Hamas, Israel

British-Israeli hostage says Hamas held her at UN facilities
Israeli woman who was held hostage by Hamas in Gaza for 15 months says she was detained for some time at United Nations facilities. During a phone call with UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Emily Damari - who was released earlier this month - said she was held at sites belonging to the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa).
Hamas Names American, Israeli, and French Hostages To Be Freed Saturday
Siegel, 65, is an American-Israeli from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He was kidnapped from Kibbutz Kfar Aza along with his wife, Aviva Siegel. Aviva was freed in a prior hostage exchange in Nov. 2023 and has since led an international campaign advocating for the release of Siegel and others still held in Gaza.
American Israeli hostage set to be released from Gaza by Hamas
The organization representing families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip is celebrating the news that three male hostages would be released Saturday as part of the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Israel says three Israeli and five Thai hostages to be released in Gaza Thursday
The Israeli hostages due to be released in Gaza on Thursday have been named by the Israeli Prime Minister’s office (PMO), which also confirmed that five Thai nationals will be freed.
Hamas set to free 8 more hostages, including 80-year-old Israeli man, officials say
The expected release will keep up the momentum of the fragile ceasefire​ between Israel and the militant Hamas group that paused the 15-monthlong war in Gaza.
Three Israeli hostages, including dual US and French citizens, set for release in Gaza on Saturday
Hamas said on Friday it would free the father of the youngest hostages seized in its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel and two others including a dual U.S. citizen and a dual French citizen in the next exchange of Gaza hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas Names 3 Hostages It Says Will Be Freed This Weekend
Israeli, will be released along with Yarden Bibas and Ofer Kalderon in exchange for about 90 Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons, the group said.

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Middle East latest: Israeli hostages' families welcome news that 3 more men will be released
The Israeli organization representing families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip celebrated the news Friday that three ...
Meta's WhatsApp says Israeli spyware company Paragon targeted users
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UNRWA carries on aid work despite Israeli ban, hostilities
The U.N. Palestinian relief agency said its humanitarian work across the occupied territories and Gaza was still ongoing on ...
Father of released Israeli hostage tells President Trump ‘we never forget your help’
The father of newly released Israeli hostage Agam Berger on Friday thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for what he described ...
Meta's WhatsApp Says Israeli Spyware Company Paragon Targeted Scores of Users
(Reuters) - An official with Meta's popular WhatsApp chat service said the Israeli spyware company Paragon targeted scores of ...
Israeli startups make global plans after key role in war
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Israeli doctors say five released Thai hostages in “fair” health after 15 months of captivity
Five Thai hostages have been released after 15 months of captivity in the Gaza Strip. On Thursday, dozens of doctors, nurses ...
Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers team up to create 'No Other Land'
This Oscar-nominated documentary, which tells the story of the Israeli military's demolition of Palestinian homes in the West ...