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These images, taken from material seized in Gaza, offer a rare and harrowing testimony of their final moments in captivity
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Israel announces Rafah crossing will open in coming days for the exit of residents from the Gaza Strip to Egypt
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"Hamas is required to fulfill its commitments," Netanyahu says as the fourth body transfered to Israel by Hamas does not match any hostages
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Hostage Families Forum accused Hamas of breaking the terms by releasing only 7 of 28 hostages’ bodies and demanded the Israeli government take firm action, calling the situation a “terrible injustice”
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International congratulations pour in for the deal that will put an end to the two-year-long war and bring the hostages home: “This is a moment of deep relief, especially for the hostages”
The Forum released a statement expressing "deep gratitude to the President of the United States, Donald Trump, and his team, for the leadership and determination that led to a historic breakthrough"
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Netanyahu released a video statement after Monday's press conference saying it was a 'historic' trip to Washington that turned the tables, placing Hamas under international pressure and isolation
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They were identified as Lieutenant Colonel (Res.) Yitzhak Harosh, aged 68, from Jerusalem and Sergeant Oran Hershko, 20 years old, from Tel Mond
The US Special Envoy conveyed a message to Hamas in behind-the-scenes talks regarding the conditions for ending the war and releasing the remaining Israeli hostages, Israeli media reports.
Rocket alert sirens sounded in Jerusalem and the Dead Sea region
"A partial deal is not on the agenda; we are going to dismantle Hamas." The political-security cabinet discussion lasted about six hours and dealt with the IDF's Gaza City takeover operation
Hostage families launch another day of major demonstrations marking 690 days since Oct 7: 'Today Israel stands together, by our side, by the side of our loved ones'
'This is what a cynical political maneuver on the backs of the hostages looks like'
'We are witnessing an upside-down world'
'That’s going to be really up to Israel'
As with past videos, the statements made in the footage were evidently scripted by Hamas as part of the group's campaign of psychological warfare and enacted by the hostages under extreme duress
“For now,” source tells i24NEWS, “Hamas is still putting up obstacles. We are not at the point of a done deal.”
The list does not allay growing Israeli fears over the fate of Bibas's wife Shiri and the couple's young children
Six hostages will be released in total week, with three more released on Saturday • Hamas transferred a list of hostages to be released in the 1st stage of the deal, including their medical condition
'Netanyahu, sign the deal and the war now!' demand the protesters
U.S. Vice President meets with freed Israeli hostage who described being sexually assaulted in Gaza; Kamala fears more such accounts 'will only increase as more hostages are released'
In an interview with CNN, Osama Hamdan claimed that Israeli operation to free four hostages on Saturday resulted in the deaths of three others, including an American citizen
The country's Human Rights Commissioner appealed to UN official to secure release of Russian nationals remaining in Hamas' captivity in Gaza
Blinken's visit, his eighth since the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, began in Cairo with a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, a key mediator with Hamas