US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said efforts to retrieve hostages held by Hamas in Gaza since October 7 are "now very close" following extensive negotiations over the past six weeks, CNN reported.
The Israeli Cabinet will meet at 8 pm (Israeli local time) on Tuesday to approve a deal for the release of dozens of hostages from Gaza, The Times of Israel reported.
A spokesperson for a hospital who arranged a controversial press conference for a freed Israeli hostage announced his resignation on Tuesday. Avi Shoham, spokesperson for the Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv confirmed in a WhatsApp message that he was leaving the position.
The action has been taken without any request by the government of India. The state of Israel has formally completed all necessary procedures and satisfied all required checks and regulations as a result of introducing Lashkar-e-Taiba into the Israeli list of illegal terror organisations,
Gazans in Israeli custody confirmed to interrogators that terror groups actively operated in Gaza hospitals and even deeply embedded themselves in the Palestinian Red Crescent Society in videos released by the Israel Defence Forces on Monday.
Knesset legislation allowing for the death penalty to be applied to terrorists will be put on hold pending the approval of Israel's security cabinet, said coalition chairman MK Ofir Katz on Monday
Al-Shifa, the largest hospital in Gaza, has become a flashpoint in Israel's war in the besieged enclave. The Israeli military alleges the facility is being used by Hamas as a shield for its operations and raided the hospital last Wednesday. Hamas and hospital officials have denied Israel's c
Footage taken from security cameras at the hospital was provided in which Hamas terrorists can be seen on Saturday, October 7, forcibly transporting hostages, including a Nepali citizen and a Thai citizen, who were kidnapped from Israeli territory. In addition, military vehicles that were ta