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Two Israeli officials say no progress has been made in talks in Doha on a new deal for hostages and a cease-fire in Gaza. One Israeli official said Netanyahu showed "zero flexibility" in revising previous proposals by US envoy Witkov.
On April 26, local time, a Hamas official told AFP on April 26 that Hamas is willing to accept a deal to end the conflict in Gaza, which would include the one-time release of all remaining detainees and a five-year ceasefire. The Hamas delegation was scheduled to meet with the mediator in Cairo later in the day. Earlier, Khalil Haya, a senior Hamas official, said in a video statement on the 17th that Hamas was ready to start negotiations immediately on a "comprehensive" agreement to release all ...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Unless all our hostages are released, the gates of hell will open. All our war goals will be achieved.
On February 11, US President Trump said: If all the hostages in Gaza are not returned by 12 noon on Saturday, I suggest canceling the ceasefire agreement. Let it all go to hell.
Israeli Defense Minister Katz: This (Hamas delayed the release of hostages) is a complete violation of the ceasefire agreement. I instruct the Israel Defense Forces to be prepared for any situation in Gaza.
After seeing the plight of the hostages, Trump described them as "survivors of the Holocaust". His patience with the Israel-Hamas ceasefire has faded. The remarks have brought new uncertainty to the fate of the ceasefire. Click to view...
Hamas said in a statement that the second batch of hostages would be released on Saturday (January 25) as planned.
President-elect Trump: We have reached an agreement on the hostages in the Middle East, and they will be released soon.
On September 4th, an Israeli source said that the Israeli side has informed the mediator that it has agreed to withdraw from the "Philadelphia Corridor" in the second phase of the hostage exchange agreement. The Egyptian Foreign Ministry issued a statement earlier in the day saying that Egypt fully rejects Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's previous remarks on the "Philadelphia Corridor". The statement said that the remarks tried to divert Israeli public opinion in the name of Egypt, ai...
Due to the hostage issue in Gaza, the Israeli General Trade Union Histadrut announced a nationwide strike starting at 6 a.m. local time on Monday.
