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Middle East crisis live: Hamas says it will return bodies of four Israelis on Thursday and release six living hostages on Saturday
Militant group will release hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners as Israel confirms it will begin negotiations on second phase of ceasefire deal. Geneva Abdul is a reporter for the ...The Guardian - 2d -
Hamas ‘must release three live hostages on Saturday’, says Israel, or war will resume – Middle East crisis live
Statement from Netanyahu’s office follows Hamas declaration that it would stick to the ceasefire terms. Hamas has confirmed its commitment to continue implementing the Gaza ceasefire deal ...The Guardian - Feb. 13 -
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Middle East crisis live: Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed after Hamas releases Israeli hostages
Iair Horn, Alexander Sasha Troufanov and Sagui Dekel Chen released by Hamas. Several media are quoting a statement released by Hamas this morning, in which it says Israel will only be able to ...The Guardian - 5d -
Middle East crisis live: remains of four hostages, including mother and two children, returned to Israel
Bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, who Hamas says were killed in an Israeli airstrike, as well as Oded Lifshitz, 83, handed over. The handover of the four bodies from Hamas ...The Guardian - 5h -
Hamas says it will release 6 living Israeli hostages on Saturday
Hamas says it will release 6 living Israeli hostages on SaturdayABC News - 2d -
Middle East crisis live: Hamas official calls Trump’s latest Gaza remarks ‘absurd’ after delaying hostage releases
Delay comes amid little progress over negotiations and Israeli official calls the move a violation of ceasefire deal. Trump says Palestinians will have no right of return to Gaza under his ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
Middle East crisis live: Hamas says it rejects US and Israeli ‘threats’ over Gaza ceasefire
Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for talks following Netanyahu’s threat to end the ceasefire if Israeli hostages are not freed on Saturday. Of the many factors that will determine the fate of the ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
Hamas returns the bodies of four Israeli hostages
Hamas released the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, said to include a mother and her two young children who have long been feared dead. CBS News' Debora Patta has more.CBS News - 3h -
Middle East crisis live: Hamas announces further details of Israelis it will free this weekend
Israel warned Thursday that Hamas must release three living hostages this weekend or face a resumption of the war in Gaza. The Israeli government has signalled it intends to stick to the hostage ...The Guardian - 6d -
Middle East crisis live: Israeli forces to remain in Lebanon after Tuesday withdrawal deadline, says IDF
Military spokesperson says IDF will remain in five ‘strategic points’ after tomorrow’s withdrawal deadline. Reuters has seen a document that sets out the EU’s plan to tell Israel next week in talks ...The Guardian - 3d -
Hamas says it will return bodies of four hostages including Bibas family
The Palestinian group claims that Shiri and her children Kfir and Ariel were killed in Israeli bombardment. Israel has not confirmed this.BBC News - 1d -
Hamas turn over bodies of four Israeli hostages
Hamas turned over the bodies of four Israeli hostages who were abducted by the militant group on October 7, 2023. Hamas says the hostages were killed by Israeli airstrikes while in captivity in the ...NBC News - 11h -
Middle East crisis live: Israeli military completes withdrawal from Netzarim Corridor
Forces withdraw from area that bisects the northern and southern halves of the Gaza Strip to the buffer zone, as part of ceasefire agreement with Hamas. See all our Middle East coverage Saudi ...The Guardian - Feb. 9 -
Hamas set to release four hostage bodies this week
More hostages are set to be released from Gaza this week as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.CBS News - 18h -
Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages
Hamas has released the bodies of four dead Israeli hostages, believed to be the remains of Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, as well as 83-year-old Oded Lifshitz. CBS News ...CBS News - 6h -
Hamas releases bodies of 4 Israeli hostages
Hamas has handed the bodies of four hostages who were abducted during the Oct. 7 attacks back to Israel, including a mother and her two young sons. The bodies of the hostages were carried out in ...NBC News - 6h -
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Hamas says it will release hostages as planned on Saturday
