Hostages
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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacts to deaths of four hostages, says 'my heart is torn'
World | February 20, 2025 6:45 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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Trump warns Israel-Hamas ceasefire should end if all hostages are not released by Feb 15
World | February 11, 2025 9:36 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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Hamas to free 3 Israelis, 5 Thais in next hostage release amid ceasefire: Israeli official
World | January 29, 2025 23:29 ISTThe release is part of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that has paused the war in Gaza in exchange for freedom for dozens of hostages held in the Palestinian territory and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
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Netanyahu clears way for Israeli approval of agreement with Hamas: Deal to release hostages reached
World | January 17, 2025 13:49 ISTBenjamin Netanyahu has cleared Israel's approval of the deal reached with Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages. Earlier, his office said that the deal was facing last minute hiccups and accused Hamas of a last-minute dispute.
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Israel- Hamas War: Israeli President asks released hostages for "Forgiveness" during Hanukkah
News | January 02, 2025 18:49 ISTIsrael-Hamas War: During a Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony on its final day, Israeli President Isaac Herzog asked released hostages for "forgiveness." The event took place at Kibbutz Hatzerim, which serves as a temporary refuge for residents of Kibbutz Beeri.
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Who are the six Israeli hostages found dead in Gaza?
World | September 02, 2024 17:57 ISTIsrael said that it had recovered the bodies of six hostages captured during Hamas' October 7 attack that ignited the Gaza war, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose parents had led a high-profile campaign for the captives' release.
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Israel on edge after massive protest breaks out near Netanyahu's office, Tel Aviv airport shuts down
World | September 02, 2024 13:02 ISTMassive protests swept Israel on Sunday following the death of six hostages in Gaza as frustration mounted over the failure of the country's leadership to secure a ceasefire deal that would free Israeli captives.
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Israel-Hamas war: Six bodies of hostages, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin recovered
World | September 01, 2024 12:29 ISTSome 250 hostages were taken by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023. Before the military's announcement of the latest discovery of bodies, Israel said it believed 108 hostages were still held in Gaza and about one-third of them were dead.
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Pakistan: Death toll rises to 12 in deadliest bandit attack on police in Punjab
World | August 23, 2024 13:52 ISTThe outlaws, who ambushed the police vehicles, also took several officers hostage. The police spokesperson reported that the attackers managed to flee after the assault, leaving some officers critically injured.
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Israel recovers bodies of six hostages from Gaza's Khan Younis as US tries to advance ceasefire deal
World | August 20, 2024 16:03 ISTThe hostages were identified as Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Abraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell and Chaim Peri. The recovery of their bodies came as the United States is trying to broker a ceasefire deal with Secretary of State Blinken currently in Egypt.
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Israeli Defence Forces rescue four hostages from Hamas captivity
World | June 08, 2024 23:44 ISTIDF conducted a successful operation and rescued four hostages. The high-risk complex mission based on precise intelligence conducted in daylight in two different buildings deep inside Gaza brought an end to 246 days of captivity for the hostages.
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Four more hostages, who were alive in last video posted by militant group, die in Hamas captivity
World | June 04, 2024 0:04 ISTFour more hostages, who were held by Hamas, have died in the captivity. Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, a spokesperson for the Israeli military has confirmed the deaths.
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Israeli far-right minister threatens to topple Netanyahu's govt if he accepts 'foolhardy' peace deal
World | June 02, 2024 11:43 ISTCalling it a "reckless deal", the hardline Israeli minister said that agreeing to such conditions would amount to a defeat and the priority was the destruction of Hamas. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich also made similar claims, demanding a new security reality in Gaza.
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'Women who can get pregnant': Israel releases disturbing video of female soldiers captured by Hamas
World | May 23, 2024 8:44 ISTThe bodycam footage from the attackers showed five female army conscripts who were taken hostage by Hamas militants during the October 7 attack. One of the terrorists describes the hostages as “women who can get pregnant" as some hostages were seen with bloodied faces.
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Israel claims Hamas rejects hostages deal, PM Netanyahu warns to attack Gaza 'with full force'
World | April 14, 2024 10:40 ISTAccording to PM Netanyahu, the rejection of the proposals showed that Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, did not want a deal and was trying to exploit tensions with Iran and bring about a regional escalation of the conflict.
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Seven hostages held in Gaza killed due to Israeli bombardment, says Hamas
World | March 02, 2024 16:23 ISTAbu Ubaida, the spokesperson for Hamas' armed wing al-Qassam brigades, said a total of 70 hostages have been killed so far due to Israeli attacks on Gaza. The United States, Egypt and Qatar are negotiating a ceasefire to secure the release of more than 100 hostages held nb
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Israel and Hamas making progress towards ceasefire deal, hostage talks: Officials
World | February 13, 2024 19:31 ISTA senior Egyptian official said mediators have achieved what he described as “relatively significant” progress in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas. This came after both sides rejected each other's conditions for an imminent ceasefire and release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
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Switzerland police shoot dead axe-wielding Iranian man on train, 15 hostages rescued
World | February 09, 2024 17:57 ISTThe attacker was identified as a 32-year-old Iranian asylum-seeker, who took 15 hostages on the train before he was fatally shot by police. Vaud canton police said there was no indication that the hostage-taking was a terrorist incident.
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'Hamas has turned girls into their sex dolls, many missed their menstrual cycle': Freed captives
World | January 24, 2024 0:04 ISTOne of the women who was luckily released by the Hamas terrorists, Chen Goldstein-Almog, shared the terrible condition of the women who have become a "sex doll" for the militant group.
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Hamas releases video purportedly showing dead bodies of Israeli hostages as war crosses 100-day mark
World | January 16, 2024 13:09 ISTAt least 132 were killed in the past 24 hours, taking the overall Palestinian death count to 24,100 in Gaza. Israel's military said it had withdrawn another division of troops as part of plans for more targeted operations against Hamas leaders in the south, as the war crossed the 100-day mark.
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