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  • Israel continues airstrikes, ground war in Gaza as hostage negotiations stall

    Israel continues airstrikes, ground war in Gaza as hostage negotiations stall

    Nov 12, 2023 10:50 PM EST

    With conditions in Gaza getting worse, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said any cease-fire agreement must include the release of all Israeli hostages Hamas is holding. Hospitals across Gaza are on the brink of collapse, while Israel’s military pressed its ground operations in the north and continued deadly bombardment ...

  • Fearing the world will forget, families of Israeli hostages travel abroad to plead for help

    Fearing the world will forget, families of Israeli hostages travel abroad to plead for help

    Nov 06, 2023 12:01 AM EST

    ... the hostages home. Four have been freed, including two Americans, and one has been rescued. WATCH: American mother and daughter kidnapped by Hamas are first hostages released from Gaza For Oliver McTernan, who has years of experience as a mediator and hostage negotiator, only one government matters: the United States ...

  • Man arrested at Hamburg Airport after nearly 18-hour hostage standoff

    Man arrested at Hamburg Airport after nearly 18-hour hostage standoff

    Nov 05, 2023 05:10 PM EST

    ... the standoff and hundreds were put up at hotels close by. Flight operations at the airport resumed on Sunday night, almost 24 hours after the hostage situation began. Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschentscher expressed relief that nobody was injured in the incident. “The hostage-taking at Hamburg Airport is over after ...

  • WATCH: Family of hostages taken in Oct. 7 Hamas attack hold news briefing

    WATCH: Family of hostages taken in Oct. 7 Hamas attack hold news briefing

    Oct 26, 2023 05:05 PM EST

    The families of hostages kidnapped in Israel during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack spoke to the media during a briefing on Thursday. Watch the statement in the player above. Hamas on Monday released two elderly Israeli women held hostage in Gaza as the United States expressed increasing concern that the ...

  • Israel may delay Gaza ground invasion for hostage negotiations and aid for Palestinians

    Israel may delay Gaza ground invasion for hostage negotiations and aid for Palestinians

    Oct 25, 2023 10:50 PM EST

    Joe Biden, President of the United States: My warning to the ayatollah was that, if they continue to move against those troops, we will respond, and he should be prepared. Nick Schifrin: But a delay in the ground invasion also buys time for negotiations to release more hostages, as Biden ...

  • Family of man held by Hamas asks Israel to make safe return of hostages a priority

    Family of man held by Hamas asks Israel to make safe return of hostages a priority

    Oct 25, 2023 10:40 PM EST

    ... of what you want to see them do, does that mean you support whatever steps they take if they call for a cease-fire, for hostages to be released, or they arrange for a hostage swap similar to what they did to free the kidnapped Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit lead ...

  • Netanyahu adviser discusses hostages held by Hamas and risks of continued Israeli bombing

    Netanyahu adviser discusses hostages held by Hamas and risks of continued Israeli bombing

    Oct 24, 2023 10:53 PM EST

    While Israel prepares for an expected ground invasion of Gaza, about 200 people are still being held there by Hamas. Amna Nawaz discussed the hostage situation with Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a former Israeli ambassador to the U.K.

  • Qatar becomes a key intermediary in Israel-Hamas war amid tense hostage negotiations

    Qatar becomes a key intermediary in Israel-Hamas war amid tense hostage negotiations

    Oct 24, 2023 06:58 PM EST

    ... people in Israel and America want Qatar to have this role and ... Qatar ultimately will be seen in a broadly positive light in trying to free these hostages,” Roberts said. “If you do want this unique spot,” he added, "then you’re not signing yourself up for an easy life.”

  • Live updates: What's happening in the Israel-Hamas war as some hostages are released

    Live updates: What's happening in the Israel-Hamas war as some hostages are released

    Oct 24, 2023 01:57 PM EST

    The aid convoys allowed into Gaza so far have carried a fraction of what's needed, and the U.N. said distribution will have to stop if there's no fuel for the trucks.

  • WATCH: White House holds news briefing as U.S. seeks to free hostages taken by Hamas

    WATCH: White House holds news briefing as U.S. seeks to free hostages taken by Hamas

    Oct 23, 2023 03:34 PM EST

    White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a news briefing on Monday as the U.S. seeks to free hostages taken by Hamas. The event is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET. Watch in the player above. Israel ramped up its airstrikes Monday in Gaza, where the ...

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