Hamas
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Trump Warns Hamas, Issues Final Ultimatum For Hamas To Release Israel Hostages
News | Mar 06, 2025, 07:04 PM ISTTrump had earlier issued several ultimatums to Hamas since he won the elections. Now, Trump hosted 8 released hostages in the Oval office, and then issued last warning to Hamas.
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Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas: 'Release all hostages now, or it is over for you'
World | Mar 06, 2025, 06:48 AM ISTWhite House confirmed that President Trump had recently dispatched an envoy for unprecedented direct talks with the militant group.
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Hamas calls for ceasefire deal in new hostage video, Israel terms it as 'cruel propaganda'
World | Mar 02, 2025, 10:46 AM ISTIsrael-Hamas War: The first phase of the ceasefire, which paused 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip, saw the release of 33 hostages, including eight bodies, in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
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Israel, Hamas complete last exchange under first phase of ceasefire: How many hostages left in Gaza?
World | Feb 27, 2025, 03:50 PM ISTIsrael and Hamas have completed the last exchange of hostages in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Both parties are set to negotiate for the second round of the ceasefire deal.
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Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners
World | Feb 27, 2025, 08:34 AM ISTCrowds of cheering families, friends and supporters gathered in the West Bank town of Beitunia as a Red Cross convoy carrying several dozen released Palestinian prisoners arrived.
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Gaza ceasefire updates: Fragile deal remains intact as Israel Hamas agree on new exchange agreement
World | Feb 26, 2025, 10:44 AM ISTHamas and Israel have reached an agreement in which Hamas will release the bodies of Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
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Gaza ceasefire updates: Hamas releases all six Israeli hostages in latest exchange
World | Feb 22, 2025, 09:35 PM ISTAs three Israeli hostages, including Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov, and Eliya Cohen, were released on Saturday, their families turned emotional. Shem Tov's grandmother exclaimed, "Omer, my joy! My life!”
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US Embassy in Israel issues security alert to employees, families; urges to avoid public transport
World | Feb 22, 2025, 04:17 PM ISTThe US mission in Israel has issued a security alert to employees and their families. In a statement, the embassy advised employees to avoid using public transport.
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Hamas hands over first two of six Israeli hostages to Red cross in latest exchange
World | Feb 22, 2025, 02:02 PM ISTThe two hostages including Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 39, were put into Red Cross ambulances after being brought out onto a stage by masked and armed Hamas fighters.
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Netanyahu warns Hamas to 'pay full price' as it handovers 'Gazan' body in place of Israeli hostage
World | Feb 21, 2025, 03:44 PM ISTIsraeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Hamas alleging it of returning wrong remains in place of Israeli hostage's body. Netanyahu called it a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ceasefire agreement.
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Series of explosions on three parked buses rattle Israel, militant attack suspected
World | Feb 21, 2025, 07:04 AM ISTPolice said the bomb disposal units are scanning for additional suspicious objects and urged the public to avoid the areas and remain alert for any suspicious items.
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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts to deaths of four hostages, says 'my heart is torn'
World | Feb 20, 2025, 06:45 AM ISTThe warring sides - Israel and Hamas - have yet to negotiate the second and more difficult phase, in which Hamas would release dozens more hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal.
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Israel will have to decide, says Trump as '12:00 O' Clock' deadline to release all hostage nears
World | Feb 15, 2025, 09:25 PM ISTAfter Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in Gaza if Hamas did not release all hostages by Saturday, US President Donald Trump said, "Israel will now have to decide what they will do about the deadline."
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Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Will war in Gaza resume? Here's what Benjamin Netanyahu says
World | Feb 12, 2025, 07:00 AM ISTIsrael-Hamas ceasefire: US President Donald Trump has said Israel should cancel the entire ceasefire if all of the roughly 70 hostages held by Hamas aren't freed by Saturday.
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Trump warns Israel-Hamas ceasefire should end if all hostages are not released by Feb 15
World | Feb 11, 2025, 09:36 AM ISTDonald Trump warned that the Israel-Hamas ceasefire should be canceled if Hamas fails to release all hostages by February 15, raising concerns over the situation in Gaza.
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Israelis Express Shock by Condition of Released Hostages; Hold Massive Protest
News | Feb 09, 2025, 04:52 PM ISTThree hostages were released by Hamas after 15 months of war as part of a ceasefire deal. Israelis in Tel Aviv were shocked by the hostages' condition upon release.
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As Trump threatens to 'take over' Gaza, Iran's supreme leader Khamenei meets Hamas top brass
World | Feb 08, 2025, 09:11 PM ISTIran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei congratulated Hamas leaders for 'defeating the Zionist regime', as he added that the militant group did not allow Israel and the US to reach their goals.
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Gaza ceasefire updates: Israel releases Palestinian prisoners as Hamas frees 3 Israeli hostages
World | Feb 08, 2025, 04:46 PM ISTThe three hostages, Eli Sharabi, 52; Ohad Ben Ami, 56; and Or Levy, 34, who were in Hamas' captivity, were handed over to the Red Cross on Saturday. This was the fifth swap of hostages for prisoners since the ceasefire began on January 19.
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Hamas names three more Israeli hostages to be freed as ceasefire deal stays on track
World | Feb 08, 2025, 07:57 AM ISTAn Israeli official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive material, confirmed that the hostages scheduled for release are: Eli Sharabi, 52; Ohad Ben Ami, 56; and Or Levy, 34.
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Hamas punishes, tortures gay members for homosexuality and raping Israeli hostages: Report
World | Feb 06, 2025, 01:24 PM ISTA report makes shocking revelation that Hamas has tortured its own members for allegedly indulging in same-sex relations. The charges against them included flirting with girls without a legal relationship, homosexual conversations, and sodomy.