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Red Cross received remains of 3 hostages in Gaza, will be handed to Israel’s military

November 2, 2025 admin

Red Cross vehicles carrying the bodies of three people believed to be deceased hostages handed over by Hamas make their way toward the border crossing with Israel, to be transferred to Israeli authorities, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israel said the Red Cross has received the…

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Hospital officials in Gaza say Israel has handed over the bodies of 30 Palestinians

October 31, 2025 admin

A dead person killed during an Israeli army strike is taken into the hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. File | Photo Credit: AP Hospital officials in Gaza say Israel has handed over the bodies of 30 Palestinians, a day after Palestinian militants in Gaza turned over the remains of two hostages to Israel….

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Israel prepares to receive bodies of youngest Gaza hostages on Feb 20

February 20, 2025 admin

A man walks past graffiti of Shiri and Yarden Bibas and their sons, Ariel, left, and Kfir, right, who were taken captive by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel | Photo Credit: AP Israel braced on Thursday (February 20, 2025) for the return of the bodies of infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the…

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Netanyahu threatens to end Gaza ceasefire if Hamas does not return hostages

February 11, 2025 admin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and resume its fight against Hamas if the militant group does not go ahead with the next…

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Trump’s Deadline To Hamas Over Hostages

January 8, 2025 admin

Washington: US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that “all hell will break out” if Hamas did not release hostages before January 20, when he will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. “All hell will break out. If those hostages aren’t back, I don’t want to hurt your negotiation, if…

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Hamas Releases Video Of Israeli Hostage, Mother Demands “Comprehensive Deal”

December 8, 2024 admin

Jerusalem: The armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, released a video on Saturday of an Israeli hostage held in the Gaza Strip since the Hamas attack of October 2023. In the undated, three-and-half-minute video that AFP has not been able to verify, Matan Zangauker says in Hebrew that he has been in captivity…

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Trump Warns “Hell To Pay” If Gaza Hostages Not Freed Before Inauguration

December 2, 2024 admin

Washington: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said there would be “hell to pay” in the Middle East if hostages held in the Gaza Strip were not released prior to his Jan. 20 inauguration. “Those responsible will be hit harder than anybody has been hit in the long and storied History of the United States of America,”…

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117 Freed, 70 Dead, But Fate Of 64 Hostages Still Held In Gaza Unknown

September 25, 2024 admin

When Hamas militants staged the worst-ever attack on Israel, they took back into the Gaza Strip 251 hostages, some of them already dead. A year later, 64 people, including two children, are still in captivity and Israel believes they are alive. For the Palestinian militant group that rules the Gaza Strip, the hostages are key…

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Who Are The Remaining Gaza Hostages?

August 20, 2024 admin

Of the original 251 hostages taken on October 7, 116 have been released (File) More than 10 months after Hamas operatives attacked Israel and took 251 people hostage, 71 people believed to be alive are still being held in Gaza, according to an AFP database. A further 34 the Israeli military says are dead also…

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Israeli Hostage Families Mourn Dead

May 26, 2024 admin

The war in Gaza broke out after Hamas’s attack on southern Israel. Tel Aviv: The sister of an Israeli hostage whose body was recovered from Gaza last week struck a solemn tone Sunday as she laid him to rest after thousands attended his funeral. “I feared this ending but I wanted so much for it…

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