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"Hamas not a terror organisation...": Palestine envoy to India
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Coming out heavily against Israel, Palestinian Ambassador to India, Adnan Abu Al-Haija said that Hamas is "not a terror organisation" but "freedom fighters" fighting against the occupation.
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"They just said, 'We found Emily. She's dead.' And I went, 'Yes!": Father
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Thomas Hand, the father of the Irish-Israeli 9-year-old girl, Emily Hand, who was released by Hamas recently, described his daughter's experience in captivity, saying it was "terrifying" and is being revealed slowly.
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US supports extension in Israel-Hamas conflict pause: White House ahead of
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The United States supports further extension in the operational pause between Israel and Hamas to secure the release of all the hostages in captivity, the White House said on Tuesday.
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Seven Israeli children still held hostage in Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Seven Israeli children and two Israelis who were only 18 when taken captive are still being held hostage in Gaza.
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Released Palestinian prisoner investigated for inciting more terror
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Israel Police opened an investigation into one of the Palestinian terrorists released from prison as part of the hostage deal with Hamas, Israeli lawmaker Zvi Sukkot (Religious Zionism) said on Monday.
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39 terrorists released by Israel as part of hostage deal
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Israel's Prisons Service concluded the third phase of the release of security prisoners, as part of the "Heaven's Doors" operation to return home Israeli hostages during the four-day Gaza ceasefire.
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Row erupts over Irish PM's remarks after 9-year-old girl held hostage by H
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Nine-year-old girl Emily Hand was among the 17 hostages released by Hamas as part of a hostage deal with Israel on Saturday (local time).
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200 aid trucks dispatched for Gaza on second day of operational pause
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The UN informed that 200 trucks were dispatched from Nitzana, while 187 of them successfully entered Gaza by 7 pm (local time).
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Israel PM Office shares list of hostages released by Hamas
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Israeli Prime Minister's Office shared a list of all 13 hostages, who returned home to their loved ones after being taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 terror attacks.
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Israel: Yoni Ashner, whose family was freed from Hamas, won't celebrate ti
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Yoni Ashner, an Israeli national who wife and two daughters returned to him after being held hostage by Hamas for 49 days, has said that he won't be celebrating the release unless all the hostages under captivity return to their loved ones, Times of Israel reported.
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"Committed to achieve all aims of war," says Netanyahu after Hamas release
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Notably, Hamas has agreed to release some 50 hostages, which include women and children over the four days of the truce with Israel. The released hostages are only a small group out of some 240 people held hostage by Hamas terrorists since October 7, when Hamas launched an attack on Israe
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David Cameron welcomes Israel-Hamas hostage deal, calls it "crucial step"
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has welcomed the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas -- which paves for the release of first group of 50 Israeli hostages -- and urged all parties to ensure that the agreement is delivered in full.
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