Hamas says it will release U.S.-Israeli hostage and 4 bodies, but Israel is wary

Hamas said it accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals, but Israel cast doubt on the offer.

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Hamas says it has accepted a proposal to release an American-Israeli hostage in Gaza and 4 bodies of dual nationals

Hamas says it has accepted a proposal to release an American-Israeli hostage in Gaza and 4 bodies of dual nationals
ABC News - 1d
Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if truce agreement is implemented

Hamas says it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements the existing ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, calling it an “exceptional deal” ...
ABC News - 10h
Hamas agrees to release US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and bodies of 4 others

Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals, hostages who had died in captivity
ABC News - 1d
Hamas Says It’s Willing to Release U.S.-Israeli Hostage Edan Alexander

Hamas said it agreed to release Edan Alexander and turn over the bodies of four other hostages. But both the White House and Israel said Hamas wasn’t serious, suggesting a deal wasn’t close.
The New York Times - 23h
Hamas says it will release American hostage, agrees to restart Gaza ceasefire talks

Hamas on Friday said it agreed to release American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and the bodies of four other Americans, following a proposal from mediators to resume negotiations with Israel over ...
The Hill - 1d
Hamas says it will release American hostage Edan Alexander

Hamas announced it will release American hostage Edan Alexander and "the bodies of four other dual nationals."
ABC News - 1d
Hamas says it will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander and four more bodies

Hamas said it has agreed to release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, the last living U.S. citizen in the militant group's captivity.
NBC News - 1d
Hamas says it will free U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander

Hamas says it has agreed to release living American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander as well as the bodies of four other deceased hostages. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.
CBS News - 1d
Israel plays down Hamas plan to release hostage, four more bodies

Yahoo News - 1d
Hamas offering 5-to-10-year truce with Israel: US official says

Hamas offered to hand over governance of the Gaza Strip in exchange for a five-to-10-year truce in its war with Israel, President Trump’s special envoy for hostage negotiations said on Sunday. Adam ...
The Hill - 5d
Hamas announces plan for release of hostage, four more bodies

Yahoo News - 1d
Hamas agrees to restart Gaza ceasefire talks

Presented by GE Aerospace — Hamas said Friday it agreed to release U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and the bodies of four other Americans, following a proposal from mediators to resume ...
The Hill - 20h
Gaza War Led to Deaths of More Than 3 Dozen Hostages, Officials Say

Israel’s leaders promised that their military campaign in Gaza would help save the lives of hostages. At least 41 have died in captivity, some killed by Hamas and others in Israeli airstrikes.
The New York Times - Mar. 8
Trump hostage envoy says ‘deal’ in which every Hamas hostage freed ‘could come together within weeks’

Adam Boehler, the White House Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs, said Sunday that a “deal” in which every hostage taken by Palestinian militant group Hamas is freed “could come together in weeks.” ...
The Hill - 6d
Israel to cut off electricity in Gaza in apparent effort to force hand of Hamas

Humanitarian officials say move could hit already meagre water supply, as ceasefire talks grow increasingly chaotic. Israel is to cut off any remaining electricity supplies to Gaza in an apparent ...
The Guardian - 5d
‘Absolute fear’: Israeli hostage describes abuse during 505-day Hamas captivity

Omer Wenkert says he was held mostly in darkness – and his mistreatment was often sparked by events in war. An Israeli hostage freed by Hamas last month has described the distressing conditions ...
The Guardian - 3d
Israel says Hamas sent a toddler to a military outpost

Yahoo News - 2d
US envoy’s secret talks with Hamas anger Netanyahu administration

Adam Boehler says Hamas proposed a ceasefire and prisoner exchange in negotiations that did not involve Israel. A US envoy has said Hamas proposed a five-to-10-year ceasefire and a full prisoner ...
The Guardian - 5d
US rejects 'impractical' Hamas demands as Gaza truce hangs in balance

