Asked about the negotiations at a State Department briefing Monday, spokesman Matt Miller said, "As far as I'm aware, Hamas is not getting anything in return for the release of these hostages. ... We have not released any prisoners, the government of Israel has not released any prisoners,...
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, released on Sunday the third batch of hostages from the Gaza Strip under a temporary cease-fire agreement with Israel, with the final day of an agreed four-day pause in the fighting due ...
KABUL, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two South Korean female hostages were freed in central Afghanistan by Taliban militants on Monday afternoon, the first significant development in an enduring hostage crisis, officials said. After a longtime ordeal in Taliban custody, the two hostages had been released ...
2023. The Israel Prison Service confirmed that 30 Palestinians, including 15 women and 15 minors, were released from Israeli jails in the fifth swap under a truce deal between Israel and Hamas. Earlier on Tuesday, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, handed over ...
Originally three hostages were released, but a further two more people have been seen leaving the cafe. The siege began on Monday morning and has involved hundreds of armed police who have surrounded the cafe in the center of the Sydney CBD. ...
All hostages released, gunman surrenders in Philippine capital hostage incident MANILA, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine police ended a 10-hour hostage incident in Metro Manila on Monday, convincing the gunman to free all the hostages and surrender himself to the authorities....
Qatar's lead negotiator: Hostages will be released 'systematically' 11/22/2023 10:08 AM EST Israel-Hamas war How a secret cell got Hamas to release 50 hostages By ALEXANDER WARD 11/21/2023 09:30 PM EST Updated 11/21/2023 09:59 PM EST White House Biden admin officials see proof...
Hamas on Monday handed over the fourth batch of Israeli hostages held in Gaza to the Red Cross, and more are expected to be released in the coming days as Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the fragile truce for ...
Updated on: November 28, 2023 / 7:34 PM EST / CBS News Twelve more hostages who were held in Gaza were released on Tuesday, according to the Red Cross and the Israel Defense Forces, after a humanitarian pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel was extended on Monday for an ...
On Monday, senior Hamas officialKhaled Meshaal had demanded6,000 Palestinian men and women detained in Israel's jails be released in exchange for the captives in Gaza. In response to the hostage situation and the surprise assault, Israel retaliated by bombarding the Gaza Strip....