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Israeli lawmakers split on ceasefire deal, hostage release terms
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Knesset members were divided over an emerging ceasefire and hostage agreement with Hamas on Tuesday. Supporters insisted it was necessary to bring the captives home as soon as possible while critics said the deal threatened Israeli security.
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Qatar talks show 'high likelihood' of hostage release, ceasefire
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Talks in Qatar aimed at reaching a ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas are progressing with an Arab source telling The Press Service of Israel on Tuesday there is a "high likelihood of success."
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'If we go back to fighting, the costs will be heavy,' Security expert warn
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
As Israel weighs the merits of an emerging hostage and ceasefire deal, one security expert warned that the agreement has too many parallels with another hostage deal that led to the October 7 attacks.
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Hamas expected to release 33 hostages in first phase of ceasefire-hostage
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages in the first phase of the ceasefire-hostage agreement being negotiated in Doha in relation to the situation in Gaza, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing two Israeli officials.
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Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu discuss progress on Gaza ceasefire-hostage d
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the progress of ongoing negotiations regarding the ceasefire-hostage deal in relation to the situation in Gaza, the White House said in a statement on Sunday (local time).
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Netanyahu holds meeting on hostages, sends team to Doha for negotiations
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a high-level meeting on Saturday evening to discuss the issue of Israeli hostages and missing persons. The meeting included Defense Minister Israel Katz, top security officials, and U.S. negotiators from both the outgoing and incoming administration
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Israeli Army says it recovered one body, found items linked to second host
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Following Defense Minister Israel Katz's announcement that the bodies of two hostages were recovered in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said it had only recovered the body one.
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Trump warns "all hell will break out" if hostages not released by Hamas be
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Trump warned that "all hell will break out in the Middle East" if hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are not released by his inauguration on January 20.
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Israel denies reports that Hamas forwarded list of hostages to be released
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
In a statement, Netanyahu's office said, "Contrary to what was claimed, Hamas has not forwarded a list of names of hostages until this moment." Currently, Netanyahu is leading the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on multiple fronts across the Middle East.
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Israeli delegation to visit Qatar today for hostage negotiations
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Israel is set to send a delegation to Qatar's capital Doha today to resume negotiations regarding a hostage agreement in the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reported.
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Israel "closer than ever" to close hostage deal with Hamas: Report
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Katz's comments to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee were reportedly made in a closed-door meeting, but leaks of his remarks were reported widely in the Hebrew press.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu meets with families of hostages amid opportunity to a
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held two meetings on Sunday in Jerusalem with representatives of families of hostages, including the Families' Headquarters Assembly and the "Hope Forum".
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