Hamas brushes off Trump’s threat and says it will only free hostages in return for a lasting truce
The group accused Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to back out of the ceasefire agreement they reached in January. The agreement calls for negotiations over a second phase in which the hostages would be released in exchange for more Palestinian prisoners, a permanent ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
Mourners bury one of the last hostages released from Gaza as talks start for ceasefire future
JERUSALEM (AP) — Mourners in Israel on Friday were burying the remains of one of the final hostages released in the first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, as negotiators discussed a second phase that could end the war in Gaza and see the remaining living captives returned home.
With the Gaza Ceasefire in Limbo, Israel Tries to Impose an Alternative Plan on Hamas
Outrage as Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept new cease-fire proposal
New Israeli Military Chief Assumes Command With Gaza Ceasefire in the Balance
Israel swore in a new commander of its military on Wednesday as a standoff over the fragile ceasefire in Gaza increased the risk of a resumption of fighting without an agreement to bring home the rest of the hostages still held by Hamas.
The nightmare drags on for the families of hostages who remain in Gaza
The families of hostages still in Gaza are struggling to maintain hope they'll see their loved ones soon as uncertainty swirls over the future of the fragile ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
Israelis bid farewell to a mother and her two young sons killed in captivity in Gaza
In the city of Tel Aviv, thousands gathered to watch a broadcast of the eulogies ... During the release of the bodies in Gaza, Hamas militants displayed coffins on a stage labeled with Shiri’s name and those of her two boys as upbeat music blared.
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Israel-Hamas at war
Three buses exploded near Tel Aviv on Thursday in what Israeli police ... of four black coffins during a ceremony in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. ABC News’ Lama Hasan reports.
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Hamas has handed over final living hostages to be released under first phase of Gaza ceasefire
Hamas released six hostages from Gaza on Saturday, handing over the final living captives whom the warring sides agreed would be freed when a ceasefire began last month. Israel is due to release about 600 Palestinian detainees in exchange.
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Middle East latest: Hundreds gather as hostage remains are buried
Hundreds of people gathered in the stadium of hostage Tsachi Idan’s favorite soccer team in Tel Aviv Friday to pay their respects ahead of his burial. The body of Idan was returned Thursday as Hamas
Netanyahu vows ‘decisive’ action to free remaining Gaza hostages
Hamas has released six more Israeli hostages today in the latest exchange under the terms of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 39, were the first to be released. Three more - Omer Wenkert, 23; Omer Shem Tov, 22; Eliya Cohen, 27 - were handed over to the Red Cross later this morning in Central Gaza.
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Israel’s biggest mall opens north of Tel Aviv
The biggest mall in Israel opened in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat HaSharon on Thursday. The inauguration of the $560 million mall in the upscale community is a sign of the resilience of the Israeli economy despite the war against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, even as many businesses in the hard-hit north and south remain abandoned.