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"To see them come home is heartwarming": Israel Consul to South India Orli
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The first phase of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has led to the return of three Israeli hostages after 471 days in Gaza. Israel views this as a step toward securing the release of all hostages, while hoping for an end to Hamas' control in Gaza.
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US President Biden welcomes release of three Israeli hostages under Gaza c
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
US President Joe Biden announced the release of three Israeli hostages as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel. The deal, initiated in May, also includes provisions for humanitarian aid to Gaza and outlines steps for future negotiations
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Israel to release over 1,890 Palestinian prisoners in first phase of Gaza
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said Saturday that Israel is to release more than 1,890 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 33 Israeli hostages in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
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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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Egypt proposes two-day Gaza ceasefire to facilitate return of four Israeli
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Egypt President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi announced on Sunday that Egypt has proposed a two-day ceasefire in Gaza aimed at facilitating the exchange of four Israeli hostages for some Palestinian prisoners.
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World leaders express shock, offer condolences to families of six Israeli
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The statement of world leaders came after the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that the bodies of six hostages abducted alive by Hamas on October 7 were recovered from a tunnel in southern Gaza's Rafah overnight, shortly after they were murdered by Hamas.
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'Progress made in Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo but...': US
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
After a massive exchange of fire between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah over the weekend, the White House said that the negotiators continue to work to strike a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages, CNN reported.
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Bullet wounds found in the bodies of six recovered Israeli hostages
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The bodies of six Israeli hostages recovered from Gaza on Tuesday had bullet wounds, according to preliminary forensic analysis.
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Israel: Rescued hostage Noa Argamani reunites with family after harrowing
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In a separate conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Noa expressed her profound gratitude and admitted, "I am very emotional. I haven't spoken Hebrew in so long."
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Four Israeli hostages rescued from Gaza
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday the successful recovery of four hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza during an operation in Nuseirat.
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Egyptian Intelligence altered terms of Gaza ceasefire presented to Hamas,
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Egyptian intelligence quietly altered the terms of a ceasefire proposal that Israel had already signed earlier this month, which could have potentially released Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and set a pathway to temporarily end the fighting in Gaza, CNN reported citing three peo
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Israeli forces recover another hostage's body from Gaza, a day after retri
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
In a press conference, IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said that the military recovered the body of another hostage from the Gaza Strip after announcing yesterday that three slain captives were returned on a special mission.
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