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Qatar criticises Netanyahu over pressure to release hostages

Qatar criticises Netanyahu over pressure to release hostages

Conflict mediator Qatar on Monday criticised comments from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which it said he asked the Gulf state to pressure Hamas into freeing Israeli hostages, describing them as a new attempt

Furious Israeli slams PM as he refuses to commit to Gaza truce

Furious Israeli slams PM as he refuses to commit to Gaza truce

'Netanyahu is giving Hamas a massive victory if he sacrifices the lives of Israeli hostages': Furious Israeli whose cousin was kidnapped slams Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he refuses to commit to Gaza truce. Carmel

Blinken says Gaza hostage deal still possible

Blinken says Gaza hostage deal still possible

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that a deal on the release of hostages held by Hamas remains possible but "very hard" issues remain to be resolved. Talks involving intelligence chiefs from

Hamas’s demands for hostage deal are ‘disconnected from reality,’: Israel

Hamas’s demands for hostage deal are ‘disconnected from reality,’: Israel

Hamas’s demands for a hostage deal are “delusional” and need to be “close to reality,” Israel’s Coordinator for the Captives and the Missing, Gal Hirsch, told CNN Saturday. “We want a deal very much and

Families pressure Israeli government for release of Gaza hostages

Families pressure Israeli government for release of Gaza hostages

STORY: Almost every day in Tel Aviv, families of hostages and their supporters gather to protest, blocking traffic as they voice demands for their loved ones' return. Almost half of the hostages were released by

Israeli army says bodies of hostages likely held in Gaza hospital

Israeli army says bodies of hostages likely held in Gaza hospital

The Israeli army alleged on Thursday that bodies of hostages could be held at a hospital in southern Gaza, after troops raided the facility which medics say has been "besieged" for a month. The military

Biden: U.S. will do “everything possible” to get new Israel hostage deal

Biden: U.S. will do “everything possible” to get new Israel hostage deal

President Biden said on Monday the U.S. will do everything possible to get a new hostage deal and pause in fighting in Gaza. Why it matters: His comments come a day ahead of a critical

Biden tells Bibi Israel may have to release more Palestinian prisoners than in last deal

Biden tells Bibi Israel may have to release more Palestinian prisoners than in last deal

President Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday that in any new hostage deal, Israel will may have to release more Palestinian prisoners for each freed hostage than it did in the previous

Bibi declines to send Israeli delegation to Egypt for more hostage talks

Bibi declines to send Israeli delegation to Egypt for more hostage talks

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not approve sending an Israeli delegation to Cairo on Thursday for follow-up talks over a possible hostage deal, two Israeli officials said. Why it matters: Proposing follow-up talks appears

Hostage-release talks continue with mixed signals on progress, remaining obstacles

Hostage-release talks continue with mixed signals on progress, remaining obstacles

CAIRO — Talks over a possible deal on a pause in fighting and the release of remaining hostages continued Wednesday in the Egyptian capital. The discussions, which began Tuesday and are slated to be held