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Hamas will respond to the latest proposed deal on the hostages within 48 hours, according to Israeli media. The Hebrew state demanded the release of 33 women, children, the elderly and the sick, while Hamas claimed to have only 20 of them. Israel claimed that its demand was an indisputable condition and threatened ground intervention in Rafah if such a release did not take place. Armoured vehicles have been spotted in the vicinity of the city. If Israel enters Rafah by land, the offensive could cause enormous damage to civilians, as the city is overcrowded with refugees. On Saturday, Netanyahu...
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Truce talks are to resume in Cairo on Sunday. Hamas is sending top representative Khalil Al-Hayya, to Egypt to participate in a new round of negotiations, with diplomats and Security Service heads of Egypt, Qatar, the US and Israel. It remains unclear whether the Israeli delegation will attend, following Hamas' latest refusal of Israel's proposal. The body of hostage Elad Katzir, 47, was found on Saturday by the Israeli army. It is believed that he was killed in January by militants associated with Islamic Jihad, one of the groups involved in the October 7 attack on southern Israel. The discov...
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Heavily armed police cordoned off part of a Dutch town on Saturday, saying that multiple people were being held hostage in a building there. Gelderland Police announced the hostage release in a message on X. They gave no further details about whether more hostages remained in the club. Heavily armed police and special arrest teams, some wearing masks, were massed outside the popular club. Video from the scene showed three people walking out of the club with their hands in the air following their release. Police said on X that “at the moment there is no indication of a terrorist motive.” Earlie...
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Protestors have blocked a motorway in Tel Aviv, holding photos of Israeli women still being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza.
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Ceasefire talks stalledNegotiations over a potential ceasefire between Israel and Hamas have been postponed to next week, the Palestinian militant group said on Thursday, after its delegation left Cairo, Egypt. The announcement has dimmed hopes that a six-week ceasefire could be agreed before the start of Ramadan, which will begin at sundown on Sunday. According to negotiators, talks reached an impasse over Israel and Hamas' different demands for a ceasefire. The Palestinian group asked Israel to commit to a permanent ceasefire now or after a multi-stage release of about 40 of the 100 remainin...
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US President Joe Biden says Israel would be willing to halt its war with Hamas in Gaza during the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some of the hostages held by the militants. Ramadan is due to start around 10 March. Negotiators from the US, Egypt and Qatar are working on a framework deal under which Hamas would free some of the dozens of hostages it holds, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a six-week halt in fighting. During the temporary pause, negotiations would continue over the release of the remaining hostages. Biden’s comment...
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Jerusalem (AFP) - A US-Israeli woman seized in the October 7 Hamas attack was killed on the same day and her body remains in the Gaza Strip, her kibbutz community said on Thursday. Judith Weinstein Haggai, 70, had been thought to be the oldest woman among the hostages still held in Gaza by the Palestinian militant group. Her kibbutz of Nir Oz said that Haggai was "murdered in the massacre", and that her body remains in the war-torn Palestinian territory. Thursday's announcement by the community follows confirmation on December 23 that her husband, Gad Haggai, was also killed on October 7. "Th...
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Washington (AFP) - Family members of American hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza said they had a "terrific" meeting Wednesday with US President Joe Biden and were still hoping for a "Christmas miracle." Biden held his first in-person meeting at the White House with about a dozen family members. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also attended, the White House said. US officials say an estimated eight US hostages are still being held since Hamas militants' October 7 attack on Israel and four have been released so far. The meeting came a day after Biden, who has stood by Israel since the at...
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Washington (AFP) - Four-year-old American hostage Abigail is surrounded by family in Israel who "brought her life back" after seven weeks of captivity, her great aunt said Wednesday, as relatives stressed they will not rest until everyone held by Hamas is freed. The young girl, whose parents were murdered in front of her on a kibbutz near Gaza as militants stormed Israel on October 7, is the first confirmed US citizen to have been freed by Hamas among the 60 hostages released during an extended truce. Great aunt Liz Hirsh Naftali stressed that while "it's a miracle" Abigail is safely with love...
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Washington (AFP) - Families of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas went to Capitol Hill Tuesday pleading for US support, as they described days that felt like an "eternity" while waiting for news of loved ones. Political upheaval in the US Congress, with last month's ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, caused a brief delay in the chamber's ability to act on Israel as it scrambled to elect a replacement. New Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson helmed one of several press conferences with hostage families Tuesday, on the one-month anniversary of Hamas militants' deadly attack on Israel, during...
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