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CNN on MSN · 2d

Israel identifies body of hostage recovered from Gaza, days after father’s remains were found

The Israeli military said Friday it had identified the body of a hostage recovered from a tunnel in southern Gaza as the son of Yosef Al-Ziyadnah, a hostage whose body was recovered earlier this week.

The New York Times · 2d

Israeli Hostage Declared Killed in Gaza as Fears for Captives Grow

Hamza Ziyadne, 23, was abducted in the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel alongside his siblings and father, whose body was also recovered this week.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

New agony for Israel’s hostage families as Gaza ceasefire talks drag on

The Israeli military this week found and recovered the remains of Youssef Ziyadne, just days after his name appeared on a Hamas list of hostages to be released.

Netanyahu, Biden speak on ceasefire and hostage deal

Middle East live updates: Netanyahu, Biden speak on ceasefire and hostage deal

The Israeli Defense Forces and the Shin Bet "located and returned the kidnapped body" of hostage Yosef Al-Zaydani on Tuesday "from an underground tunnel in the Rafah area," the army said in a release Wednesday. Israel said it has also recovered another body and are working to determine whether it is Al-Zaydani's son, Hamza.

USA Today · 14h

Biden spoke with Netanyahu as US officials race to reach hostage, cease-fire deal

President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as U.S. officials race to reach a Gaza hostage and cease-fire deal.

Chicago Tribune · 11h

Joe Biden, Netanyahu discuss latest in effort to reach an Israel-Hamas war ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke Sunday about efforts to reach a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Israel-Hamas war.

15h

Family of American hostage in Gaza remains hopeful their son, 21, will return

Edan Alexander, an American hostage, celebrated his second birthday in captivity after Hamas kidnapped him more than a year ...

Report: Israel may release 3,000 terrorists in hostage deal

Kadoura Fares, the head of the Palestinian Prisoner Club, says that in the 1st phase of the deal, Israel will free 1,000 ...

13hon MSN

Jake Sullivan: ‘We are very, very close’ on a hostage deal

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tells Jake Tapper a deal to bring hostages home from Gaza is “very, very ...

Mediaite on MSN8h

Biden NatSec Advisor Says WH ‘Very Very Close’ to Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal — But Then Adds ‘We’re Far’ and Can’t Predict

Jake Sullivan said the administration is "very close" to reaching a deal for Gaza hostages but then immediately backtracked ...

1don MSN

Israeli intelligence chief to head hostage release delegeation in Qatar

Israel is sending the head of the country's intelligence service to Qatar to engage in negotiations to free remaining ...

'He brought us back alive': A former hostage remembers Jimmy Carter

Former diplomat Barry Rosen was a hostage during the Iran crisis. In an interview with All Things Considered, he reflects on ...

The Times of Israel1d

Parents of hostage Liri Albag say ‘she’s not the same girl’ in Hamas video

Shira and Eli Albag say their daughter's own words peek out from Hamas's script, say that they are dismayed members of the ...

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