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In our news wrap Saturday, the mistaken killing of three hostages by Israeli forces in Gaza has increased public pressure on Israel’s government to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the remaining hostages, a Roman Catholic cardinal was convicted of embezzlement by the Vatican criminal court, and GOP presidential ...
Hamas released over 100 hostages for Palestinian prisoners during a brief cease-fire in November. Nearly all freed on both sides were women and minors. Talks on further swaps broke down, with Hamas seeking the release of more veteran prisoners for female soldiers it holds. Hamas said it will only ...
There is a fresh tragedy in the war between Israel and Hamas. Israeli troops mistakenly shot and killed three hostages Friday in Gaza City. That news came as Israel kept up an unrelenting bombardment of Gaza and U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan pressed them to curtail the combat ...
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 ...
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