While Israeli officials understood there could be some delay in the recovery effort, the families of hostages and their supporters expressed dismay that only four of the 28 bodies were returned on Monday.
... We were expecting all the hostages to come home today. And, from the early morning, that is what happened, first a trench of seven living hostages and then 13 more living hostages were brought across the border by the Red Cross in vehicles. They met with family members and doctors ...
The 20 remaining living Israeli hostages were released Monday after two years of captivity, part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, and prisoner and hostage exchange. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners were also released as part of the deal to end the war in Gaza, which began with an Oct. 7 ...
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... has been a constant presence at protests, giving impassioned speeches and even being hoisted in a cage above the crowd to draw attention to the hostages’ plight. Zangauker, who said she was previously a Netanyahu supporter, has emerged as one of his harshest critics. Two hostages determined to be dead ...
... Netanyahu’s office said later that he would not be going because the summit was too close to the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah.Twenty hostages were released Monday as part of an agreement intended to end the war that began on Oct. 7, 2023, with an attack by Hamas ...
All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the Gaza Strip and killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.
... next month. El-Sissi, whose government has served as a key mediator in ceasefire talks, also said Egypt is working to ensure that bodies of hostages in Gaza are found and handed over to Israel, as well as the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Trump praises el-Sissi on ...
... Hamas-led militants launched a surprise attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, in which some 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage. In Israel’s ensuing offensive, more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t ...
... Thursday evening, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to be publicly named speaking about the negotiations. The hostage and prisoner releases are expected to begin Monday, the officials from Egypt and Hamas said, though the other official said they could occur as ...
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