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Israeli Cabinet to meet on deal for release of hostages from Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
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.
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"No deal as of now": Israeli PM refutes reports on agreement for release o
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The premier was later asked if he had passed up a serious deal on Tuesday for the release of some 50 hostages and if he was insisting that all be released. Netanyahu responded that "there was no deal on the table" and he could not elaborate further.
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Israel-Hamas war: Release of hostages 'pre-requisite to pause in hostiliti
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In his address at the 19th edition of the Manama Dialogue, Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa set out the conditions necessary for 'breaking the cycle of violence,' a feat that will only be made possible through the release of innocents and non-combatants.
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Hamas and Israel nearing agreement on hostage release, pending Israeli app
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Israel is said to be evaluating the proposal, which entails a three-to-five-day halt in fighting, an increase in humanitarian aid to Gaza, and the release of an unspecified number of women and children held in Israeli prisons.
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India calls for immediate release of Israeli hostages, de-escalation: MEA
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
"We (India) made our position very clear on multiple occasions during the UNGA debate. We have strongly condemned the horrific attack on Israel, urged the need for zero tolerance for terrorism and called for immediate and unconditional release of hostages,"he said while strongly condemnin
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No ceasefire without release of hostages by Hamas: Israeli Prime Minister
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said there will be no ceasefire without the release of hostages by Hamas.
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Israel-Hamas war: Biden, Netanyahu discuss possibility of 'tactical pauses
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
US President Joe Biden on Monday discussed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the possibility of 'tactical pauses' to provide civilians with opportunities to safely depart, allow aid to enter to help civilians in need, and enable the release of hostages.
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Israeli families hold protests in Tel Aviv, seek greater action for releas
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Amid the Israel-Hamas war, hundreds of family members of hostages taken by Hamas in attacks on October 7 held a rally in front of the Kirya, the government's military headquarters, in Tel Aviv on Saturday evening, "to demand greater action by the government to release the hostages," CNN r
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US President Biden, Israeli PM Netanyahu discuss developments in Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Biden reiterated that Israel has every right to defend its citizens from terrorism. The two leaders discussed ongoing efforts to locate and secure the release of hostages.
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UN chief meets Nepal PM, calls for ceasefire by Israel in Gaza, reiterates
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is on a four-day visit to Nepal, met with Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Sunday afternoon.
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UN chief expresses gratitude to Qatar PM over mediation for release of hos
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has conveyed his gratitude to Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani for supporting the mediation initiatives, mainly for the release of hostages in Gaza.
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"Encourage release of hostages, entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza": Pope
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Pope Francis on Wednesday called for the release of hostages held captive by Hamas and also urged for the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza at a time when the escalation of violence has resulted in the death of innocent civilians on both sides.
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