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Saturday, 22 February, 2025

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Hamas to free 6 Israeli hostages as Israel releases 600 Palestinians

Hamas is set to release six more Israeli hostages from Gaza on Saturday, though the exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is overshadowed by heightened tensions that threaten the fragile ceasefire, reports AP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged retaliation after what he...

Body returned from Gaza is not Shiri Bibas, Israeli military says

The Israeli military has confirmed that one of four bodies returned from Gaza on Thursday is not that of Shiri Bibas, as previously claimed by Hamas. This update was reported by BBC, CNN, and other global outlets. The tragic news that Shiri Bibas, 33, and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir, were...

US, Saudi Arabia reaffirm commitment to Gaza ceasefire and regional security

The United States and Saudi Arabia have reaffirmed their commitment to a ceasefire in Gaza and efforts to secure the release of hostages, including American citizens. Talks also focused on regional stability, economic ties, and defense cooperation, according to a press statement. The US...

Hamas announces to release more Israeli hostages

Hamas announced to release the next group of Israeli hostages as planned, apparently resolving a major dispute that threatened the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The militant group said Egyptian and Qatari mediators have affirmed that they will work to remove all hurdles, and that it would...

Hamas to halt hostage releases, jeopardizing Gaza ceasefire

Hamas on Monday announced it would stop releasing Israeli hostages until further notice over what the Palestinian militant group called Israeli violations of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, raising the risk of reigniting the conflict. Hamas was to release more Israeli hostages on Saturday in...

Released Thai hostages return to Bangkok after being held for over a year in Gaza

Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday. Sarusak Rumnao(32), Watchara Sriaoun(33), Sathian Suwannakham(35), Pongsak Thaenna(36), and Bannawat Saethao(27), were freedon January 30 as part of an exchange arrangement. They were...

Hamas, Israel to begin fifth hostage-prisoner exchange

Hamas is set to release three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 183 prisoners held by Israel in the fifth exchange of a fragile Gaza ceasefire, reports BSS. The exchange comes despite uproar in the region over a proposal by US President Donald Trump to clear out the Gaza Strip of its...

Israel says Gazans can return home as more hostage releases agreed

Israel said Palestinians could begin returning to the north of the war-battered Gaza Strip on Monday after a deal was reached with Hamas for the release of another six hostages, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus office, reports AFP. The breakthrough preserves a fragile ceasefire in...

Hamas frees four Israeli hostages

Palestine resistance movement Hamas on Saturday handed over to the Red Cross four Israeli women hostages under a truce deal in the Gaza war that is also expected to see a second group of Palestinian prisoners freed. An AFP journalist witnessed the handover after the four were presented on a...

Israel obtains names of captives to be released: Reports

Israeli media reports are now saying that Israel has received the names of the captives that will be released on the first day of the ceasefire. The mechanism of this is that Hamas informs Qatar, the mediator, and then Qatar informs Israel. It looks like this has now been done. These are...

Netanyahu announces deal to release hostages after last-minute snags in Gaza ceasefire negotiations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Friday that a deal to release hostages held in Gaza had been reached, despite earlier delays and last-minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause the ongoing 15-month conflict. Netanyahu said the deal, which would see the return of...

Israel delays approval of Gaza ceasefire, but US confirms deal on track

Israel has postponed approving a ceasefire deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas, which includes the release of hostages, but the United States remains confident the agreement will proceed as planned. Despite the delay, the US expects the ceasefire to take effect by Sunday, citing no...

Hamas lists 34 hostages it may free under ceasefire

A senior Hamas official has shared with the BBC a list of 34 hostages that the Palestinian group says it is willing to release in the first stage of a potential ceasefire agreement with Israel. It is unclear how many hostages remain alive. Among those named are 10 women and 11 older male...

Egypt serves as mediator for ceasefire in Gaza

Egypt is intensifying its efforts to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, prioritizing the release of hostages, the facilitation of humanitarian aid, and an end to the ongoing conflict. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed these critical issues with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken...

Thousands protest in Israel for Gaza hostage deal

Thousands of Israelis demonstrated Saturday for a deal to release the remaining hostages still held in Gaza after more than 14 months of war against Hamas in the Palestinian territory. We all can agree that we have failed until now and that we can reach an agreement now, Lior Ashkenazi, a...

Israeli foreign minister Sa’ar meets Blinken to discuss Gaza, Lebanon issues

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar met on Thursday (Washington time) with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in Malta, on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial. The two leaders discussed several pressing regional issues, with a particular focus on the situation in Gaza and the ongoing...