Middle East crisis live: Hamas returning bodies of four Israeli hostages, including two children | Israel-Gaza war
Important Events Shows key events only Please turn on JavaScript and use this feature The Red Cross vehicle has now arrived at the site of the show, handovers and live television footage. Red Cross officials are currently registered on the stage prepared by Hamas and signing documents. Share Updated with 02.29 EST Hamas members gathered […]
Bibas Children and Mother Identified as Dead Hostages Returning to Israel
The iconic Vivas children – Ariel, 5, and Kfir, 2 years old – and their mother, Ciri, are among the four dead hostages to be returned to Israel on Thursday under a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. It has been confirmed. Their father, Yalden, was released alive a few weeks ago, and had no idea of […]
Hamas’s Grim Souvenir Gifts to Israeli Hostages Anger Palestinians
Palestinians are reportedly furious at Hamas' habit of presenting gift bags hostages upon release. Nationwide on monday Quote Gazan, 36, named after Ala Matar, who has expressed his anger that Hamas is lavishing gold earrings to a daughter he invited to his Israeli-American daughter. “From the moment I saw the earrings given to the prisoner […]
ABC News faces fury for labeling ‘slain’ Hamas hostages as merely ‘deceased’
ABC News faced a fierce wave of backlash due to reports on Hamas' announced plans to release additional hostages in two phases later this week. The terrorist group claimed that the bodies of four hostages on Thursday and six live hostages on Saturday will be released. “Civilian hostages, small children, and killed by evil, brutal […]
Hamas To Release Bodies Of 4 Hostages On Thursday And 6 Hostages Alive On Saturday
Hostage families and supporters held in the Gaza Strip will require the Israeli government to continue the next phase of the hostage trade with Hamas in Jerusalem on February 17, 2025, to be held in Israeli Parliament. Holding posters of 73 hostages at the entrance. Family members and supporters of hostages in which Hamas in […]
Six Live Hostages Coming Saturday, Four Dead Ones Thursday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that Hamas had agreed to release the remaining six hostages from the first phase of the ceasefire agreement on Saturday. As of Monday, 14 hostages had still been released in the first stage of 70 of the 70 hostages. Six were known to be alive, but whether […]
Trump Urges Netanyahu To ‘Do Whatever You Want’ Against Hamas if Hostages Remain Captive
US President Donald Trump is on the grid at a pre-race ceremony before the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, held on February 16, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff James Meyers8:14am – Monday, February 17th, 2025 President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister […]
Reporter’s Notebook: Crunch time for hostages amid ceasefire uncertainty
It's time for the nervous family of the remaining hostages that Hamas holds. Another living hostage will be released by the end of the month under the Israel Hamas ceasefire and the Phase 1 rules of hostage contracts. Includes three for Saturday. With many who have already died. The rest of the living hostages will […]
Israel will ‘open the gates of hell’ if Hamas fails to free all hostages: Netanyahu, Rubio
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio vowed on Sunday to “open the gates of hell” to Hamas if the terrorist group fails to return all the remaining hostages. Netanyahu, who met Rubio in Jerusalem, said Israel and the United States have a “common strategy” to deal with Palestinian terrorists, […]
Trump applauds release of hostages, says he would support renewal of hostilities
President Trump offered Hamas support and congratulations after releasing three more hostages from Gaza on Saturday, but that his demands for all hostages are far below release revealed and said they would support Israel in any decision they would make up for future decisions in a volatile ceasefire with terrorist groups. “Hamas has released three […]