The grotesque ceremony Thursday in which Hamas terrorists paraded the coffins of four dead Israeli civilian hostages before a jeering crowd was the best argument for President Donald Trump’s plan to move Palestinians out of Gaza.
On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” United States Hostage Envoy Adam Boehler stated that Hamas failing to turn over the body of hostage Shiri Bibas is a “clear violation” of the ceasefire and advised Hamas to release Bibas’ body and
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday that the two Bibas children — Ariel, 5, and Kfir, 2 — whose corpses were handed over by Hamas were “brutally murdered,” not killed by an Israeli airstrike, as the terror group claimed.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Thursday that one of the four hostage corpses handed over by Hamas as part of the ceasefire deal was not, in fact, the right person.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan called for the full eradication of the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas and the transformation of Gaza.
The United Nations – whose employees participated in the October 7, 2023, massacre of civilians in Israel – condemned the jihadist terrorist organization Hamas for staging a parade of coffins, including a child and infant, on Thursday prior to handing their bodies over to Israel.
The International Committee of the Red Cross participated Thursday in the gruesome handover ceremony of four bodies of Israeli hostages who were abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023, and died in captivity in Gaza.
Israelis are mourning Thursday as the bodies of four hostages — including an elderly man and two small children — were returned in locked coffins, following a gruesome handover ceremony by Palestinian Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
The iconic Bibas children — Ariel, 5, and Kfir, 2 — and their mother, Shiri, have been confirmed as being among the four dead hostages to be returned Thursday to Israel under the ceasefire agreement with Hamas. Their father, Yarden, was released alive several weeks ago, and did not know the fate of his wife or their two children.
Palestinians are reportedly outraged by the habit Hamas has developed of presenting its hostages with gift bags upon their release.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that Hamas has agreed to release the six remaining live hostages on Saturday from the first phase of the ceasefire agreement — and four dead hostages on Thursday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel would “finish the job” of ending the threat of a nuclear Iran, as he stood next to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on his first visit to the Middle East in his new role.
President Donald Trump said the three hostages Hamas released on Saturday appear “to be in good shape” and reaffirmed his support for Israel.
Keith Siegel, 65, an American and Israeli citizen who was released from Hamas captivity in Gaza two weeks ago, released a video on Friday thanking President Donald Trump and urging him to bring other hostages home.
Future plans for Gaza can only be implemented after Hamas’ defeat, according to Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli, who praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for the United States to take control of the coastal enclave, resettle its population, and rebuild it into a thriving economic hub; calling it a “bold,” “outside the box” and “credible” shift away from past failed peace strategies.
Israel reiterated Thursday that it would end the current ceasefire and return to war in Gaza if Hamas did not release “hostages” by noon on Saturday — but it appeared to back away from a threat to act if “all” hostages are not released.
The Hamas terrorist group said Thursday it would reverse its previous threat of non-compliance and will now continue freeing Israeli hostages as set out in the Gaza agreement.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” host Chris Hayes stated that “There are reasons, I think, for Hamas to be skeptical” about the second phase of the ceasefire deal and that President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal gives them no
On Tuesday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “Elizabeth Vargas Reports,” Ronen and Orna Neutra, the parents of deceased Hamas hostage Omer Neutra, stated that they appreciate the strength and leadership of President Donald Trump on demanding the release of the Hamas hostages. Ronen said,
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said Tuesday that if Hamas did not release all 73 of the remaining hostages still in Gaza by noon on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would resume attacking “until the final defeat of Hamas.”
National Security Advisor Mike Waltz announced on Tuesday that American teacher Marc Fogel, arrested in Russia in 2021 for allegedly possessing illegal marijuana, is on a flight home after negotiations between Moscow and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
The Hamas terrorist group on Tuesday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s demand for the release of all remaining Israeli and American hostages from Gaza by noon on Saturday, or the ceasefire deal is over — and Israel can respond as it wants.
On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) reacted to President Donald Trump stating that “all hell” should break out if all of the hostages held by Hamas aren’t released by noon on Saturday by stating that
President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Hamas on Monday: it must release all of the remaining Israeli and America hostages from Gaza by noon on Saturday, or the ceasefire deal is over — and Israel can respond as it wants.
Israeli hostages are being tortured and deliberately starved by Hamas in Gaza, with some being denied treatment for wounds they sustained during the terror attack of October 7, 2023, according to the latest report on freed hostages.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was angry with Hamas over the evident starvation of the Israeli hostages, after three men who were released on Sunday appeared emaciated from evident lack of nutrition.
Israelis were shocked Saturday at the physical condition of three emaciated hostages released by Hamas under the ongoing ceasefire deal, with many condemning the evident starvation of the Israelis after nearly 500 days in captivity.
Comedian and actor Michael Rapaport offered his reaction Thursday to President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the U.S. take over the Gaza Strip after relocating most of the Palestinian population, saying there may be no other option.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “The Record,” Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) stated that any Gaza reconstruction deal shouldn’t be dealt with until all the hostages are released, Hamas is guaranteed not to be part of any governance and Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Monday with National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, after the latter viewed a 47-minute film detailing Hamas atrocities in the October 7 attack.
Six American citizens, unjustly detained by Venezuela’s socialist Maduro regime between September and October, returned home this weekend after negotiations led by President Donald Trump.
U.S. citizen Keith Siegel was released from captivity on Saturday as part of a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, which was brokered with help from the outgoing Biden administration and President Donald Trump.
A freed Israeli hostage told Israel’s Channel 12 that he had once been held for 12 hours beneath a Red Cross office in Gaza, and feared that he would be executed — while the Red Cross failed to visit any of the hostages held in Gaza.
U.S. citizen Keith Siegel, 65, is to be freed from Gaza on Saturday, after being held in captivity by Hamas terrorists for nearly 500 days.
Three Israeli hostages and five Thai hostages were freed by Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza on Thursday amid shocking scenes of a mob of Palestinians shoving two of the hostages as they were transferred to the Red Cross.
Recently freed Israeli hostage Naama Levy, who was abducted on October 7, 2023, endured months alone in a tunnel and was unsure if she was alive or dead at the time of her release.
Outrage erupted after the Palestinian leader commended Yasser Abu Bakr, a convicted murderer who was released in Israel’s ceasefire deal with the terrorist group Hamas.
Israel welcomed home four young women on Saturday who endured 477 days as captives of the jihadist terror organization Hamas, part of a ceasefire deal that included an exchange of 33 Israeli hostages for nearly 2,000 Palestinians imprisoned for crimes in Israel.
Outrage is intensifying after Israeli hostages recently freed from Gaza revealed they were held in U.N. facilities during their captivity, with critics calling UNRWA a “front for Hamas” that must be “disbanded” immediately.
Former Israeli U.S. Ambassador Michael Oren spoke with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit about the newly reached ceasefire deal and the”moral strategic dilemmas” Israel is facing to bring home hostages still held captive by Hamas terrorists.
