• Health Ministry in Gaza says 274 Palestinians died in Israel's raid that rescued 4 hostages

    Health Ministry in Gaza says 274 Palestinians died in Israel's raid that rescued 4 hostages

    Jun 09, 2024 04:49 PM EST

    ... discharged. They have lost friends and family, and staff "have been assisting them in rebuilding the infrastructure of their life,” he told reporters. About 120 hostages remain, with 43 pronounced dead, after about half were released in a weeklong cease-fire in November. Israeli troops have recovered the bodies of ...

  • News Wrap: Israel rescues 4 hostages during massive, deadly assault on central Gaza

    News Wrap: Israel rescues 4 hostages during massive, deadly assault on central Gaza

    Jun 08, 2024 09:45 PM EST

    In our news wrap Saturday, Israel’s military rescued four hostages out of central Gaza amid an intense assault that reportedly killed more than 200 Palestinians, Russia and Ukraine exchanged more drone attacks overnight, a 100-year-old WWII veteran married his 96-year-old sweetheart in Normandy, and former ...

  • Israel rescues 4 hostages from Hamas captivity, while 210 Palestinians are reported killed during fighting in Gaza

    Israel rescues 4 hostages from Hamas captivity, while 210 Palestinians are reported killed during fighting in Gaza

    Jun 08, 2024 03:28 PM EST

    ... on apparently stalled cease-fire efforts. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to the Middle East next week, seeking a breakthrough. “The hostage release and cease-fire deal that is now on the table would secure the release of all the remaining hostages together with security assurances ...

  • Negotiator reveals shadowy world of hostage rescue in new book, 'In the Shadows'

    Negotiator reveals shadowy world of hostage rescue in new book, 'In the Shadows'

    Jun 05, 2024 10:30 PM EST

    ... was exactly the opposite. Our refusal to negotiate led to more Americans being taken. Nick Schifrin: What do you say to the critique that negotiating hostage swaps leads to more hostages being taken? Mickey Bergman: Yes. I believe it's intellectually lazy and morally bankrupt, intellectually lazy because there's ...

  • News Wrap: Israel says 4 more hostages taken by Hamas have died in Gaza

    News Wrap: Israel says 4 more hostages taken by Hamas have died in Gaza

    Jun 03, 2024 10:55 PM EST

    In our news wrap Monday, Israel confirmed the death of four more hostages that were taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy made a surprise visit to The Philippines to drum up support for an upcoming peace conference and a Georgia appeals court set an October date for a hearing on efforts to...

  • 4 more hostages found dead, Israel says

    4 more hostages found dead, Israel says

    Jun 03, 2024 06:08 PM EST

    ... said in the video that all three men had chronic illnesses and accused Israel of abandoning them.The deaths added to the growing list of hostages who Israel says have died in captivity. On Oct. 7, Hamas took some 250 hostages back to Gaza. Roughly half were released during a ...

  • Annual parade in New York City for Israel focuses on solidarity, release of hostages in Gaza

    Annual parade in New York City for Israel focuses on solidarity, release of hostages in Gaza

    Jun 02, 2024 07:49 PM EST

    The annual parade in the past was dubbed “Celebrate Israel,” but organizers said the exuberant atmosphere would be toned down this year given the Israel-Hamas war and hostages still being held in captivity in Gaza.

  • WATCH: Biden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war

    WATCH: Biden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war

    May 31, 2024 07:15 PM EST

    ... the release of a number of hostages, including women, the elderly and the wounded, in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. American hostages would be released at this stage, and remains of hostages who have been killed would be returned to their families. Humanitarian assistance would surge ...

  • Israeli army says bodies of 3 more hostages are recovered from Gaza

    Israeli army says bodies of 3 more hostages are recovered from Gaza

    May 24, 2024 05:54 PM EST

    On the hostages, Israelis are divided into two main camps: those who want the government to put the war on hold and free the hostages, and others who think the hostages are an unfortunate price to pay for eradicating Hamas. On-and-off negotiations mediated by Qatar, the United States ...

  • Israeli military finds bodies of 3 hostages taken by Hamas in Gaza

    Israeli military finds bodies of 3 hostages taken by Hamas in Gaza

    May 17, 2024 04:25 PM EST

    ... Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said at a news conference. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the deaths “heartbreaking,” saying, “We will return all of our hostages, both the living and the dead.” WATCH: Israel seizes Gaza border crossing as cease-fire and hostage deal hangs in the balance The military ...