hostages

Body of One of Last Three Hostages Held in Gaza Identified

This is Beirut, 26/11 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Palestine Benjamin Netanyahu Hamas Israel Hostages

Israel announced Wednesday that a body handed over by Gaza militants was that of Dror Or, one of the last three deceased hostages held in the Palestinian territory. The Islamic Jihad militant group located the body on Monday in the central Gaza Strip and on Tuesday transferred it to the Red Cross, acting as a neutral intermediary. The coffin was ...

Israel Receives One of the Last Hostage Remains from Gaza via the ICRC

This is Beirut, 13/11 22:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hostages Gaza Hamas

Israel received the body of one of the last four hostages held in Gaza from the Red Cross on Thursday as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The coffin was handed over in the Gaza Strip to the Israeli army and Shin Bet security service, the office said, adding that it would be sent to Tel ...

Israel Returns 45 Palestinian Bodies to Gaza

This is Beirut, 03/11 14:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Palestine Donald Trump Hamas Hostages

Israel returned the bodies of 45 Palestinians to Gaza on Monday, bringing the total number handed over under the ceasefire deal to 270, the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said. Under a ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, Israel was to turn over the bodies of 15 Palestinians for every deceased Israeli ...

Israel Accuses Hamas of Truce Breach After Partial Hostage Remains Returned

This is Beirut, 28/10 15:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Conflict Hostages Gaza

Hamas on Tuesday faced accusations of breaching the Gaza ceasefire after returning partial remains of a previously recovered hostage instead of the body of another deceased captive, as demanded by Israel. Hamas handed over late on Monday what it said was the 16th of 28 hostage bodies it had agreed to return under the US-brokered ceasefire deal, ...

Israeli Military Says Remains of Two More Hostages Returned from Gaza Identified

This is Beirut, 22/10 09:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine Hostages

Israel's army said Wednesday that the remains of two more hostages returned the day before from Gaza have been identified as those of Aryeh Zalmanovich and Master Sergeant Tamir Adar. Zalmanovich, 85 at the time of his death, was abducted from his home in kibbutz Nir Oz and killed in captivity on November 17, 2023, the Israeli military said in a ...

Israeli Army Confirms Fourth Body Returned by Hamas Is Not an Israeli Hostage

This is Beirut, 15/10 12:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Palestine Hostages remains

The Israeli military said Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas as part of an exchange for Palestinian prisoners was not a former hostage. After overnight forensic tests on four bodies returned on Tuesday, the army said medical officials concluded that one body "does not match any of the hostages". "Hamas is ...

Hamas Calls for Swift Hostage-Prisoner Swap as Trump Urges Quick Talks

This is Beirut, 06/10 01:45 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gaza Palestine Hostages

Hamas on Sunday called for a swift start to a hostage-prisoner exchange with Israel, as negotiators from both sides headed to Egypt for crucial talks aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza. The diplomatic push follows Hamas's positive response to Donald Trump's roadmap for an end to the fighting and the release of captives in ...

Hamas Says Ready to Free Gaza Hostages Under Trump Ceasefire Proposal

This is Beirut, 03/10 23:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Donald Trump Hamas Palestine Ceasefire USA hostages

Hamas Says Ready to Free Gaza Hostages Under Trump Ceasefire Proposal Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas said Friday it was willing to release all hostages held in Gaza under the framework laid out in US President Donald Trump's ceasefire proposal. "The movement announces its approval for the release of all hostages—living and ...

Mass Rally in Tel Aviv Calls for End to Gaza War, Hostage Deal

This is Beirut, 17/08 16:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Gaza Hamas Hostages

Tens of thousands of demonstrators gathered on Sunday evening in Tel Aviv to call for an end to the war in Gaza and the release of hostages, one of the largest demonstrations in Israel since the start of the fighting in October 2023. The rally was the culmination of a day of nationwide protests and a general strike to pressure the government to ...

Hamas Accuses Israel PM of Sacrificing Hostages for Personal Interest

This is Beirut, 07/08 21:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Nawaf Salam Hamas Benjamin Netanyahu Palestine Hostages Gaza

Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose government was debating expanding military operations in Gaza, of sacrificing the Israeli hostages held there. "Netanyahu's plans to escalate the aggression confirm beyond any doubt his desire to get rid of the captives and sacrifice them in ...

Search
Latest news