Freed hostage Aviva Siegel, wife of hostage Keith Siegel, who was freed on Saturday from Hamas captivity in Gaza, arrives to speak to journalists at Ichilov Hospital, where he is recovering, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo) The fami...
Six living hostages — including two who were held in Gaza for a decade — were released by Hamas Saturday. Feb 22 Israel warns Hamas will pay "full price" for handover of wrong remains Hamas is under pressure from Israel and the U.S. at a crucial time for the Gaza ceasefire as...
Israeli leaders continue to insist that Hamas cannot remain in Gaza, but, while releasing hostages, the group has taken every opportunity to demonstrate the control it continues to exert despite the loss of much of its former leadership and thousands of fighters during the war. Hama...
Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip, said it has some 150 Israeli hostages in captivity. The U.S. and other governments are working to determine the number of foreign hostages in Hamas' captivity. The death toll from the ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas has passed 1,800, with more...
We're just minutes away from three hostages being released from Gaza. A representative of the Red Cross has just gone up on stage to sign handover documents ahead of the release. Anthem played as flag raised at hostage release For the first time during this ceasefire,...
Updates on the two released hostages The two American hostages released Friday are a mother and daughter, NBC News reported. The pair was released after being held hostage for two weeks in Gaza and are now back in Israel. The two women who were released, Natalie and Judith Raanan, are memb...
Fear over the fate of the Gaza ceasefire spreads across the Mideast as Hamas delays the next release of Israeli hostages, Trump suggests a major change in terms. Feb 11 Trump issues ultimatum to Hamas on hostage release President Trump said he would give Hamas until noon Saturday to relea...
Israel said its infantry and tanks had carried out "localized raids" inside the Gaza Strip on Friday, its first announcement of a shift from an air campaign to ground operations. Israel ordered residents of the populous Gaza City to evacuate southward within 24 hours. The surprising...
‘Shadows of children’: For the youngest hostages, life moves forward in whispers Christie ‘would absolutely’ send US troops to rescue Gaza hostages Israel-Hamas war Hostage releases continue amid Israel-Hamas truce Foreign Affairs Hamas and Israel exchange more hostages for prisoners on 5th day...
GazaNews, Analysis and Opinion from POLITICOFacebook X Foreign AffairsHamas reports no progress in talks with Israel on cease-fire’s second phaseBy ASSOCIATED PRESS 03/01/2025 02:36 PM EST Foreign Affairs Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages to Israel as dozens of Palestinians leave prison ...