked by reporters for details on what that meant, Mr. Trump initially responded: "You'll find out...
Israel-Hamas hostage deal could come this week — here's what we know What is Gaza's Ministry of Health and how does it calculate the war's death toll? Why Israel's long war ahead in Gaza will be nothing like what it's faced before ...
As part of the ongoing prisoner-hostage swap agreement with Hamas, Israel released 39 Palestinians -- six women and 33 minors -- from two prisons, reported the Palestinian news agency WAFA on Sunday. The swap was scheduled for around 4 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Saturday. It was del...
They were released 52 days after being taken hostage by Hamas militants in their deadly attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7. Egypt's Al-Qahera TV news reported that six Thai nationals would also be released on Monday night. Of the about 240 hostages captured by Hamas, less than one-third...