96 m. ago Starved, tortured and made to dig their own graves by Hamas... The ordeal of Israeli hostages will finally come to an end in HOURS after 734 days in captivity

It is believed they will all be released at the same time and transported to the Red Cross in six to eight vehicles.

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2 h. ago Nicola Jennings on the release of Israeli hostages – cartoon

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2 h. ago Israel awaits release of all 20 living hostages after 734 days in Hamas captivity hell: Families will be reunited with their loved ones 'early Monday morning' as crowds gather in Tel Aviv

It is believed they will all be released at the same time and transported to the Red Cross in six to eight vehicles.

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3 h. ago Trump to travel to Israel as country anxiously awaits hostage releases

Hamas is due to free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners by Monday

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4 h. ago Israel reveals Gaza hostage release plan for 'day of reunification'

Under a ceasefire agreement, Hamas has by midday (10am BST) on Monday to release the remaining 20 living hostages

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4 h. ago Israel confirms when it expects hostages to be released by Hamas

Under a ceasefire agreement, Hamas has by midday (10am BST) on Monday to release the remaining 20 living hostages

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5 h. ago Israel confirms when hostages will be freed by Hamas and reveals details of handover with ‘no sick displays’

ISRAEL has said all the hostages will be released early Monday by Hamas as part of Donald Trump's peace deal in Gaza. Israeli government spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian confirmed that the country is ready to receive the hostages "any minute". In a media briefing today, she said all 20 living hostages will be "released together at...

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6 h. ago Israel and Gaza prepare for release of hostages and prisoners

Forty-eight Israeli hostages due to be released on Monday, with nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees to followCeasefire live: aid trucks enter Gaza as Netanyahu says Israel is ready for ‘immediate’ release of hostagesAuthorities in Israel and Gaza are preparing for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners ahead of a Monday deadline for the swap stipulated in the ceasefire deal that could end the two-year war in Gaza.Hamas is meant to release all living hostages from Gaza within 72 hours of the signing of the deal – a deadline that ends at noon local time (10am UK time). The militant group holds 48 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be alive. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Ceasefire live: aid trucks enter Gaza as Netanyahu says Israel is ready for ‘immediate’ release of hostages

Israel’s military says it has completed first phase of withdrawal, ahead of Monday peace summit in EgyptIsraeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that Israel is ready for the “immediate” reception of all Gaza hostages.“Israel is prepared and ready to immediately receive all of our hostages,” he said in a statement after a meeting with the coordinator for the hostage coordinator Gal Hirsch. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Ceasefire live: aid trucks enter Gaza as Hamas confirms it will begin releasing Israeli hostages on Monday morning

Israel’s military says it has completed first phase of withdrawal, ahead of Monday peace summit in EgyptA Hamas source close to the Palestinian militant group’s negotiating committee has told AFP that it will not participate in postwar Gaza governance.“For Hamas, the governance of the Gaza Strip is a closed issue. Hamas will not participate at all in the transitional phase, which means it has relinquished control of the Strip, but it remains a fundamental part of the Palestinian fabric,” the source told AFP.Israel’s great challenge after the phase of returning the hostages will be the destruction of all of Hamas’s terror tunnels in Gaza, directly by the IDF and through the international mechanism to be established under the leadership and supervision of the United States. This is the primary significance of implementing the agreed-upon principle of demilitarizing Gaza and neutralizing Hamas of its weapons. I have instructed the IDF to prepare for carrying out the mission. Continue r...

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8 h. ago Trump to join Starmer at Gaza ceasefire summit in Egypt as Israel waits for hostage release: Latest

Fragile truce allows Palestinians to return to their flattened homes after repeated displacements during nearly two years of Israeli war on the Strip

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9 h. ago Preparations begin to ramp up aid in Gaza as ceasefire brings hope for end to 2

Preparations are underway for aid to enter Gaza and for the release of hostages under a new ceasefire deal

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18 h. ago Hamas says it may never find the bodies of hostages in rubble as release deadline looms

The US President said that some of the 28 captives who have been killed - and whose repatriation is expected to get under way tonight - were being 'unearthed' and declared it a 'tragedy'.

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21 h. ago Israeli hostages will start to be released on Monday morning, senior Hamas official says

It comes as the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) completed their partial withdrawal of Gaza on Friday.

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23 h. ago Ivanka Trump addresses crowd at rally in Tel Aviv and touts 'lasting peace' ahead of hostage release

Standing amongst thousands of Israelis in Hostage Square, Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner , celebrated the ceasefire in Gaza.

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31 h. ago Trump says ‘there is consensus’ on next stages of Gaza ceasefire plan ahead of hostage release: Latest

The US is sending around 200 troops to the region to monitor the Gaza truce, ahead of a major transfer of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and detainees

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34 h. ago Countdown begins for Hamas to release remaining Israeli hostages

Hamas has 72 hours to release the 20 living Israeli hostages it is still holding once Israel’s military withdraws from roughly half of Gaza

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42 h. ago Fury of Hamas bomb victim's brother as Israel set to release 2,000 Palestinians in new hostage deal

Distraught families who lost loved ones to terrorists that will now be freed from Israeli prisons have said 'no other country would pay such a price for peace'.

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47 h. ago ‘Your body shivers from the scale of the destruction’: Thousands of Palestinians head back to their shattered lives after ceasefire

As the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire holds for now, Bel Trew in Tel Aviv and Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza report on the Palestinians walking home to the rubble of their homes while Israelis dare to hope for the release of all the hostages taken on October 7 2023

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50 h. ago Israel says Gaza ceasefire has begun as troops pull back and thousands of Palestinians return home

IDF says ceasefire agreement came in at midday local time, with Israeli hostages expected to be released early next week

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