Posts Tagged: hostage deal
Israeli Hostages Describe Systematic Starvation, Torture, Isolation, Forced Conversions in Hamas Captivity
Israeli hostages who returned from Gaza on Monday began giving structured accounts of their captivity that described torture, starvation, prolonged isolation, confinement in underground cages,...
All 20 Living Hostages Freed, Back Home in Israel Over 2 Years After Hamas’s Oct. 7 Attack
Jubilation filled Israeli streets on Monday morning as all 20 living hostages abducted by Hamas-led Palestinian terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023, still being held captive...
‘An Evening of Tears’: Israeli Hostages, Bereaved Relatives Voice Mixed Emotions Ahead of Release Deal
The families of Israeli hostages, fallen soldiers, and terror victims voiced their feelings Sunday night about the pending hostage release from Gaza, on what Prime...
Israelis Celebrate Ceasefire to End Gaza War as Cabinet Approves Hostage Deal
US President Donald Trump declared on Thursday that he had succeeded in ending the war in Gaza, as Israel's cabinet convened to ratify a ceasefire...
Israel and Hamas Sign Gaza Ceasefire and Hostage Deal
Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, the first phase...
Israeli Military Expert: Doha Strike Was Backed by US and Qatar Coup, Will Bring Hostage Deal Closer
Israel's unprecedented strike on Hamas leaders in Doha this week was not a rogue act of military aggression, but rather the outcome of quiet coordination...
Netanyahu Says Israel to Begin Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations to End War, Release Hostages
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel will begin immediate negotiations for the release of all hostages held in Gaza and an end to the...
Israel Weighs Hamas Response to Gaza Ceasefire Proposal
Israel is studying Hamas's response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal for a 60-day truce and the release of half the hostages still held in the enclave, two Israeli officials said on Tuesday, although...
Hamas Accepts Proposed Deal for Ceasefire With Israel and Hostage Release, Egyptian Source Says
Hamas has accepted the latest proposal for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel that includes the return of half the hostages the terrorist group holds in Gaza and Israel's release of some Palestinian prisoners, an Egyptian...
‘Don’t Trade Me’: Israel’s Impossible Dilemma Amid Gaza War
A quiet yet chilling practice has emerged among some Israeli soldiers serving in the Gaza war: They are writing to their families, asking not to...
Hamas Says No Interim Hostage Deal Possible Without Work Toward Permanent Ceasefire
The spokesperson for Hamas's armed wing said on Friday that while the Palestinian terrorist group favors reaching an interim truce in the Gaza war, if...
Israel’s Netanyahu Says Significant Progress Made in Talks to Release Hostages
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that there had been "significant progress" in efforts to secure the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza, but that it was "too soon"...
US Proposes 60-Day Ceasefire for Gaza, Hostage-Prisoner Swap, Plan Shows
The US plan for Gaza, seen by Reuters on Friday, proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages - alive and dead - in the first week, in exchange for the...
US, Israel Deny Hamas Agrees to White House Envoy’s Proposal for Gaza Ceasefire, Hostage Deal
A Palestinian official said on Monday that the Hamas terrorist group has agreed to a proposal by US special envoy Steve Witkoff for a Gaza...
