Posts Tagged: hostage deal
Blinken Calls for Final Gaza Truce Push Before Biden Leaves Office
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called for a final push for a ceasefire and hostage-release deal to halt fighting in Gaza before...
Israeli Report to UN Exposes Hamas Torture, Sexual Abuse of Hostages, Including Children
Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip were subjected to unspeakable abuse, including sexual torture in which teenagers were...
Gaza Mediators Intensify Ceasefire Efforts as CIA Chief Heads to Doha for Talks
The United States, joined by Arab mediators, sought on Wednesday to conclude an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt the 14-month-old war in the Gaza Strip. A...
Israel’s Defense Chief Says Hostage Deal ‘Closer Than Ever’
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told lawmakers in parliament on Monday that Jerusalem is "closer than ever" to reaching a deal that would free hostages...
Trump and Netanyahu Discuss Gaza Hostages, Syria, Israeli PM Says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President-elect Donald Trump about developments in Syria and a recent push to secure the release of Israeli and foreign hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, he said on Sunday. Netanyahu said he spoke...
Israel, Hamas Explore Gaza Truce With Top US Official on Shuttle Mission
Israelis and Hamas are signalling new efforts to forge a ceasefire deal, their first in a year, to pause the fighting in Gaza and return to Israel at least some of...
Israeli Defense Chief Says ‘Now a Chance’ for Deal to Release All Hostages in Gaza
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz told his US counterpart, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a phone call on Wednesday that there was a real chance...
Israel ‘More Optimistic’ on Prospects of Gaza Hostage Deal
Israel is now more optimistic about a possible hostage deal in Gaza, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday, amid reports that Hamas had asked for lists of all hostages still...
Hamas Responds to Trump Threat to Unleash ‘Hell’ on Terror Group if Hostages Not Freed by His Inauguration
Hamas has responded to US President-elect Donald Trump's warning that there will be "all hell to pay" in the Middle East if the Palestinian terrorist...
Netanyahu: World Must Demand Hostages’ Freedom
JNS.org — The international community must demand that Hamas free the remaining captives held in Gaza "immediately," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday,...
Senior Biden Admin Official Provides New Details on Hostage Negotiations
JNS.org — In a background call with journalists on Wednesday, a senior Biden administration official provided new details about the proposed ceasefire-for-hostages deal between Israel...
Netanyahu Hits Back After Biden Claims He’s Not Doing Enough to Secure Hostage Deal With Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hit back at US President Joe Biden after the American leader claimed he has not worked hard enough to secure...
Israelis Prioritize Controlling Philadelphi Corridor Over Securing Hostage Deal, Polling Shows
JNS.org — Two new polls reveal that a majority of Israelis support maintaining control of the Philadelphi Corridor, the 8.7-mile-long strip of land extending the...
IDF Operations in Gaza Have Led to Conditions for Hostage Deal, Israel’s Defense Chief Says
The ongoing military operations of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza have created the necessary conditions for a ceasefire and hostage deal to be...
