Netanyahu warns Hamas about consequences if it refuses from talks on Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Hamas that its refusal from further talks will entail "additional consequences." …
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Israel and Hamas hold fifth hostage-prisoner exchange
Israel and Hamas carried out a fifth prisoner swap, the latest exchange under the deal to secure a ceasefire in the war in Gaza. Hamas released three Israeli captives on Saturday morning. Three persons have been handed …
Hamas returns female soldiers hostage to Israel
One of the female hostages released by Hamas in Gaza has been transferred to the International Committee of the Red Cross and is currently on her way to the Israeli military, the Israel Defense Forces reported. …
Hamas preparing to release 6 hostages this week
The Palestinian movement Hamas confirmed it will release Arbel Yehud and two other hostages “before Friday” in addition to three hostages being set free on Saturday. This confirms …
Palestinian radicals assure Tel Aviv Arbel Yehud is alive
The Palestinian movement Hamas said it has informed mediators that Israeli civilian hostage Arbel Yehud is alive “and gave all the necessary guarantees …
Israel allows Palestinians to return Gaza Strip north
Israel will allow Gaza Strip residents to return to the northern part of the enclave as part of agreement with the Hamas movement on the release of …
Hamas releases Israeli hostages in second swap
The four female Israeli hostages that were released by Hamas today have crossed into Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. "A short while ago, accompanied by IDF and Israel Security Agency forces, the …
Hamas hands over three female hostages to Red Cross
Three Israeli hostages were released Sunday as part of a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Facilitated by the Red Cross, the hostages were transferred to the …
Number of Palestinian, Israeli prisoners and hostages to be released announced
Israel will release over 1,890 Palestinian prisoners during the first phase of the truce
Israel names first hostages' release date
The first hostages may return to Israel as early as on Sunday, January 19, provided the Israeli cabinet approves the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said. "Subject to …
Hamas to be releasing hostages for about month
The release of hostages in the Gaza Strip under the deal between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas will take place for at least several weeks, The Wall Street Journal reported. …
Israel awaits Hamas’ nod to conclude hostage deal
The Palestinian radical group Hamas' consent is all that remains left to achieve a hostage release deal, Israel’s Channel 12 said, citing sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, the main …
Hamas lowers demands for prisoner exchange with Israel
Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya claimed the radical group has shown “flexibility” in the Cairo negotiations with Israel. According to him, Hamas reduced the number of Palestinian prisoners it demands to free in exchange for …
Armenia must open up its archives to search for 4,000 missing Azerbaijanis
After the return to Azerbaijan of the majority of the territories occupied by Armenia for nearly three decades, researchers have begun to document the missing 4,000 Azerbaijani’s from the First Karabakh War (1988-1994) which …
Two people dead in hostage-taking incident near Paris
French media reported that a man took his wife hostage in Domont commune near Paris after having shot at least two people and barricaded himself in the department of Val-d'Oise. Gendarmes discovered the suspect and his wife …
Hostage taker surrenders outside French bank
A gunman who took six people hostage in a bank in France on Thursday surrendered to elite police after a six-hour operation to free his captives. The hostage-taker, a 34-year-old with a history of mental illness, emerged slowly from the …
Man douses pregnant woman in horror siege in Paris
A hostage situation erupted in Paris yesterday after a man who claimed to be armed with a handgun and explosives seized two people, including a pregnant woman, who were then doused in petrol. The man seized two hostage in Rue des …
New details of Yerevan hostage incident
New details have been ascertained into the hostage-taking at a billiard bar in Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan. Eyewitnesses said that the man who attacked had put the knife on the young woman’s neck and threatened to kill …
Gunman shot at Charleston restaurant; hostage rescued
A disgruntled employee who fatally shot one person and held another hostage on Thursday at a restaurant in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, was shot by police, the city’s mayor said. Witnesses said the gunman brandished a …
Armed officer barricades himself in Istanbul psychiatric unit
An armed police officer receiving psychiatric treatment at an Istanbul hospital barricaded himself into a room and attempted to commit suicide, causing panic, officials have said. Earlier media reports had said the man had taken doctors …