A Palestinian official tells the BBC that Israel and Hamas disagreed over a proposal to extend the fragile ceasefire.
BBC News - 10h
US rebuts Hamas’s ‘entirely impractical’ ceasefire demands

Apparent rejection of new offer to free US-Israeli hostage dashes hopes of progress but will please Tel Aviv. The Trump administration has accused Hamas of making “entirely impractical” demands and ...
The Guardian - 1d
Pakistan militants attack train and take passengers hostage

Police say at least three people were injured in the attack and it is unclear how many people are being held hostage.
BBC News - 4d
Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza

Israel has cut off the electricity supply to Gaza
ABC News - 5d
Israel accused of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza by U.N. experts

United Nations-backed human rights experts accused Israel of the use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence in its war with Hamas in Gaza.
NBC News - 1d
Separatists say they have taken hostages in attack on train in Pakistan

Separatist militants said they had taken hostages during an attack on a train carrying hundreds of people in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday.
NBC News - 4d
UN report accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinians. Netanyahu claims anti-Israel bias

United Nations-backed human rights experts have accused Israel of “the systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” in its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip
ABC News - 2d
Reuters beclowns itself, to Hamas’s benefit

Reuters retracted a report that falsely claimed a victim of a Palestinian terrorist attack was a member of Mossad, Israel's top intelligence agency, despite lacking evidence to support this claim.
The Hill - 5d
Operation underway to rescue hostages on hijacked train in Pakistan

Security forces in Pakistan say they have freed 155 hostages after militants hijacked a train there carrying more than 400 people. The Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the ...
CBS News - 3d
Militants say 182 people taken hostage as train hijacked in Pakistan

Baloch Liberation Army claims to have killed 20 soldiers after blowing up tracks in south-western Balochistan region. A separatist militant group in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province ...
The Guardian - 4d
Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza

Israel says it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza, a week after Israel cut off all supplies of goods to the territory to over 2 million people.
NBC News - 5d
Israel to occupy Syrian southern territory for ‘unlimited time’, says minister

Israel Katz reaffirms IDF will continue holding Mount Hermon area beyond contested northern Israeli borders. Israel’s defence minister has reaffirmed the country’s intention to occupy a swath of ...
The Guardian - 3d
Israel to resume Hamas talks for first time since Trump took office

Mediated negotiations in Doha take place after blockade on Gaza reimposed
Financial Times - 6d
Israel strikes Gaza ahead of new talks on ceasefire with Hamas

The air strike comes just before talks on the future of the truce are set to begin again this week.
CBS News - 6d
Israel-Hamas Talks Deadlocked as Trump Envoy Turns to Ukraine

The two sides are supposed to negotiate a second phase of the cease-fire agreement that would end the war, but they remain far apart on how to move forward.
The New York Times - 1d
State of ceasefire talks between Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas

The U.S. is holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in hopes of ending the war in Ukraine. Ukraine has already accepted the terms for a 30-day ceasefire. CBS News national security ...
CBS News - 18h
Israel to cut off electricity supply to Gaza, minister says

Eli Cohen's announcement on Sunday came one week after Israel cut off all aid supplies to the territory.
BBC News - 6d
Israel says it will cut off electricity to Gaza Strip

Israel said Sunday that it would be cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen said he signed an order that would shut off electricity to Gaza “immediately.” ...
The Hill - 6d
Israel and Lebanon Agree to Talks on Border, Long a Source of Tension

Officials say negotiations would also include the future of Israeli military outposts in Lebanon and of Lebanese prisoners still held in Israel.
The New York Times - 3d
Bread Lines and Salty Drinking Water: Israeli Aid Block Sets Gaza Back Again

Shipments surged into Gaza after Israel and Hamas reached a cease-fire, even if they weren’t enough. Then Israel blocked the border again to pressure Hamas in truce talks.
The New York Times - 10h
Pakistan army says 300 hostages freed from train

More than 30 militants were killed in the operation, a military spokesperson says.
BBC News - 3d