Trump Issues ‘Last Warning’ to Hamas to Release Israeli Hostages

Trump issues 'last warning' to Hamas as US confirms direct hostage talks

The president also appeared to threaten civilians in Gaza, saying they would be "dead" if they held hostages.

BBC News - 11h

Hamas Releases Bodies of 4 Israeli Hostages

Hamas said it handed over four hostages to Israel in a display a senior U.N. official called “abhorrent and cruel.” Israel later said only three bodies belonged to captives.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Hamas releases six Israeli hostages as ceasefire holds

Six living hostages — including two who were held in Gaza for a decade — were released by Hamas Saturday.

CBS News - Feb. 22

Trump issues "last warning" for Hamas after White House confirms direct talks with group

President Trump has issued what he's calling a last warning for Hamas to release all remaining hostages held in Gaza, warning in a social media post that if the group doesn't comply, no Hamas ...

CBS News - 7h

Trump warns that death awaits Hamas leaders and Gazans if hostages aren't immediately released

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to have members of Hamas and Palestinians in Gaza killed if hostages are not immediately released.

NBC News - 22h

Israel says slain Israeli mother was not among hostage remains released by Hamas

Hamas plans to release six more Israeli hostages this week, and in turn, Israel will return and release 600 Palestinian prisoners. The latest swap is part of the ceasefire deal, which is still ...

CBS News - Feb. 21

Body released by Hamas is Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, family says

Human remains returned by Hamas to Israel on Friday are those of hostage Shiri Bibas, her family said Saturday, two days after the Palestinian militant group returned the wrong body.

NBC News - Feb. 22

Body released by Hamas is Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, family says

Yahoo News - Feb. 23

Trump says it is ‘over’ for Hamas unless hostages are released

US president says Washington will send ‘Israel everything it needs to finish the job’ in Gaza

Financial Times - 22h

Hamas to turn over bodies of four Israeli hostages in exchange for release of hundreds of prisoners

Hamas says that it will return the bodies of four dead hostages on Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, two days before the first phase of the ceasefire ...

ABC News - Feb. 26

Hamas says 4 bodies of Israeli hostages returned, the final release of phase one

Hamas said it returned the bodies of four Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. This was the final hostage release under the first phase of the ceasefire. Negotiations ...

CBS News - Feb. 26

Trump says Hamas will be 'over' unless it releases all hostages

President Trump on Wednesday issued a warning to Hamas to release its remaining hostages after the White House held direct talks with the group officially designated as a terrorist organization. ...

The Hill - 22h

Hostages released by Hamas reunite with their families

Israeli hostages Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Omer Wenkert and Eliya Cohen were kidnapped by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks and among six hostages released in the final exchange of the first ...

NBC News - Feb. 22

Watch: The moment six Israeli hostages are released

Four of the men were kidnapped on 7 October 2023, while the two have been held for a decade.

BBC News - Feb. 22

Israeli hostages freed as Palestinian prisoner release delayed

Yahoo News - Feb. 22

US holds talks with Hamas for release of American hostages

In a policy shift, the White House has confirmed that for the first time ever, the United States is in direct talks with Hamas, negotiating for the release of American hostages in Gaza. The move is ...

NBC News - 8h

Hamas brushes off Trump's threat, will only free hostages in return for lasting truce

The Hamas militant group has brushed off President Donald Trump’s latest threat and reiterated that it will only free the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza ...

ABC News - 11h

Reaction from Israel to Trump's "last warning" for Hamas, direct U.S. talks with group

President Trump is warning Hamas that he'll send Israel "everything it needs to finish the job" if all remaining hostages held in Gaza aren't released. BBC News correspondent Jon Donnison joined ...

CBS News - 5h

Israelis pay last respects to hostage mother and sons killed in Gaza

In a display of deep public grief, thousands lined roads of southern Israel for the funeral procession of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas.

BBC News - Feb. 26

Israel receives bodies of four more Israeli hostages from Hamas

Yahoo News - Feb. 27

Bodies of four Israeli hostages transferred from Hamas to Red Cross

Hamas returned the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross and some of the 600 Palestinian prisoners and detainees have been released into the West Bank to their families, marking the end ...

NBC News - Feb. 27

Hamas: Israel delaying prisoner release after 6 Israelis returned

Yahoo News - Feb. 22

Mourners bury one of the last hostages released from Gaza

Mourners are burying the remains of one of the last hostages released in the first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas militants and Israel

ABC News - 6d

Trump invites freed Israeli hostage to White House

Israeli media reports Israeli American Trump donor will fly Eli Sharabi to Washington DC to meet president this week. Freed Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi has been invited to Washington to meet Donald ...

The Guardian - 3d

Hamas hands over six hostages but Israel suspends release of 600 Palestinians

Ceasefire in jeopardy as Israel says it will wait ‘until release of next hostages is guaranteed’ and Hamas scraps ‘degrading’ handover ceremonies. Hamas released six Israeli hostages on Saturday, ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

Hamas releases all 6 hostages as planned in latest exchange

Hamas released six living hostages on Saturday in separate locations of the Gaza Strip.

ABC News - Feb. 22

Israel Delays Prisoner Release After Hamas Frees 6 Hostages

Israel was supposed to release 620 Palestinian prisoners soon after the hostages were handed over. Officials gave no reason for the delay.

The New York Times - Feb. 23

Israel delays prisoner release after Hamas frees six hostages

Yahoo News - Feb. 23

Hamas Frees 6 Hostages as Israel Delays Palestinian Prisoner Release

The six Israelis were the last living captives set to be released in the first phase of the cease-fire. The agreement, strained for weeks, has an uncertain future.

The New York Times - Feb. 23

Hamas to release bodies of 4 dead hostages, Netanyahu says

Yahoo News - Feb. 26

Omer Shem Tov's family will continue fighting for release of Hamas' hostages

Hamas released Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov's after he spent hundreds of days alone inside a tunnel in captivity after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. His cousin, Leat Corinne Unger, joined CBS News ...

CBS News - Feb. 27

Released From Hamas Captivity, a Hostage Finds His Family Gone

Eli Sharabi gave himself up on Oct. 7, 2023, hoping to save his wife and daughters. After some 500 days in the tunnels of Gaza, he emerged to learn that they had been killed.

The New York Times - 3d

Food supplies dwindling in Gaza as Israel pressures Hamas to release hostages

President Trump is vowing there will be "hell to pay" if Hamas doesn't release the remaining hostages. Israel is applying pressure as well by blocking aid convoys of food and medical supplies from ...

CBS News - 19h

Graham 'OK' with Trump hostage negotiations with Hamas

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) signaled Wednesday evening that he supports President Trump's decision to open direct communication with Hamas on the release of hostages amid the militant group's ...

The Hill - 5h

Middle East crisis live: Hamas releases six hostages but Israel delays release of 600 Palestinians

Hisham al-Sayed, Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu, Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert have now been released. A masked militant has sat down at a table on the stage with a Red Cross ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

Netanyahu vows to make Hamas pay for not returning body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas

Hamas on Thursday handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to be Shiri Bibas and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz. But overnight, Israel's defense ...

CBS News - Feb. 21