Tag: Ceasefire
Witkoff: ‘Maybe that’s me getting duped by Hamas’
U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday that before Hamas backed out he had believed a hostage deal was within reach.
"I was in Doha. I met with many of the Arab leaders...
Witkoff proposes interim deal for five hostages
Negotiations continue in Qatar regarding the possibility of releasing Israeli hostages and extending the ceasefire in Gaza. According to Israeli officials familiar with the discussions, there has been progress in talks with Hamas, raising the...
Israel: Hamas has ‘a few days’ to agree to extended truce
The Hamas terror organization only has "a few days" to agree to a U.S.-proposed ceasefire extension, an Israeli government spokesman confirmed on Tuesday.
"If they don't, the Cabinet will convene and decide on the next...
Israeli official: We will not leave the Philadelphi Corridor
The IDF will not pull out of the Philadelphi Corridor that separates the Gaza Strip from Egypt, an Israeli official told reporters on Thursday, saying Jerusalem would refuse to allow Hamas terrorists to regroup...
Itzik Elgarat, Ohad Yahalomi, Shlomo Mantzur, Tsachi Idan murdered by Hamas
The Prime Minister's Office announced on Thursday that the deaths of Ohad Yahalomi, Tsachi Idan, Shlomo Mantzur, and Itzik Elgarat have been confirmed following forensic analyses.
"Following the completion of the identification process by the...
The tragic tale of Oded Lifshitz
The purported remains of Oded Lifshitz, 84, one of the founders of Kibbutz Nir Oz, were returned to Israel on Thursday, as part of the first phase of the hostage deal after his death has...
Herzog: ‘Agony. Pain. There are no words’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Thursday mourned the return of the bodies of four Israelis from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip.
"Agony. Pain. There are no words. Our hearts—the hearts of an entire nation—lie...
Top Russian rabbi helps freed Gaza captive put on tefillin
Alexander ("Sasha") Troufanov, who was released on Saturday from Hamas captivity in Gaza, put on tefillin for the first time on Sunday, with the help of Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar.
Lazar gave Troufanov, who is a dual...
Israel eliminates top Hamas commander in Lebanon
The Israeli Air Force on Monday eliminated the head of Hamas's Operations Department in Lebanon near Sidon, according to a joint Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) statement.
"Muhammad Shaheen was eliminated...
Hamas confirms hostage release for Saturday, per report
This is reportedly contingent on Israel supplying caravans, tents, fuel, heavy equipment, medicines and hospital renovation materials to Gaza.
Egyptian sources previously informed Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that Hamas agreed with Egyptian mediators to continue the hostage release arrangement...