Jerusalem: Israel prepared on Saturday to receive six more hostages from Gaza in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, after accusations over the return of a misidentified body this week threatened to derail a fragile truce. The six, the last living hostages from a group of 33 due to be freed in the … Read more
Jerusalem: Israel said Friday that one of the four bodies returned from Gaza is not hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas, accusing Palestinian “terrorists” of killing her two young boys. The Israeli military said it had identified the remains of Ariel and Kfir, Shiri’s two sons handed over by the militant group as part … Read more
Hamas has proposed a significant development in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Israel, offering to release all remaining captives in the Gaza Strip in “one go”. This move is contingent upon a lasting truce and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the besieged enclave. Hazem Qassem, Hamas spokesman, emphasised the group’s commitment to this … Read more
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed the immediate enforcement of the UNRWA law, which was passed by the Knesset with broad support. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is a relief and human development agency. Sharing a post on X, Israel PMO said, … Read more
Israel has warned Hamas of serious consequences as tensions over the ceasefire put the fragile truce at risk.On Wednesday, Israel’s defence minister issued a stark warning, declaring that “all hell will break loose” if the militant group fails to release hostages as scheduled this weekend. His comments came as mediators rushed to save the deal.The … Read more
Jerusalem: Israel on Wednesday threatened to launch a “new” war on Hamas and implement US President Donald Trump’s plan to displace Palestinians from the ravaged Gaza Strip if the militants do not release hostages this weekend. The remarks by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz came shortly after Palestinian group Hamas said it would not bow … Read more
Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) doubled down on his threat of the United States “owning” the Gaza Strip by displacing the 2.2 million Palestinians living in the enclave to neighbouring countries as he met Jordan King Abdullah II– now of America’s closest Middle East allies. “We’re going to have Gaza. … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump set a Saturday deadline for all hostages to be released from Gaza, saying that otherwise “all hell” would break out and he would call for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to be canceled. Trump’s latest extraordinary intervention in the Middle East came after Hamas threatened to postpone any further hostage-prisoner exchanges, placing … Read more
Hamas freed three Israeli hostages, pale and malnourished, in exchange of the 183 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire agreement. After almost 500 days both the prisoners were returned to each other countries, but with one side being upset with the other. The severely emaciated condition of the freed hostages — Eli Sharabi, Or … Read more
Jerusalem: Palestinian group Hamas on Saturday handed over three more Israeli hostages, after nearly 500 days of captivity, as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal with Israel. The gaunt appearances of three hostages — Eli Sharabi, Or Levi and Ohad Ben Ami — shocked Israelis, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denouncing the Hamas officials as … Read more
Washington, United States: Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump will discuss the future of the Gaza ceasefire Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister becomes the first foreign leader to visit the White House since the US president’s return to power. Netanyahu is in Washington for talks with the new Trump administration on a second, longer-term phase … Read more
New Delhi: New details have emerged from recently freed Israeli hostages who endured over 15 months in captivity under Palestinian group Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip. Gadi Mozes, 80, was among those released on Thursday. He told his family that for the entire duration of his captivity, he was held alone, meeting another Israeli … Read more