4 h. ago Hamas says it's willing to release the five American hostages in Gaza

Hamas, the militant group the U.S. has labeled as terrorists, says it's willing to release the one living American hostage and bodies of four others it's held in Gaza since the 2023 attacks in Israel.

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5 h. ago Hamas agrees to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage

Hamas agreed Friday to release Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in captivity in the Gaza Strip.

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20 h. ago UN official denies seeing 'a shred of evidence' showing staff in Gaza held hostages

Tom Fletcher, a top UN humanitarian aid official, says he has not seen "a shred of evidence" linking the international body's workers in Gaza to Hamas hostages.

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52 h. ago Mediators seek a new deal to release more than half of the hostages in Gaza

President Trump's Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff is taking part in ceasefire talks in Qatar, the most serious Israel-Hamas talks since Trump took office.

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5 d. ago Mother of injured Hamas hostage directs plea to 'every mother in this world' to help secure son's release

Idit Ohel is fighting for the release of son Alon, who has been held hostage in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, and is at risk of going blind from an injury sustained in the Hamas attack.

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5 d. ago Maher: Trump's Way More Proactive on Gaza Hostages than Biden Seemed

On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher agreed that President Donald Trump has been far more aggressive on getting hostages in Gaza freed than it appeared that the Biden administration was. ABC’s “The View” co-host and CNN The post Maher: Trump’s Way More Proactive on Gaza Hostages than Biden Seemed appeared first on Breitbart.

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7 d. ago Hostages freed from Gaza tell Trump he was 'sent by God' to save them, but dozens more remain

President Donald Trump met with hostages freed from Hamas captivity in the Oval Office as his administration works to free the remaining 59 hostages still held in Gaza, including Edan Alexander.

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8 d. ago Trump Issues ‘Last Warning’ to Hamas to Release Israeli Hostages

In a blistering social media post, the president told Hamas that if it continued to hold hostages, “you are DEAD!”

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8 d. ago Hamas brushes off Trump's threat, will only free hostages in return for lasting truce

The Hamas militant group has brushed off President Donald Trump’s latest threat and reiterated that it will only free the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

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8 d. ago U.S. and Hamas Hold Direct Talks on Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say

The talks marked a significant departure for the United States, which has long refused to talk directly with groups Washington has designated as terrorist organizations.

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8 d. ago Karoline Leavitt explains US efforts to negotiate with Hamas to free American hostages

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt justified the United States' negotiations with Hamas aimed at securing the release of American hostages during a Wednesday briefing.

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8 d. ago In a policy shift, U.S. and Hamas say they're in direct talks on hostages

A Hamas official tells NPR that the United States has held direct talks with the Palestinian militant group over the release of several American-Israeli dual citizens taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel.

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8 d. ago U.S. and Hamas Hold Direct Talks Over Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say

The talks marked a significant departure from previous negotiations involving the United States and Hamas, which the U.S. government has for decades designated as a terrorist group.

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1 week ago Released From Hamas Captivity, a Hostage Finds His Family Gone

Eli Sharabi gave himself up on Oct. 7, 2023, hoping to save his wife and daughters. After some 500 days in the tunnels of Gaza, he emerged to learn that they had been killed.

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2 w. ago Palestinian man imprisoned for suicide bombing freed after hostages released from Gaza

A Palestinian man serving 18 life sentences for a pair of bus bombings in 2004 speaks to NPR days after his release.

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2 w. ago Hamas returns bodies of four hostages and Israel releases hundreds of Palestinians

Both sides agreed there would be no Hamas ceremonies for the hostage bodies and in exchange Israel would release the Palestinian detainees and prisoners whose freedom had been held up since Saturday.

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2 w. ago Israelis hold a mass funeral for Shiri Bibas and her two sons killed in Gaza

Crowds gathered in Israel for the funeral procession of the Bibas family, a mother and two young sons killed while being held hostage in Gaza. The story of their killing has enraged Israelis, and Israeli government representatives were not invited to the funeral.

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2 w. ago Israelis hold a funeral procession for Shiri Bibas and her two sons killed in Gaza

Crowds gathered in Israel for the funeral procession of the Bibas family, a mother and two young sons killed while being held hostage in Gaza. The story of their killing has enraged Israelis, and Israeli government representatives were not invited to the funeral.

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2 w. ago Former Hamas hostage briefs UN Security Council on the 'pure hell' that was captivity in Gaza

Former Hamas hostage Noa Argamani spoke to the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday about her time as a captive in Gaza. She also made a desperate plea for the release of the remaining hostages.

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2 w. ago Hamas Hands over Final 6 Living Hostages of Phase 1; Forces 2 Hostages to Watch

Palestinian terrorists freed the final six living hostages set to be released in phase one of the ongoing ceasefire deal, while forcing two other Israeli hostages to watch the macabre release ceremony in Gaza in an attempt to taunt Israel. The post Hamas Hands over Final 6 Living Hostages of Phase 1; Forces 2 Hostages to Watch appeared first on Breitbart.

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