Apr 10, 2024 · A senior Hamas official said on Wednesday that Hamas did not have 40 living hostages in Gaza who met the criteria for an exchange under a proposed cease-fire …

Apr 10, 2024 · Hamas has told negotiators it does not have 40 Israeli hostages that it can release as part of a temporary cease-fire deal with Israel, a source familiar with the talks confirmed to …

Feb 22, 2025 · Hamas-led militants took 251 hostages during their Oct. 7, 2023, attack that launched the war in Gaza. Fifty-nine hostages remain in Gaza, roughly half of whom are …

Feb 22, 2025 · Hamas released six Israeli hostages from Gaza on Saturday in two public ceremonies and one private transfer, the final return of live hostages in this first phase of a …

Apr 10, 2024 · Israel has told Hamas that it must release 40 living hostages as part of a proposed truce agreement, Israeli television networks report.

Apr 10, 2024 · Hamas has indicated it is currently unable to identify and track down 40 Israeli hostages needed for the first phase of a ceasefire deal, according to an Israeli official and a …

Jan 16, 2025 · Early in the war, Hamas released four hostages — two Israeli-American women, Judith Raanan, then 59, and her daughter, Natalie Raanan, then 17, and two Israeli women, …

Feb 26, 2025 · Hamas on Wednesday released the remains of what it said were four Israeli hostages, the last in a group of eight former captives and 25 living ones who were slated for …

Feb 26, 2025 · Bibas was laid to rest on Wednesday along with her two young sons, who were 4 years old and just shy of 9 months old when they were taken hostage by Hamas during the …

Hamas does not have 40 living hostages in Gaza who meet the conditions of a proposed exchange that could lead to a cease-fire with Israel, a senior official for the militant group told …

Apr 9, 2024 · A key issue in the new proposal concerns Israel's demand that Hamas release 40 hostages who are alive, even if some of them do not meet the original criteria for release on …

Feb 15, 2025 · Hamas has said it will not release the remaining captives without a lasting ceasefire and a full Israeli withdrawal. After 21 hostages were released in the first weeks, …

Feb 22, 2025 · Tal Shoham, 40, who was taken hostage from the Kibbutz Be'eri, and Avera Mengistu, 39, were released from the southern city of Rafah. Under a light drizzle of rain and …

Feb 7, 2025 · The remains of four Israeli hostages have been returned in a transfer that was marred when Hamas handed over the wrong body for Shiri Bibas, an Israeli mother of two …

Apr 10, 2024 · Hamas has claimed it does not have the 40 hostages needed to fulfil the demands of the first round of ceasefire negotiations, according to Israeli sources.

Feb 23, 2025 · Two hostages -- Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 39 -- were released following a signing ceremony in Rafah. Freed Israeli hostage Tal Shoham waves from a van as …

Feb 27, 2025 · They were among the more than 250 people taken hostage in the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel that killed around 1,200 people and sparked the war in Gaza.

Apr 18, 2024 · A proposed cease-fire formula calls for Hamas to free 40 hostages who are women, children or sick and elderly men, and in return, Israel would release possibly hundreds …

Feb 23, 2025 · Two male hostages appeared in a Hamas video near the release site - but then seem to have been returned to captivity; Hamas "strongly condemned" the delay, accusing …

Feb 26, 2025 · Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over 4 bodies, accelerating Gaza releases By Samy Magdy, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Israel and Hamas complete …