Israel says ‘will not be deterred’ after Hamas issues hostage video Hamas has released a new video showing Israeli hostages, calling for second phase of ceasefire deal with Israeli government.The footage, shared by the group’s armed wing, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, comes as the first stage of the Gaza ceasefire—implemented on January 19—was set to…
Israel says receives coffins of 4 hostages in exchange of hundreds of Palestinians Bodies of four Israeli hostages were handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross early Thursday, while hundreds of Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli custody in a tense exchange. The swap comes just days before the first phase of the fragile…
Hamas freed all six Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of the deal. The handover of five hostages occurred through staged ceremonies where one of the captive’s actions surprised everyone. The exchange occurred amid the rising tensions between the opposing sides casting uncertainty over the delicate truce agreement. At Nuseirat’s centre, the three hostages –…
Hamas hands over Israeli hostages over to the Red Cross Hamas has handed over the first two of six Israeli hostages set to be freed on Saturday under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. The handover took place in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where masked and armed Hamas fighters brought the captives onto a stage before…
Hamas freed three Israeli hostages, pale and malnourished, in exchange of the 183 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire agreement. After almost 500 days both the prisoners were returned to each other countries, but with one side being upset with the other. The severely emaciated condition of the freed hostages — Eli Sharabi, Or…
After enduring 491 days in Hamas captivity, Eli Sharabi was finally freed on Saturday morning. His long-awaited return to Israel was marred by unimaginable heartbreak after he learned that his wife, Leanne, and daughters, Noya (16) and Yahel (13), were killed during the October 7 Hamas attack.In a heart-wrenching moment captured on video, Sharabi was…
The hostages, dressed in IDF uniforms, were handed over in a key square Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday released four female Israeli hostages, who were captured on October 7, 2023, to the Red Cross in Gaza City. The hostages, dressed in IDF uniforms, were handed over in a key square where dozens of armed…
Hostage Matan Zangauker (Reuters photo) The armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades on Saturday released a video featuring an Israeli hostage, Matan Zangauker, who has been held in Gaza since the October 2023 Hamas attack. In the footage, Zangauker urgently called for a ceasefire, describing the dire conditions faced by hostages: “We die…
