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Red Cross on its way to retrieve coffins of dead Israeli hostages, IDF say
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Israel Defence Forces on Monday said that the Red Cross is on its way to collect the coffins of the deceased Israeli hostages held by Hamas.
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Israel gears up to receive hostages, release Palestinian prisoners
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Israel's health, justice, and security institutions began mobilising on Thursday for the long-awaited return of hostages held by Hamas and the parallel release of Palestinian prisoners.
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Israeli President presses Pope Leo XIV to help free Hamas hostages
Updated : 7 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Israeli President Isaac Herzog met Thursday with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, urging increased international efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
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"Hamas must release all hostages now!": US Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanded the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas as three Israeli captives were freed in a negotiated exchange. The hostages, visibly frail, were subjected to a staged propaganda event before being handed over to Israeli forces. In return, Isr
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4 Israeli hostages held by Hamas return to Israel
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Israeli special forces escorted the released hostage soldiers out of the Gaza Strip after they were handed over to them by the Red Cross.
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Trump warns "all hell will break out" if hostages not released by Hamas be
Updated : 1 year, 4 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 PM Netanyahu thanks Trump for warning Hamas to release hostages
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed gratitude to US President-elect Donald Trump for his strong stance on securing the release of hostages held by Hamas. Trump's warning, posted on Truth Social, emphasised severe consequences for those responsible if the hostages are not r
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UNGA Prez meets families of hostages held by Hamas, reiterates call for ce
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Philemon Yang met family members of the hostages held by the Hamas terror group and emphasised the need for an immediate ceasefire to end civilian suffering.
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"Israel will prevail, will bring back hostages," says Israeli envoy Reuven
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar stressed bringing back the hostages held by Hamas on the occasion marking the one-year anniversary of Hamas' October 7 attack with a solemn ceremony at the Israel embassy in Delhi.
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Israel's Foreign Minister applied 'great pressure' on UN over Israeli host
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Israel's Foreign Minister Israel Katz is returning to Israel from New York with a delegation of families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza that attended a meeting of the UN Security Council on the findings of the report on the serious sexual crimes committed by Hamas terrorists on innocent p
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"We are working round the clock to free the hostages': Israel defence mini
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Israel's Minister of Defense, Yoav Gallant, held a meeting on Monday with the family members of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, as he does on a weekly basis.
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Israeli President Isaac Herzog to attend Davos World Economic Forum
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
President of Israel Isaac Herzog together with First Lady Michal Herzog will depart Wednesday for a day-long visit to the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland. His office said that the trip is part of Israel's continued efforts to secure the release of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaz
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