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The army's chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, says Israeli troops found the hostages Friday and erroneously identified them as a threat. He said it was not clear if they had escaped their captors or been abandoned.
... more information about them and to get a deal in place where we can get them back home.” Biden’s meeting with the families of hostages came as his national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, was to head to Israel on Thursday to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, members of ...
... shows a relatively orderly procession of stolen cars, motorcycles and farm equipment headed across the fields back to Gaza. And, on two wheels and four, hostage after hostage. WATCH: Family of freed Israeli hostages discusses release and loved ones still held in Gaza Hamas has freed most of the women ...
... many good things that left a lasting impression in our hearts. Nick Schifrin: For the moment, their focus is on each other. The two former hostages plan to get married and spend their time recovering with the family they almost left behind. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Nick Schifrin.
... two sides. The truce was set to expire Thursday morning. Negotiations on extending it came down to the wire, with last-minute disagreements over the hostages to be freed by Hamas in exchange for another day of a halt in fighting.The Qatari Foreign Ministry said the truce was being ...
... release of high-profile Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks, something Israel has strongly resisted in the past. Israel says around 125 men are still held hostage, including several dozen soldiers. An Israeli official involved in hostage negotiations said talks on a further extension for the release of civilian men and ...
Nick Schifrin: At one point, Hamas commander Yahya Sinwar visited to promise the hostages would survive. Ruth Munder (through interpreter): We slept on chairs without a mattress. We covered ourselves with a sheet. That's all we had, and not everyone had a sheet. The boys slept on the ground ...
Hamas released 12 hostages and Israel released 30 Palestinian prisoners on the fifth day of a fragile cease-fire in the Gaza war that mediators hope to extend even as Israel has pledged to resume its offensive.
... Their father also remain. remains a hostage. The others released today include the Engel family, again, a mother and two children. The father remains a hostage. And 12-year-old Eitan Yahalomi was released by himself. His father also remains a hostage. And for all of those children and women ...
... on the day they attacked, on October 7, was to release Palestinians who were held by Israel, which is now happening as part of the hostage release deal. Do you support that, especially if it means more of your loved ones could come home? Dori Roberts: I think, overall, after ...
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