Israel: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced Wednesday a major expansion of military operations in Hamas-run Gaza, saying the army would seize “large areas” of the Palestinian territory. Katz said Israel would bolster its presence in the Gaza Strip to “destroy and clear the area of terrorists and terrorist infrastructure”. The operation would “seize large … Read more
New Delhi: The military campaign will continue in Gaza till there is a Gaza free of Hamas, Israeli Ambassador Reuven Azar told NDTV World today. The 42-day temporary ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is now over and Hamas has gone back on its promise of releasing the hostages kidnapped by the terrorist organisation. This, … Read more
Jerusalem: Israel said Friday that one of the four bodies returned from Gaza is not hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas, accusing Palestinian “terrorists” of killing her two young boys. The Israeli military said it had identified the remains of Ariel and Kfir, Shiri’s two sons handed over by the militant group as part … Read more
Hamas has proposed a significant development in the ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Israel, offering to release all remaining captives in the Gaza Strip in “one go”. This move is contingent upon a lasting truce and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the besieged enclave. Hazem Qassem, Hamas spokesman, emphasised the group’s commitment to this … Read more
Jerusalem: Four men held hostage in Gaza since October 7, 2023, and two others held for around 10 years are expected to be freed Saturday under the Israel-Hamas truce, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. Since the entry into force of the January 19 ceasefire, 19 Israeli and dual national hostages have been … Read more
Jerusalem: Through tears and tight embraces, freed Israeli-American hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen on Saturday finally learnt the name of his youngest daughter, born two months after he was abducted by Hamas in October 2023. In footage published by the Israeli government, Dekel-Chen’s wife Avital, shedding tears of joy as the two embraced after 16 months apart, … Read more
It’s been nearly three weeks since Israeli hostages — Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, Liri Albag and Karina Ariev — were released by Hamas in the first phase of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire. The four women, in olive-green military attire, appeared on stage alongside the members of Hamas’ Qassam Brigades. They smiled, waved at the cameras, … Read more
Hamas freed three Israeli hostages, pale and malnourished, in exchange of the 183 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire agreement. After almost 500 days both the prisoners were returned to each other countries, but with one side being upset with the other. The severely emaciated condition of the freed hostages — Eli Sharabi, Or … Read more
After enduring 491 days in Hamas captivity, Eli Sharabi was finally freed on Saturday morning. His long-awaited return to Israel was marred by unimaginable heartbreak after he learned that his wife, Leanne, and daughters, Noya (16) and Yahel (13), were killed during the October 7 Hamas attack.In a heart-wrenching moment captured on video, Sharabi was … Read more
Jerusalem: Palestinian group Hamas on Saturday handed over three more Israeli hostages, after nearly 500 days of captivity, as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal with Israel. The gaunt appearances of three hostages — Eli Sharabi, Or Levi and Ohad Ben Ami —  shocked Israelis, with  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denouncing the Hamas officials as … Read more
Gaza City: Israel said Palestinians could begin returning to the north of the war-battered Gaza Strip on Monday after a deal was reached with Hamas for the release of another six hostages, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. The breakthrough preserves a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, which has devastated the Gaza Strip … Read more
Hamas on Saturday released four Israeli hostages in the 2nd phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners. As celebrations broke out in Tel Aviv, a video shows the four women – Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, and Naama Levy, all aged 20, and Liri Albag (19) – being brought to Gaza … Read more