The next hostage-prisoner exchange is set to take place Saturday, as previously agreed in the current ceasefire deal.ABC News - Feb. 13 -
Hamas says it will hand over bodies of Bibas family and free six hostages
Remains of Shiri Bibas and young sons Kfir and Ariel, whose deaths had not been confirmed, to be returned on Thursday. Hamas has said it will release six hostages from Gaza this week and hand over ...The Guardian - 2d -
Hamas to Release 6 Living Hostages to Israel This Weekend
The militant group’s chief negotiator also said Hamas would increase the number of living hostages it would release on Saturday to six from three.The New York Times - 1d -
American-Israeli among hostages set to be released by Hamas Saturday
We're learning new details about the next group of hostages scheduled to be released by Hamas Saturday. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports from Tel Aviv.CBS News - 6d -
Hamas names 3 Israeli hostages to be released Saturday as part of Gaza ceasefire
Hamas militants have named the next three Israeli male hostages to be released as part of a fragile ceasefire deal that had teetered in recent days amid a major dispute that raised the specter of ...ABC News - 6d -
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Hamas says it will continue releasing Israeli hostages
Militant group had threatened to suspend releases after accusing Israel of breaching ceasefire agreementFinancial Times - Feb. 13 -
Middle East latest: 3 Israeli men named as latest to be freed in hostage release
The families of Israeli hostages still held by the Hamas militant group have welcomed the “joyous news” that three men, all taken from the same kibbutz on Oct. 7, 2023, are expected to be freed on ...ABC News - 6d -
Hamas Says It Will Release the Bodies of Bibas Children and Other Hostages
Hamas said it would turn over the bodies of the boys, Ariel Bibas and his baby brother, Kfir, and their mother. Israel was expected to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange.The New York Times - 1d -
Hamas says it will release 6 living hostages, Israel to begin talks on next phase of Gaza ceasefire
Israel says it will begin indirect negotiations with Hamas this week over phase two of the Gaza ceasefire deal. That news comes as Hamas announces it will release six living hostages this weekend. ...CBS News - 2d -
Hamas says it will release more hostages Saturday, AP reports
Hamas says it will release more Israeli hostages Saturday after threatening to delay the action, according to the Associated Press. Earlier this week, President Trump demanded that all hostages be ...CBS News - Feb. 13 -
Hamas says it will adhere to Gaza ceasefire, release 3 hostages Saturday
Hamas says it will adhere to the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza after threatening to delay the next release of 3 Israeli hostages.CBS News - Feb. 13 -
Hamas official says the militant group will release three hostages on Saturday
Hamas will free three hostages — Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Alexander Troufanov and Iair Horn — on Saturday, a spokesperson for the militant group said Friday.NBC News - 6d -
Last living American hostage released from Hamas as frail ceasefire stands
The last living Israeli American hostage was among the three men released by Hamas Saturday as the frail ceasefire was held up despite threats from the Palestinian militant group earlier in the ...The Hill - 5d -
Hamas says it will continue releasing Israeli hostages under Gaza deal
Israel's government says Hamas must free three living hostages on Saturday or the ceasefire will end.BBC News - Feb. 13 -
Hamas returns 4 Israeli hostages' bodies, believed to include mom, 2 young kids
Hamas released the bodies of 4 Israeli hostages, including, it's believed, the youngest captive taken in the Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack, Kfir Bibas, and his brother and mother.CBS News - 46m -
Hamas Names Hostages Set for Release on Saturday
Israel is set to free more than 360 Palestinian prisoners in an exchange that had been thrown into doubt after days of mutual recriminations, but it now appears to be on track.The New York Times - 5d -
Israeli delegation returns from ceasefire talks, Hamas releases 3 hostages in frail condition
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says an Israeli delegation that went to Doha for talks on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal returned to Israel Monday morning. Hamas released three more ...CBS News - Feb. 10 -
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Three Israeli hostages set to be released by Hamas
They are set to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.BBC News - 6d
