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Israel and Hamas agree on 'simultaneous' exchange of hostages' bodies and
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Israel and Hamas reached an agreement for the release of four Israeli hostages' bodies and 602 Palestinian security prisoners, the Hamas and an Israeli official said late Tuesday, as reported by the Times of Israel.
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"Israel willing to extend ceasefire for hostage release": Foreign Minister
Updated : 1 year ago IST
"It will not happen without the release of hostages," Sa'ar said in his meetings with the Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Finnish, and Slovakian foreign ministers. "We are committed to the release of our hostages and to the war's objectives that we set," as per Times of Israel.
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"Frightened and frustrated...had been staged": Mother of Israeli hostage E
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The sight of her son, who is not an actor, being forced to play a role with a gun to his head was particularly distressing for David.
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Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners until assured of hostages'
Updated : 1 year ago IST
In a significant move, Israel has announced that it is delaying the release of Palestinians until it is given assurances that the next of Israeli hostages to be released are done without subjecting them to any humiliating ceremonies.
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Israel is said to delay release of palestinian inmates
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Reports in Israeli Media quoting an unnamed Israeli source suggest that the planned release of 602 Palestinian inmates following today's hostage return is being delayed. According to these reports Israel informed the Palestinian Authority that the release is being pushed to 20:00 local time.
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Released hostages Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu back in Israel
Updated : 1 year ago IST
According to a joint statement from the IDF and the Shin Bet the two released abductees (Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu) have crossed the border into Israeli territory with IDF and Shin Bet forces. Both returning citizens, accompanied by IDF and Shin Bet forces, recently crossed the border i
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Hostage release underway in Gaza
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Preparations are underway in Gaza for the release of six Israeli hostages in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian terrorists held in Israeli prisons. The six hostages are the last to be freed alive during the first phase of the deal with Hamas
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Israel confirms human remains returned by Hamas as those of hostage Shiri
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The human remains returned to Israel by Hamas on Friday have been confirmed as those of Shiri Bibas, according to a statement from her family provided Saturday by the hostage relatives' forum, CNN reported.
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Israel mourns in 'orange' after receiving bodies of Bibas brothers
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Israel was struck with sorrow on Friday as Hamas returned the corpses of the youngest hostages - the Bibas brothers, Ariel Bibas (4-year-old) and Kfir Bibas (10 months old).
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Hamas receives aid while Israel faces deception in hostage release crisis
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While Israel continues efforts to secure the release of its hostages, Hamas appears to be receiving a steady flow of humanitarian aid.
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Hostage families demand release of all hostages under ultimatum
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Hostage Families' Forum of Hope issued a statement on Friday morning asserting that only the release of all hostages together, under an ultimatum, will save their lives while ensuring Israel's security.
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Netanyahu slams the wrongful delivery of Gazan body in place of Shiri Biba
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slams the "unspeakable cynicism" of Hamas after Israeli forensic authorities determined that the body handed over yesterday, which Hamas said was of Shiri Bibas, the mother of the two young children that were taken hostage, is not her.
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