Hamas fighters have released 24 hostages during the first day of the war’s first truce, including Israeli women and children and Thai farm workers, after guns fell silent across the Gaza Strip for the first time in seven weeks. The hostages were transferred out of Gaza and handed over to Egyptian authorities at the Rafah … Read more
The armed wing of Hamas said it had decided to delay a scheduled second round of hostage releases until Israel committed to allowing aid trucks to enter northern Gaza. Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades said the hostage releases would be delayed if Israel did not adhere to the agreed terms for the release of Palestinian prisoners. There … Read more
Emily Hand, 9, is understood to be among the second group of hostages released from the Gaza Strip by Hamas. The Irish-Israeli girl was taken hostage by Hamas from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Second round of hostages freed. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on … Read more
Abigail Edan, a 4-year-old American dual citizen abducted by Hamas on October 7, has been released — marking the first successful release of an American hostage since the start of a truce between Israel and Hamas. Edan was one of the 17 hostages released on Sunday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: More hostages released. Watch the … Read more
A truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza that was on the verge of expiring has been extended by two days, raising the prospect the Palestinian group will free hostages beyond the 69 already released. The truce will prolong a pause in the seven-week war between Israel and the Islamist Palestinian group, which triggered the … Read more
The Israel Defence Forces said Wednesday it was assessing a Hamas claim that the youngest Israeli hostage, 10-month-old Kfir Bibas, his brother and his mother are dead. The armed wing of Hamas said earlier Wednesday, without providing evidence, that Kfir, his four-year-old brother, Ariel, and their mother, Shiri, were killed in an Israeli airstrike. The … Read more
Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend the ceasefire in their war by at least one more day — minutes before the six-day truce was due to expire. Israel’s military said the truce would continue as mediators sought to release more hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The truce, extended from its … Read more
Israel’s military says it has resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip minutes after a temporary truce with Hamas expired, blaming the militant group for breaking the ceasefire. The truce expired at 7am (0500 GMT) on Friday with Israel claiming it had intercepted a rocket launched from Gaza. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Ceasefire in Gaza … Read more
The mothers of Palestinian American college students shot on the street have no doubt that the men were targeted, and say the shooting should absolutely be treated as a hate crime. Three men, all 20 years old, were shot near the University of Vermont in Burlington last week. They all speak in Arabic and two … Read more
Israel’s war on Hamas will last months, Israel’s military chief says, as a string of incidents outside the Gaza Strip highlighted the risk of the conflict spreading. Israel’s Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi told reporters in a televised statement on Tuesday from the Gaza border that the war would go on “for many months”. “There … Read more
