[ad_1] Mediators and Hamas have arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for talks on a new ceasefire, as Israel is reported to be demanding reassurances on the hostages’ fate before attending. An unnamed US official has said Israel has “more or less accepted” the deal. But Israeli media say Hamas is refusing to confirm which…
[ad_1] Three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by Israeli soldiers in Gaza were shot dead while holding a white cloth, an Israeli military official says. The official said the case was “against our rules of engagement” and an investigation was happening at the “highest level”. The hostages – Yotam Haim, 28, Samer Talalka, 22, and Alon…
[ad_1] Hamas has handed a fifth group of Israeli and foreign hostages over to the Red Cross, including one teenager and nine women, Qatar has said, ahead of the final day of the truce tomorrow. Pictures show the captives being escorted by balaclava-clad Hamas terrorists inside Gaza as they prepared to hand them over to…
[ad_1] A four-year-old Israeli-American girl who was kidnapped by Hamas during its 7 October attack in southern Israel was among the 17 hostages released by the group on Sunday. Avigail Idan was just three at the time she was taken hostage from her home, where her parents were attacked and killed by Hamas gunmen. She…
[ad_1] The Israeli military has released footage which it says shows hostages being taken into Gaza’s largest hospital after the deadly Hamas attacks of 7 October. A military spokesman said one of them – a soldier – was murdered there. Cpl Noa Marciano, 19, was killed after being taken into al-Shifa hospital with minor injuries,…
[ad_1] Waving Israeli flags, with posters of hostages draped on their backs, families of Gaza hostages and thousands of their supporters walked through the foothills of Jerusalem and towards the residence of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose government many of them blame for the fate of their loved ones. The march began five days…
[ad_1] Hamas captured about 210 people during its deadly assault in southern Israel on October 7 and they are being held in unknown locations inside Gaza. Hamas says it offered to release two Israelis captured during its deadly raid but Israel’s government refused to take them. Israel described the claim as “mendacious propaganda”. Abu Obeida,…
[ad_1] Families have spoken of the sheer panic of learning their loved ones may have been taken hostage by Hamas, after the militant group attacked Israel. The Israeli military suggests dozens of people, including foreign nationals, have been taken as captives into Gaza. Here are some of their stories. ‘I’m trying to stay calm’ The…
