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  Mumbai hostage scare: 75-year-old eyewitness recalls studio nightmare where 17 children were trapped

  Maharashtra | October 31, 2025 23:56 IST

  Patankar said accused Rohit was not alone in the incident and the police investigate the case and arrest other culprits too.

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  Israel, Hamas complete last exchange under first phase of ceasefire: How many hostages left in Gaza?

  World | February 27, 2025 15:50 IST

  Israel 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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  Gaza ceasefire updates: Fragile deal remains intact as Israel Hamas agree on new exchange agreement

  World | February 26, 2025 10:44 IST

  Hamas 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 | February 22, 2025 21:35 IST

  As 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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  Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages, including mother and her two young children

  World | February 20, 2025 16:32 IST

  The Hamas militants displayed four black coffins on a stage in the Gaza Strip surrounded by banners, including a large one depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a vampire.

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  Hamas releases three Israeli hostages after 498 days in captivity; Watch family's emotional reaction

  World | February 15, 2025 15:55 IST

  Hamas on Saturday released three Israeli hostages, Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel Chen, Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov, after 498 days in captivity. The Israel Defence Forces have posted a video on X, showing family's reaction.

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  Gaza ceasefire updates: Israel releases Palestinian prisoners as Hamas frees 3 Israeli hostages

  World | February 08, 2025 16:46 IST

  The 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 punishes, tortures gay members for homosexuality and raping Israeli hostages: Report

  World | February 06, 2025 13:24 IST

  A 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.

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  Gaza ceasefire update: Israel begins releasing Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees two hostages

  World | February 01, 2025 16:05 IST

  As part of the fourth round of hostage releases agreed upon in the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel on Saturday began freeing Palestinian prisoners. This comes after Hamas released two hostages, Yarden Bibas and French-Israeli Ofer Kalderon.

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  Gaza ceasefire updates: Hamas releases 8 hostages, Israel set to free 110 prisoners

  World | January 30, 2025 17:48 IST

  In the latest development in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Hamas militants released eight hostages. Earlier in the day, Hamas handed over Israeli soldier Agam Berger, 20 to the Red Cross. The latest development facilitates the release of another 110 Palestinian prisoners by Israel.

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  Israeli soldiers reunite with their families after 477 days in captivity, emotions flow | Video

  World | January 26, 2025 12:05 IST

  Gaza ceasefire update: As the four released Israeli soldiers reunited with their family members after more than a year in Hamas' captivity, emotional scenes unfolded. Excitement was natural in Israel, with Israeli media showing interviews of friends and families of those released.

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  Israel denies to allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza until Hamas releases another hostage

  World | January 25, 2025 17:08 IST

  Israel on Saturday denied to allow the return of Palestinian to northern Gaza as it seeks Hamas to release Arbel Yehoud, is freed. The development comes after Hamas released four Israeli soldiers after parading them in front of a huge crowd.

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  Jimmy Carter: A man who drove America from Cold War pressures to 444-day hostage crisis in Iran

  World | December 30, 2024 8:50 IST

  Businessman, Navy officer, evangelist, politician, negotiator, author, woodworker, citizen of the world-- Carter forged a path that still challenges political assumptions and stands out among the 45 men who reached the nation’s highest office.

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  Netanyahu promises Hamas 'will pay high price' as he pushes back against massive protests in Israel

  World | September 03, 2024 6:57 IST

  Israel is witnessing massive protests and a general strike after the deaths of six Israeli hostages as pressure builds on Netanyahu over a ceasefire deal. US President Joe Biden has said the Israeli PM is not doing enough to secure a ceasefire and hostage deal.

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  Russian forces kill ISIS-linked hostage takers at detention centre, rescue staff

  World | June 16, 2024 16:26 IST

  Some of the hostage-takers were convicted of terrorism charges and were allegedly linked to ISIS, which took responsibility for the Moscow concert hall attack that killed 145 people in March. They wanted to negotiate their free passage out of the prison, but were eliminated by the Russian forces.

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  'Israel is ready to halt its war in Gaza during Ramadan if...': Biden amid soaring pressure

  World | February 27, 2024 11:50 IST

  Negotiators from the US, Egypt and Qatar are working on a framework deal under which Hamas would free some of the dozens of hostages it holds, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a six-week halt in fighting.

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  'Don't let us grow old here': Israeli hostages plead as Hamas releases new propaganda video I WATCH

  World | December 19, 2023 12:49 IST

  Israel-Hamas war: Sitting in the middle, one of the hostages speaks to the camera, saying he and other elderly hostages who have health issues are "suffering greatly in very harsh conditions."

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  India votes in favour of UN draft resolution demanding immediate ceasefire in Gaza

  World | December 13, 2023 12:07 IST

  The 193-member UN General Assembly adopted the draft resolution, introduced by Egypt, at an Emergency Special Session here. The resolution was adopted with 153 votes in favour, while 23 nations abstained and 10 voted against the text.

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  Israeli military confirms body of a second Israeli hostage recovered near Al-Shifa Hospital

  World | November 17, 2023 18:34 IST

  The Israeli military initially did not acknowledge her death but after the video was released, it said Hamas “continues to exploit psychological terrorism and act inhumanely, through videos and photos of the hostages.”

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  Israel confirms death of 19-year-old captive woman soldier shown in Hamas video

  World | November 14, 2023 23:14 IST

  In a statement likely given under duress, the Israeli woman soldier said Israeli strikes were hitting near where she was being held and called on Israel to halt them.