Gaza, Israel

Israeli military says hostage found dead in Gaza tunnel, ‘grave concerns’ for second captive
Yousef Al-Ziyadnah, 53, who was kidnapped during the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, was found dead in a tunnel in the Rafah area, a statement from the Israel Defense Forces said. The IDF said he had been “killed in captivity” and confirmed that the dead bodies of at least two Hamas operatives were found nearby.
Israeli military confirms identity of Israeli hostage killed in Gaza
Israel confirmed that a hostage found killed in Gaza was Hamza Ziyadne, the son of another hostage, Youssef Ziyadne, found dead alongside him in an underground tunnel
Israeli military IDs hostage killed in Gaza as ceasefire talks continue
Negotiations have been at an impasse for a year over two key issues. Hamas has said it will only free its remaining hostages if Israel agrees to end the war and withdraw all its troops from Gaza. Israel says it will not end the war until Hamas is dismantled and all hostages are free.
Israel army says body of hostage retrieved from Gaza
The Israeli military said Wednesday that its troops recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza and brought it back to Israel following a "complex and difficult operation".Military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani said in an online briefing that troops carried out what he described as a "complex and difficult special operation" to retrieve the body.
New agony for Israel’s hostage families as Gaza ceasefire talks drag on
The Israeli military this week found and recovered the remains of Youssef Ziyadne, just days after his name appeared on a Hamas list of hostages to be released.
Ambassadors to Israel join rally to demand Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
The protest comes on the same day that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire talks in Doha. View on euronews
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Will hostages be released, what about Yayha Sinwar’s body? Inside Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
This new and positive development comes as US and Qatari mediators ... AP It is said that of the 251 taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 94 remain in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 34 ...
Middle East latest: Israeli hostage found dead in Gaza, military says
Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least five people in the Gaza Strip, including two infants and a ...
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3 Alive, 4 Dead: US Citizens Still Held Hostage in Gaza
Virginia Allen is a senior news producer for The Daily Signal and host of "The Daily Signal Podcast" and "Problematic Women." Send an email to Virginia. Three U.S.-Israeli citizens believed to ...
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US says hostage release deal is ‘very close’ as father-son captives Youssef and Hamza al-Zayadna confirmed dead
The US says it’s on the brink of securing the release of the remaining Israeli hostages. The deal will come too late for father and son captives Youssef and Hamza al-Zayadna. The body of Bedouin ...
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Report: Israeli, US officials say low odds of a hostage deal before Trump’s return
American and Israeli officials said Thursday that the chances of reaching a hostage-ceasefire deal with the Hamas terror group before the inauguration of US President ...
Biden spoke with Netanyahu as US officials race to reach hostage, cease-fire deal
President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as U.S. officials race to reach a Gaza hostage and cease-fire deal.