... Gaza's Health Ministry, which does not specify how many were fighters or civilians but says around half were women and children. Most of the hostages have been released in ceasefires or other deals but 50 remain inside Gaza. Israel believes around 20 of them to be alive. The health ...
... at the scale needed. Hamas-led militants abducted 251 people and killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, in the 2023 attack. Most of the hostages have been released in ceasefires or other deals.Israel's air and ground offensive has since displaced most of Gaza's population, destroyed vast ...
... wasn't taking sides in the war. “I am not pointing fingers, placing blame or taking sides. Everyone is suffering. Including the mothers of the hostages," she wrote. "I pray that they are released as well. I am merely trying to do what I can to keep these children from ...
... a humanitarian zone. Woman: We need a deal, a deal to end this war.Nick Schifrin: Netanyahu pushed that plan over the objections of Israeli hostage families and what former military officials described to "PBS News Hour" as resistance from Israel's chief for the general staff, who today said ...
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — U.S. Congressman Abraham Hamadeh made a brief visit to Syria where he discussed with the country’s interim president the return of the body of an American aid worker who was taken hostage and later confirmed dead in the war-torn country, his office said Monday ...
... the Israeli leader said. Australia has designated Hamas a terrorist entity and Albanese repeated Monday his government’s calls for the group to return Israeli hostages held since Oct. 7, 2023. The Australian leader last week spoke to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, whose authority administers parts of the occupied West ...
A possible negotiating tactic Netanyahu has said he will end the war if Hamas gives up power, lays down its arms and releases the remaining 50 hostages — around 20 of whom are believed by Israel to be alive. Israel would still maintain open-ended security control over Gaza and facilitate ...
... which is to finally destroy Hamas and release the hostages. John Yang: Talking about the hostages, is there concern about what might happen to the hostages if Israel goes in? Anshel Pfeffer: Well, there's huge concern, both certainly among the hostages families, but also amongst the wider public and ...
... Israel's plan to take control of Gaza City, including among Israelis. Thousands rallied outside the Israeli military headquarters in Tel Aviv. Family members of hostages as well as anti-government protesters demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make a deal with Hamas to release all of the hostages still ...
... and Canada said that they “strongly reject” Israel's decision for the large-scale military operation, saying it will worsen the “catastrophic humanitarian situation," endanger hostages and further risk mass displacement. They said any attempts at annexation or settlement in Gaza violate international law. A separate statement by more than ...
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