Ofer Kalderon, a French-Israeli dual national, and Yarden Bibas were seen being handed over to a Red Cross official in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, in the latest stage of a phased exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners. Israeli-American Keith Siegel was handed over separately a few hours later at the Gaza City […]
Ofer Kalderon, a French-Israeli dual national, and Yarden Bibas were seen being handed over to a Red Cross official in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, in the latest stage of a phased exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners. U.S.-Israeli dual national Keith Siegel is expected to be handed over in another location later […]
Since the truce took effect on January 19, Gaza militants have released 15 hostages after holding them in captivity since the attack on October 7, 2023. The Israeli hostages to be freed on Saturday are Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel, who also holds US citizenship, and Ofer Kalderon, who also has French nationality, according to the […]
The four doctors had all volunteered in Gaza during the 15-month-long war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas that has devastated the enclave of more than 2 million people and its healthcare system. Just days before a ceasefire began on Jan. 19, the World Health Organization said more than 12,000 patients were waiting for medical […]
Arbel Yehoud, 29, abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz in the Hamas-led assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, looked fearful and struggled to walk through the crowd as Hamas handed her to the Red Cross in a tense scene in the southern city of Khan Younis. Another Israeli hostage, Gadi Moses, 80, was also released […]
A fourth exchange is scheduled for the weekend, but Hamas accused Israel on Wednesday of jeopardizing the deal by holding up aid deliveries, an allegation Israel dismissed as “fake news”. The office of the Israeli Prime Minister identified the three Israelis to be released Thursday as Arbel Yehud, Agam Berger, and Gadi Moses, adding that […]
“To all the resident aliens who joined in the pro-Palestinian protests, we put you on notice: come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you,” Donald Trump said in the fact sheet. “I will also quickly cancel the student visas of all Hamas sympathizers on college campuses, which have been infested with radicalism […]
“Any resettlement plans, the idea that the citizens of Gaza will be expelled from there to Egypt or Jordan, is unacceptable,” Scholz said, referring at a campaign event in Berlin to Trump’s comments. He reiterated his support for a two-state solution where Israelis and Palestinians live peacefully side by side, adding that it must be […]
Their return went ahead after Hamas agreed to hand over three Israeli hostages this week and Israeli forces began to withdraw from a main corridor across the enclave under terms of an agreement on a ceasefire in the 15-month-long war. In Israel, families of hostages waited anxiously for news of their loved ones. Along a […]
A day after a second exchange of Israeli hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, the holdup underlined the risks hanging over the truce between Hamas and Israel, longtime adversaries in a series of Gaza wars. U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, will travel to Israel on Wednesday to […]
