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Hamas says hostages won't be released without Israel cease-fire deal

Deputy Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya has confirmed Yahya Sinwar's death and said the remaining Oct. 7, 2023, hostages will not be released until a cease-fire deal is reached and Israeli troops ...

Israel offers to pay millions of dollars for release of each hostage

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

Spurs fans to call for release of last British hostage held by Hamas

Emily Damari, 28, was kidnapped during 7 October attack Fans will gather before Sunday’s game against Ipswich Tottenham fans will gather before their team’s game against Ipswich on Sunday to ...

World - The Guardian - 6 hours ago

Key mediator Egypt proposes a 2-day Gaza cease-fire and the release of 4 hostages

Egypt’s president says his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed

World - ABC News - October 28

Netanyahu says focus on hostages after Sinwar death

Sinwar, who topped Israel's most-wanted list, was a key figure believed to have been behind the 7 October attacks.

Parents of American hostage killed in Gaza open up about their son, other hostages and grief

Around 100 hostages remain trapped in Gaza. Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an American, was among those killed in captivity since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack. His parents spoke to CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer about ...

World - CBS News - October 15

Slain Israeli-American hostage's parents reflect on mission: Reporter's notebook

Rachel and Jon Goldberg-Polin, the parents of slain Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak with ABC News' Matt Gutman about their grief.

Parents of American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin speak out

The parents of American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin spoke about the killing of their son by Hamas in Gaza in their first interview since they found out that he was dead. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin ...

Parents of hostage killed by Hamas still fighting for remaining captives

Hersh Goldberg-Polin was taken hostage on Oct. 7 at the Nova music festival. Israeli troops found his body in a tunnel in Gaza in late August.

Family of slain hostage: "We were failed by Israel's leaders"

The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old Israeli-American hostage who was killed by Hamas, are speaking out for the first time since their son's death. Elizabeth Palmer has more.

Mother of slain Israeli hostage says her faith in people has diminished

As the conflict in the Middle East rages on, the parents of 23-year-old Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin are speaking out for the first time since their son's death. Goldberg-Polin was wounded ...

GOP rep unveils bill cracking down on countries that take American hostages

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) announced a bill cracking down on foreign governments that take American citizens hostage or otherwise wrongfully detain them. Lawler unveiled the State Sponsor of ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

‘Seize the moment’ and secure cease-fire deal: Hostage’s parents

Parents of 23-year-old hostage Omer Neutra say now is a "window of opportunity" for a cease-fire deal.

Politics - The Hill - October 19

Families of Israeli Hostages Call on Netanyahu to Reach Gaza Cease-Fire Deal

In a televised statement, family members of people held in Gaza said the death of Hamas’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, was the moment for a cease-fire and hostage deal.

World - The New York Times - October 20

Paul Whelan’s Life in a Russian Prison Awaiting a Hostage Swap

The former U.S. Marine describes the moment of his arrest and the long years waiting for his release.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 22

Israel Offered Hamas Safe Passage Out of Gaza for Hostages' Freedom

The militant group rejected the offer. Truce talks continue this weekend.

World - The Wall Street Journal - October 25

Israel hostage families attack Netanyahu over Hamas leaks

Five arrested over allegations that prime minister’s opponents say ‘ought to horrify every Israeli’

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

What We Just Went Through Wasn’t an Election. It Was a Hostage Situation.

Telling people they have no choice but to vote for you shows deep contempt.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Ex-Hillary Clinton adviser: Dems 'hostage' to far-left, don't voice 'common sense'

Veteran political adviser Philippe Reines joined others in criticizing the modern Democratic Party after recent election losses, saying it has been taken "hostage" by the far left. "The majority of ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Bills to release Marquez Valdes-Scantling

The Bills added a wide receiver on Tuesday and they'll reportedly be saying goodbye to one as well.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 15

Pope Francis memoir to be released in January

Pope Francis will release his memoir next year, in what is being described as the first autobiography to ever be published by a pontiff. "Hope" publisher Penguin Random House said in a Wednesday ...

Politics - The Hill - October 16

Family of Menendez brothers pushes for their release

Several family members of the Menendez brothers, who have served decades in prison for the murder of their parents, called for their release. The brothers, who are serving life sentences without ...

Stephen Bannon, Released From Prison, Says He Is ‘Empowered’

Mr. Bannon, the combative right-wing strategist, said if Trump’s vote totals on Election Day look like 2020, he should once again declare himself the winner.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 29

The Biggest Game Releases Of November 2024

We're just two months away from the 2024 finish line, and after several months of high-profile game releases, November feels like a good time to catch up on your backlog. That's not to say that ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 31

Parents of slain Hamas captive push for a deal, warning that hostages won't 'make it much longer'

Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was found “emaciated” in a tunnel, his grieving parents told NBC News in their first interview since his death.

Top Hamas official says it will not return hostages in Gaza until there is a cease-fire and a "withdrawal from Gaza"

World - ABC News - October 18

Yahya Sinwar’s death raises ceasefire hopes and is a ‘moment of justice’ says Biden – Middle East crisis live

US president tells Netanyahu ‘let’s make this moment an opportunity to seek a path to peace, a better future in Gaza without Hamas’. At least 28 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

After Sinwar's death, hostage families see a 'window of opportunity' to bring their loved ones home

The families of hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza say time is of the essence to rescue their loved ones following the killing of Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas, by Israeli troops in Gaza

World - ABC News - October 18

Message to Netanyahu; Sinwar’s death means you can stop the war and bring the hostages home. Do it | Jonathan Freedland

The Israeli PM can claim the ‘total victory’ he wanted in his war on Hamas. Now he must try to secure the peace. A good day for the world, said Joe Biden . The best day of my life, said Mohammed ...

World - The Guardian - October 18

Supporters of Bolivian ex-president Evo Morales take about 20 soldiers hostage

Morales and current president are locked into a standoff for ruling party’s nomination in next year’s presidential contest. Supporters of Bolivia ’s ex-president Evo Morales stormed a barracks ...

World - The Guardian - November 1

Bolivia's government accuses supporters of ex-President Evo Morales of taking 200 soldiers hostage

Bolivia's government says supporters of former President Evo Morales have taken more than 200 soldiers hostage as unrest prompted by an abuse investigation of the ex-leader continued for a third week

World - ABC News - 6 days ago

Netanyahu in fresh storm over Gaza hostages after arrests linked to alleged leak

Court says arrests followed investigation into suspected breach of national security that had ‘harmed Israeli war aims’. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is at the centre of a new ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Arrests, hostage talks and a gag order: Gaza leak scandal sends shock waves across Israel

An Israeli court on Sunday partially lifted a gag order on a case investigating leaks of classified Gaza documents suspected to involve one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s media advisers.

Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu attacked by Israeli opposition for sacking Gallant

Opponents say decision was to protect ultra-Orthodox from conscription and ‘will damage security’. Lebanon’s army has issued a warning to residents in the Ghobeiry area of the southern suburbs of ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Man with guns arrested near Trump rally, then released

This is the third time someone with firearms has been either arrested or shot after being spotted near Trump.

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