Qatar PM Blames Netanyahu for Dashing Hostage Hopes After Israeli Strike DOHA – Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of destroying any remaining chances of securing the release of hostages through mediation efforts. Speaking to CNN, Al Thani said, “I think that what Netanyahu did […]
Hostage Video Emerges as Fighting Rages in Gaza City Two of the remaining hostages held by Hamas appeared in a newly released video, highlighting the plight of dozens still in captivity as Israel intensifies its offensive in Gaza. Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Alon Ohel, both 24, are among 48 people still being held in Gaza, with […]
Israel Sets Harsh Terms for Gaza Hostage Release Amid Rising Tensions Israel has warned that if Hamas does not meet its conditions for the release of all hostages and disarmament, parts of Gaza could face devastation similar to past operations in the cities of Rafah and Beit Hanoun. The statement came from an Israeli minister […]
Israeli Media Shifts Tone as Gaza Humanitarian Crisis Deepens Amid Hostage Crisis In late July, images of starving civilians in Gaza began to stir a wave of concern in parts of the Israeli media, prompting some journalists and public figures to call for stronger humanitarian aid. Yonit Levi, the lead news anchor on Channel 12, […]
Gaza Crisis Deepens as Hostage Video Shocks the World GAZA – Hamas says it will only work with the Red Cross to help hostages if Israel stops airstrikes and keeps humanitarian corridors open for aid. Israeli officials believe about 50 hostages remain in Gaza. Only 20 are thought to be alive. Hamas has not allowed […]
In early March, shortly before the collapse of a two-month ceasefire in its war against Hamas, Israel reimposed a total blockade on the Gaza Strip, where aid agencies have warned of critical shortages of everything from food and clean water to fuel and medicines. US President Donald Trump acknowledged on Friday that “a lot of […]
The release was announced after the Taliban government’s foreign minister hosted US hostage envoy Adam Boehler and other US officials in the Afghan capital. “Today, after two and a half years of captivity in Afghanistan, Delta Airlines mechanic George Glezmann is on his way to be reunited with his wife, Aleksandra,” Rubio said in a […]
Each casket was shown with a photo of a body, including Shiri Bibas, her two young sons Kfir and Ariel, and a fourth captive, Oded Lifshitz. Red Cross loaded coffins in vehicles after Hamas handed over dead hostages, an AFP journalist reported. The remains released from the Gaza Strip are of Shiri Bibas and her […]
The exchange comes despite uproar in the region over a proposal by US President Donald Trump to clear out the Gaza Strip of its inhabitants and for the United States to take over the Palestinian territory. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed to AFP on Friday it had received a list of […]
The inmates departed from the Israeli prison in the occupied West Bank after three Israeli hostages were handed over by Hamas in Gaza in a fourth such exchange agreed under the ceasefire deal. An AFP correspondent reported that the bus had reached Beitunia near Ramallah where prisoners disembarked and were greeted by cheering crowds of […]
