Hostages
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Israel Cabinet approves temporary ceasefire with Hamas, 50 hostages set to be released
World | November 22, 2023 9:08 ISTAccording to media reports, the deal was finalised on Wednesday morning (local time) to release the hostages who were abducted into Gaza on October 7.
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Israel-Hamas War, Day 45: IDF releases footage of foreign hostages being taken to al-Shifa hospital
World | November 20, 2023 9:40 ISTThe footage released by the Israeli military shows Hamas taking a Nepali and Thai citizen forcefully into the hospital, with one of them visibly injured. It also shared new footage of the underground network of tunnels and bunkers beneath the hospital.
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'US brokering deal for release of Israeli hostages': Netanyahu rejects White House's claims
World | November 19, 2023 23:43 ISTNetanyahu's statement comes after White House National Security Council Spokesperson Adrienne Watson said the US is working hard to broker a deal between Israel, the US and Hamas to free hostages held in Gaza in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting.
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Hamas proposes to release 70 hostages in exchange for five-day truce in war with Israel: Reports
World | November 14, 2023 12:30 ISTA spokesperson for Hamas military wing Qassam Brigades said that Israel has demanded 100 hostages for the temporary truce in hostilities. Hamas captured 239 hostages during the October 7 attack and has accused Israeli forces of putting their lives in danger by continuously attacking Gaza.
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Netanyahu suggests 'little pauses' in Gaza after conversation with Biden, rules out ceasefire
World | November 07, 2023 8:44 ISTDuring the call, Biden and Netanyahu discussed the necessity to ramp up humanitarian deliveries in the Gaza Strip, where 10,000 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes. Biden reiterated his support for Israel while emphasising the need to protect Palestinian civilians.
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Israel- Hamas Conflict: Friends Of Israeli Hostages Hold Briefing In Tel-Aviv | India TV News
News | November 01, 2023 21:07 ISTIsrael- Hamas war entered another day and relatives of hostages held by Hamas, held a briefing in Israel's Tel-Aviv, demanding the release of hostages. Over 200 people have been held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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Negotiations for hostages 'stalled' after Hamas demands Israel to allow fuel shipments in Gaza
World | October 30, 2023 19:22 ISTAt least 239 people, including children, have been captured and held hostage by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Hamas' demand for fuel comes as Palestinians face a humanitarian crisis with relentless bombardment and diminishing essential supplies.
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Hamas holding 222 people hostage as Israel warns of prolonged war ahead of ground assault
World | October 23, 2023 16:12 ISTIsrael's Defence Minister warned that the offensive might last for a month or two till "there will be no more Hamas". This comes as at least 30 Palestinians were killed in an airstrike that hit a residential building in the Gaza Strip.
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Hamas claims Israel refused to receive two more hostages, Netanyahu's office calls it 'propaganda'
World | October 22, 2023 16:11 ISTThe spokesperson of Hamas' military wing claimed that they had agreed to release two more hostages on "humanitarian grounds" in an agreement with Qatar, but Israel rejected the offer. Two American citizens, Judith Rannan and her daughter Natalie, were released on Friday.
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Israel-Palestine conflict: Why do terror groups like Hamas take people hostage? Explained
Explainers | October 17, 2023 23:19 ISTHamas has taken nearly 200 people hostages since the recent war that broke out on October 7, the highest in the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict. It has now reportedly demanded the release of 6,000 Palestinian prisoners lodged in Israeli jails.
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Hamas demands 6,000 Palestinians to be released from Israeli prisons in exchange for hostages
World | October 17, 2023 16:36 ISTAccording to Hamas officials, over 20 hostages have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. Hamas has previously managed to negotiate the release of thousands of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Israeli hostages, including civilians and soldiers.
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13 hostages, including foreigners, killed in Israel's bombardment of Gaza Strip: Hamas
World | October 13, 2023 14:05 ISTEarlier, Israel said that at least 150 hostages, including foreigners, were captured by Hamas militants since their surprise attack on Saturday. Israel has blocked supply of electricity, food and water until those hostages are released by the armed group.
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Hamas threatens to execute Israeli hostages 'without warning' in response to airstrikes
World | October 10, 2023 6:20 ISTHamas claims to have captured over 130 Israeli civilians and soldiers in its unprecedented incursion on Saturday. Over 1,400 people have died on both sides - including 900 deaths in Israel from Hamas's surprise attack.
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Standoff at Amsterdam Apple Store ends, hostage safe
World | February 23, 2022 7:43 ISTPolice said dozens of people managed to leave the building during the standoff but declined to give more details about the situation in the popular store.
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'Hostages' season two more intriguing, emotional, says Ronit Roy
Web Series | September 04, 2020 6:18 ISTActor Ronit Roy on Thursday said he was "excited" to shoot for season two of "Hostages" as he found there were more layers in his character that he could explore.
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US and Australian hostage release a ‘relief’
World | November 19, 2019 18:09 ISTTheir freedom came hours after the Afghan government freed three Taliban prisoners and sent them to Qatar. The three included Anas Haqqani, the younger brother of the Taliban’s deputy Sirajuddin Haqqani, who also leads the fearsome Haqqani network.
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California veterans home shootout: Gunman, 3 hostages found dead
World | March 10, 2018 12:21 ISTThe three female victims were employees of the nonprofit organisation Pathway Home treatment program, which is housed on the campus of the Veterans Home of California-Yountville.
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Armed man holds 15 people hostage in Brussels, surrenders later
World | October 19, 2016 11:44 ISTA man briefly held a group of people hostage in a supermarket in a Brussels suburb before surrendering to police. Nobody was injured and authorities say there was no indication of any terrorist motive.
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Bangladesh: Terrorists who killed 20, spared those who could recite Quran, says report
World | July 03, 2016 9:27 ISTThe attackers involved in Bangladesh’s worst hostage crisis had asked their victims to recite from the Quran in order to decide on whom to spare, a leading Bangladeshi daily said today on its website.
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Islamic State killed 39 Indian hostages, claims Iraq survivor
India | May 15, 2015 6:30 ISTChandigarh: A man from Punjab who escaped from the clutches of the ISIS in June 2014 claimed on Thursday that 39 Indians taken hostage have been killed. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said in New Delhi
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