Coverage dated October 16, 2023 to October 23, 2023
Hamas releases 2 Israeli hostages as US urges pause in ground war for captive negotiations
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Israel is widely expected to launch a ground offensive in Gaza following Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 rampage. Meanwhile, hospitals in Gaza are struggling without power.
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A spokesman for Hamas spoke to NPR's Steve Inskeep from an undisclosed location in Gaza. He said the group has no plans to release nearly 200 people that it took hostage from Israel on Oct. 7.
Israel's military says 203 people were taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, an increase on its previous number of those held by the militant group. Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, has said it was holding at least 200 people in the Gaza Strip following its raid on southern Israel that
Israel says Hamas has freed two American hostages who had been held in Gaza since militants rampaged through southern Israel Oct. 7. The hostage release Friday came even as Israeli airstrikes conti…
Israel released new details on the approximately 200 hostages being held in the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defense Forces said the majority of hostages are alive. It said it was also counting people killed during the Hamas attack on Israel as hostages, if their bodies were taken to the Gaza Strip. The
2 Hamas hostages released isn't enough! We need to bring them all back. With Israel distracted and diplomacy unlikely to work. US needs a military option to rescue hostages.
Following the release of two American hostages, militant group Hamas said late Friday it is working with mediators in Egypt, Qatar and other "friendly countries" to release more foreign hostages it is holding in Gaza "This commitment remains resolute as we endeavor to enact our decision to release
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — The release of two American hostages from Gaza, the first since Hamas launched its brutal attack on Israel, has deepened questions about the fate of roughly 200 other hostages should Israeli troops go into the enclave where humanitarian conditions are growing ever mo…
Western governments believe invasion may scuttle chances of further hostage releases; Biden publicly draws link between Hamas onslaught and efforts for Saudi-Israel normalization
Hamas has released two American hostages held captive since the war in Gaza began on Oct. 7 following mediation efforts by Qatar. Israel continues to pummel the Gaza Strip with airstrikes while the border crossing between Egypt and Gaza has opened to allow limited humanitarian aid to reach the besie…
And now we know why Hamas suddenly decided to release two Americans yesterday. Hamas explained the surprising decision to set free a mother and adult daughter as a “humanitarian” gesture b...
Gaza's Hamas rulers released two Americans on Friday among some 200 hostages they abducted in brutal October 7 attacks in Israel and indicated that more could follow.
Israel supports diplomatic efforts to get Hamas to release hostages from Gaza quickly and in large numbers, a move that could delay and possibly alter its ground war, according to people familiar with the negotiations.
Israel says more than 200 people were abducted by the militants after they stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, killing at least 1,400 people
The Israeli military chief has told commanders that the military will "enter the Gaza Strip" and initiate an operation to take out Hamas, but he did not provide a specific timeframe. Follow for live updates.
