Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners after 6 hostages freed

The release of 620 Palestinian prisoners was delayed for several hours and was meant to occur after six Israeli hostages were released on Saturday.

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Israel delays release of over 600 Palestinian prisoners after hostages freed

Israel delayed the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday after six hostages were freed that afternoon. Military vehicles that typically move in advance of the buses carrying ...
The Hill - 1d
Israel indefinitely delays Palestinian prisoner release as hostages freed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the prisoners won't be freed until the next release of hostages is guaranteed.
BBC News - 1d
Israel indefinitely delays release of 620 Palestinian prisoners after Israeli hostages freed

Statement by Netanyahu’s office demands assurance of ‘release of next hostages … without humiliating ceremonies’. Israel says the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be delayed “until ...
The Guardian - 1d
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 - 1d
Israeli hostages freed as Palestinian prisoner release delayed

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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 - 1d
Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners

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Hamas: Israel delaying prisoner release after 6 Israelis returned

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Israel delays prisoner release after Hamas frees six hostages

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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 - 1d
Hamas criticizes delay in release of Palestinian prisoners

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Six hostages released in Gaza as hundreds of Palestinians to be freed

Yahoo News - 1d
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 - 1d
Who Are the 6 Freed Israeli Hostages?

Two of the captives had been in the hands of Hamas for about 10 years. The rest were taken during the attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
The New York Times - 1d
Hamas says Israel evading ceasefire obligations as Netanyahu delays release of 600 Palestinians

The families of some 600 prisoners remain in limbo after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday that he would delay their release, a decision that violated the exchange terms ...
NBC News - 1d
Hamas releases more hostages in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of ceasefire deal

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Two freed hostages back in Israel, military says

Yahoo News - 2d
Hamas considers suspending talks with Israel unless prisoners freed

Yahoo News - 7h
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 - 1d
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 - 2d
Shiri Bibas remains identified as Israel and Hamas prepare for another hostage-prisoner swap

Gaza ceasefire deal still on track amid uproar over fate of two Israeli boys and initial false return of their mother’s body. The body of the Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has been identified, ...
The Guardian - 2d
Hamas releases 6 more hostages, signals readiness for next phase of shaky ceasefire

Hamas on Saturday released six Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, signaling readiness for the next phase of a shaky ceasefire. Avera Mengistu and Tal Shoham were ...
The Hill - 2d
Israeli hostage only discovered fiancee had survived 7 October after his release

Eliya Cohen spent more than 500 days in captivity fearing Ziv Abud had died in Hamas attacks in 2023. An Israeli hostage only discovered his fiancee had survived the 7 October attacks after his ...
The Guardian - 1d
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 - 1d
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 - 3d
Israel says body released by Hamas was not Shiri Bibas

The Israeli military says the body released by Hamas was not that of Shiri Bibas as they claimed. “No match was found for the fourth body,” they say, describing it as “anonymous and unidentified.” ...
NBC News - 3d
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 - 2d
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.
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Bodies of youngest Hamas hostages returned to Israel — but their mother wasn't, Israel says

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'The smallest coffins are the heaviest': Israel grieves youngest hostages

The return of the children in coffins, and their mother's absence, is being painfully felt across the country.
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Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel

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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 - 2d
Shiri Bibas' body confirmed as release of more Gaza hostages planned

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

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Israel releases videos of Nasrallah killing on day of his funeral

Yahoo News - 19h
Israel says mother not among four hostages' bodies returned by Hamas

Yahoo News - 3d
Concerns for ceasefire as Israel accuses Hamas of breaking promise to return hostage remains

Israel says Hamas is violating the ceasefire deal over the return of hostage remains. Israel identified the bodies of a 4-year-old and his 9-month-old brother, but forensic tests revealed a third ...
CBS News - 2d
Israel sends tanks into West Bank for first time in decades, says Palestinians can’t return

Israeli tanks moved into the occupied West Bank on Sunday for the first time in decades in what Palestinian authorities called a “dangerous escalation,” after the defense minister said troops will ...
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French prisoner 'The Fly' arrested nine months after deadly van ambush

Two prison officers were killed and three others injured when a vehicle carrying Mohamed Amra was ambushed in May 2024.
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