All civilian hostages being held by Hamas inside Gaza would be released during a six-week pause in fighting proposed by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, parts of which have been accepted in principle by Israel and which is under consideration by Hamas, according to officials familiar with the negotiations. The proposal includes the freeing … Read more
JERUSALEM — A 72-year-old Israeli woman held captive by Hamas militants for nearly 50 days told an Israeli TV channel Wednesday that she was held at length in a dark, humid tunnel where she met Hamas’ leader and helped pass the time with an informal lecture series by her knowledgeable fellow hostages. Adina Moshe was … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The top Middle East mediator for the United States is in Qatar after a stop in Egypt as discussions heat up over the release of Hamas-held hostages, though U.S. officials emphasize that so far there is little progress to report. The trip by Brett McGurk, the top … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — Frustration is turning to fury for Israel’s hostage families. After three agonizing months of waiting for their children, parents and spouses to be freed, the hyper-organized community is growing more desperate, and more militant. On Monday, a group of hostage advocates stormed two committee meetings … Read more
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected conditions presented by Hamas to end the war and release hostages that would include Israel’s complete withdrawal and leaving Hamas in power in Gaza. As Israeli planes resumed bombing Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters the … Read more
JERUSALEM — Relatives of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza protested Saturday outside the home of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expressing frustration over his government’s seeming lack of progress in getting the more than 100 captives released as the war in Gaza drags on. A group representing families of the hostages said they had … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — A member of Israel’s war cabinet has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “selling illusions” that the more than 100 Israeli hostages still held in Gaza could be freed through a ground assault, exposing publicly a growing rift among leaders over the direction of the … Read more
TEL AVIV, Israel — Between 9 and 12 months old, babies learn to stand, say their first word, maybe take their first steps. As the family of Kfir Bibas, the youngest Israeli held in captivity in Gaza, celebrated his first birthday without him, they wondered which, if any, of the typical milestones they missed during … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave JERUSALEM — Israel pounded southern Gaza on Thursday, including one attack in Rafah near the Egyptian border that killed at least 16 people, according to reports. The major southern city of Khan Younis saw some of Gaza’s heaviest fighting in weeks, with at least 40 Hamas fighters … Read more
January 15, 2024 at 9:36 a.m. EST Agam Goldstein-Almog, 17, was abducted Oct. 7, 2023, from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza. Agam described the terror and confusion she faced as a hostage in Gaza. (Video: The Washington Post) Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave SHFAYIM, Israel — As soon as Hamas gunmen … Read more