Hamas agrees to release the last American hostage

GAZA: Hamas on Friday (14th March, 2024) has agreed to release 21-year-old Edan Alexander, the last American hostage held here. According to details, following the receipt of proposal from mediators to continue parleys apropos the second phase of ceasefire deal, Hamas said it responded positively. The movement will also be returning the bodies of four […]

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Israel blocks humanitarian aid to Gaza

GAZA: As the first phase of ceasefire expired on Saturday (1st March, 2025), Israel blocked entry of humanitarian aid here demanding Hamas to agree to US Plan for the extension of the truce. GAZA: As Israel blocked humanitarian aid vehicles were seen returning sans loads. __________ According to the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]

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US approves $3B arms sale to Israel

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of States Marco Rubio has on Friday (28th Feb, 2025) signed off on the sale of 35,500 bomb bodies, 4000 Predator warheads, guidance kits, Caterpillar bulldozers and relevant equipment to Israel worth $3 billion. DSCA held: “Rubio has determined and provided detailed justification that an emergency exists that requires the immediate sale […]

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7th Swap: Israel releases 643 Palestinian inmates

GAZA: In the 7th swap Palestine had handed over six live and four dead hostages in exchange for 643 Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli gaols (including 50 incarcerated for life, 60 with high sentences & 47 who were re-arrested after the 2011 Shalit Deal). According to the Israel Prison Service statement it has concluded the 7th […]

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7th Swap: Hamas frees 6 Israeli hostages

GAZA: Hamas released six hostages Saturday (22nd Feb, 2025) but Israel, accusing Hamas of repeated violations such as humiliating handover ceremonies, said it was delaying the release of 602 prisoners. In the 7th swap Hamas was supposed to handover six live and four dead hostages in exchange for 602 Palestinian prisoners languishing in Israeli gaols […]

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Hamas transfers bodies of 4 Israeli hostages to Red Cross

GAZA: Hamas has transferred the bodies of 4 Israeli hostages to Red Cross here on Thursday (20th Feb 2025). Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed that four caskets of the deceased hostages have been picked up by Red Cross. It is pertinent to mention here that Hamas has repeated its claim that the hostages were […]

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6th Swap: Hamas frees 3 hostages, Israel releases 369 prisoners

KHAN YOUNIS: In the 6th swap Hamas has handed over three hostages (29-year-old Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov; 46-year-old Argentine-Israeli Yair Horn; and 36-year-old American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen) to the Red Cross on Saturday (15th Feb, 2025). 369 Palestinians, who were released from Israeli prisons on Saturday (15th Feb, 2025) included 333 who were incarcerated sans any charge. […]

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