A number of countries welcomed the Hamas movement’s release of hostages on Friday, in accordance with the temporary truce agreement it reached with Israel. In this context, French President Emmanuel Macron considered the step the beginning of the liberation of French citizens. For his part, US President Joe Biden said that Hamas’s release of the … Read more
After about seven weeks of detention in Gaza, a number of researchers and doctors are raising questions about the possible consequences on the mental health of the hostages released by Hamas. Some of them believe that although there are no symptoms of post-traumatic stress specific to the hostages, the hostage experience itself carries its own … Read more
Israel and Hamas reached an agreement at dawn on Wednesday on a four-day humanitarian truce, during which hostages held by the movement since the October 7 attack are scheduled to be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. Qatar, along with Egypt and the United States, played a pivotal role in this agreement. What are … Read more
AFPE An explosion in the Gaza Strip, photographed from Israel NOS News•today, 02:11•Changed today, 03:53 Israel and Hamas both agree to an agreement on a temporary ceasefire and an exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. Around 2 a.m. Dutch time, a majority of the Israeli cabinet gave the green light. A number of the … Read more
Israel, the Qatari mediator, and Palestinian sources said on Tuesday that they are close to reaching an agreement to release hostages held by Hamas since October 7, 2023, the date of its unprecedented attack on Israel, in exchange for a temporary truce in Gaza. The following are the most prominent leaks of the content of … Read more
EPATwo women stand in front of a wall with portraits of hostages NOS Nieuws•gisteren, 22:27 Hamas says it is willing to release 70 hostages in exchange for a ceasefire and the release of Palestinian prisoners. Abu Ubaida, the leader of the militant branch of Hamas, speaks about this in an audio message on Hamas’s Telegram … Read more
Al-Marsad newspaper: Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Jihad group, broadcast a video recording of an Israeli woman and child, among the hostages who were kidnapped last October 7. Israeli hostage The woman said: “I am in a place that is not my place, and I miss my home, my children, and my husband, … Read more
A senior US administration official said Friday that there is no guarantee that efforts to release the hostages will succeed or a time frame for achieving it. On the 7th of last month, Hamas was able to seize more than 240 hostages after a surprise attack against Israel. The movement has so far released only … Read more
Al-Marsad newspaper: The Israeli government announced, on Wednesday, that more than half of the hostages, an estimated 220 hostages held by Hamas, hold foreign passports from 25 different countries, including 54 Thai citizens. Israel said that 138 of the hostages held foreign passports, including 15 from Argentina, 12 from Germany, 12 Americans, 6 French, and … Read more
/nginx/o/2023/10/19/15664290t1h88cd.jpg "Latest Updates: Army Provides Information about 203 Hostages in Gaza Strip | Hamas Attack and Israeli Counterfire Death Toll")
He said that the army provided information to the families of 203 hostages held in the Gaza Strip. 199 hostages were previously reported. The hostages include both Israelis and foreigners. The Palestinian militant group “Hamas” carried out a surprise attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, firing several thousand rockets and infiltrating several places … Read more