Hamas expected to release 33 hostages in first phase of emerging ceasefire deal, Israeli officials say
Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages during the first phase of an emerging ceasefire agreement being finalized by negotiators in Doha, two Israeli officials said.
Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages, officials say
Officials say Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages.
Israeli hostages -- rescues, releases, ceasefire talks
Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a hostage release and Gaza ceasefire deal on Monday, an official briefed on the negotiations said, after a "breakthrough" in talks attended by envoys of both Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Israel and Hamas may be nearing deal for ceasefire in Gaza and release of hostages, but hurdles remain
Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect talks for more than a year aimed at ending the war in Gaza and returning the hostages to Israel.
Hamas accepts draft agreement for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages
Officials say Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages. This three-phase plan would need to be submitted to the Israeli Cabinet for final approval.
Netanyahu and Biden discuss progress in Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal talks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken with US President Joe Biden about the progress in negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal.
Rep. Waltz: Negotiations to release Hamas hostages are underway
Donald Trump’s pick for national security advisor, Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., said negotiations for a deal to free the hostages in the Hamas-Israel war are underway.
U.S. ambassador to Israel makes his final push for release of U.S. hostages from Gaza
"We are going to do everything we can in this round to get all the American hostages, living and dead, out," Ambassador Jacob J. Lew tells NPR. His tenure as President Biden's envoy ends this month.
Israel Recovers Bodies of One or More Hostages Taken by Hamas in Gaza
Israel's defense minister said Wednesday that troops have recovered the body of one hostage from Gaza and is verifying another possible body.
Live Briefing: Israel and Hamas cite ‘progress’ in ceasefire and hostage release deal
The first stage of a three-phase deal would see the release 34 living hostages over a 42-day ceasefire in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.
President Biden does not plan to take deal to release American hostages from the Taliban
The most significant progress in months toward a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas is being reported. The deal could see ...
Tel Aviv anti-government protest demands ceasefire and deal for hostages return
Thousands took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday for a weekly anti-government protest demanding a ceasefire and a deal ...
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Thousands at Hostages Square await Hamas’s answer: ‘The longest night’
Thousands of people pack into Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, in tense anticipation of Hamas’s answer to the drafted agreement to ...
A step-by-step examination: How hospital's are preparing to receive the hostages
Under Health Ministry protocols, hostages are treated in designated units. Each is assigned a private room and is accompanied ...
Israel sends report to UN on 'brutal' treatment used by terrorists against hostages in Gaza
In a new report sent to the U.N. by Israel's health ministry, freed hostages reveal systematic abuse by Hamas, as 99 remain ...
‘Cautious optimism’ as Mossad chief arrives in Qatar for ceasefire-for-hostages talks
Israeli negotiators attending ceasefire and hostage release talks in Doha have expressed “cautious optimism,” even as some ...
Trump’s Threat About Hostages Frustrates Gazans: ‘It Is Already Hell’
President-elect Donald J. Trump said “all hell will break out in the Middle East” if hostages captured in the Hamas-led ...
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Trump won’t say what he means by ‘all hell to pay,’ but Netanyahu has some ideas
Israel could further curb humanitarian aid, expand ground op from north to central Gaza if deal not inked by Jan. 20, in move ...