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Hostage Negotiations

Hostage deal moved Trump to tears, says new US Middle East envoy Witkoff

Washington’s man in the Middle East said the agreement, which he helped broker, was the ‘most worthy thing’ he could do in his lifetime

By Akiva van Koningsveld

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Steve Witkoff, the US' new special envoy to the Middle East, revealed that the recent hostage releases moved President Trump to tears (Image: Getty)
Hamas fighters escort the female Israeli hostages to hand them over to a team from the Red Cross (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)
Hostages

‘Sometimes we had to cook for terrorists’: Released hostages open up about life in captivity

By JC Reporter

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The nine-month-old was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz alongside his parents and brother during the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks (Picture: Getty)
Kfir Bibas

Bibas family ‘nightmare’ as children and mother left off hostage list for another week

By Jane Prinsley

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Hamas has named the next set of hostages to be released under the ceasefire deal
Hostages

Hamas fails to detail status of 26 hostages slated for release in breach of deal

By JC Reporter

2 min read
US President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the the 47th president of the United States (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Donald Trump

Trump suggests sending Gaza residents to Egypt and Jordan in ‘clean out’

By JC Reporter

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Released hostage Karina Ariev is seen with her parents after being freed from Hamas captivity on January 25, 2025 (Israel Defense Forces)
Hostages

First photos show tears and hugs as hostages are reunited with their parents

By JC Reporter

1 min read
People react and hold up photos at Hostages square while watching live streaming of the release of the hostages on January 25, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)
Hostages

Joy and tears for friends and families of released hostages

By JC Reporter

1 min read

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Hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag return to Israel

By JC Reporter

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January 25, 2025 08:52
Four Israeli hostages stand on a stage before Hamas fighters hand them over to a team from the Red Cross in Gaza City (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)

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By Akiva van Koningsveld

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Shas Party Chair visits UAE for Gaza ‘day after’ talks

By Imogen Garfinkel

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January 22, 2025 13:40
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We choose humanity even when the costs are high

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January 22, 2025 10:18
Supporters and relativeswatching a live television broadcast on the release of Israeli hostages, at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on January 19 (Getty Images)

Hamas gives hostages ‘gift bags’ in propaganda stunt after 471 days in Gaza

By Imogen Garfinkel

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January 20, 2025 13:46
The hostages being released to the red cross in Gaza (Getty)
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By Stephen Pollard

The picture of Hamas surrounding the hostages says everything

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January 20, 2025 11:52
The handover to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Saraya Square in western Gaza City on January 19 (Getty Images)

Abbas says the Palestinian Authority ready to assume ‘full responsibility’ in Gaza

By JC Reporter

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January 18, 2025 19:06
Mahmoud Abbas (Getty images)

Who are the 33 hostages set to be freed after 450 days in Gaza?

By Ellie Grant

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January 17, 2025 09:54
33 hostages have been released from Gaza (Getty)

‘Hamas has recruited almost as many new militants as it has lost’ claims Blinken

By JC Reporter

3 min read

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January 15, 2025 11:56
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has revealed that Hamas is recruiting terrorists as fast as the IDF can eliminate them (Image: Getty)
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