Tag: Prisoner Exchange
Experts remain divided over hostage deal
U.S. President Joe Biden and his administration have said often that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked him repeatedly for the White House’s work securing the release of Israeli hostages. Some of the...
‘No Hamas-linked prisoners to be part of hostage deal’
Israel is making sure that none of the Palestinian prisoners it may release as part of a potential exchange with Hamas are connected to the terrorist group, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
The newspaper reported that...
Hamas: If Israel doesn’t meet our demands, its captives won’t see the light of...
Deputy Hamas chief in Gaza Khalil al-Hayya told Al-Jazeera on Monday that if Israel doesn’t pay the price of an alleged prisoner-exchange deal in the making, “its captives won’t see the light of day.”
Al-Hayya’s interview with...
Hamas is willing to negotiate prisoner swap with Israel, says group’s leader
Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, announced on Monday that the terror group was prepared for “immediate” negotiations with Israel with regard to a prisoner exchange, according to Hebrew media...
How does Israel negotiate prisoner exchanges?
The return home last week of an Israeli woman who had crossed the border into Syria has brought prisoner exchanges back to the headlines. How does Israel contact parties that are holding its citizens? What are...
Report: Prisoner exchange in works between Syria, Israel
A prisoner exchange in the works between Israel and Syria was reported on Wednesday by Syrian state media and foreign sources.
The release allegedly involves two Syrians who are prisoners in Israel and an Israeli...
Gantz reiterates commitment to return abducted soldiers, civilians from Gaza
Defense Minister Benny Gantz reiterated his commitment on Wednesday to return the remains of Israel Defense Forces’ soldiers Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin, as well as abducted civilians Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, believed...
Report: Israel conveys prisoner-swap offer to Hamas
Israel recently presented Hamas with a proposal for a prisoner swap and is waiting for a response, Ynet reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, the proposed deal (the details of which have not been released) was...
‘The terrorists you free today will return to murdering Jews’
According to Israeli defense and security establishment estimates, about half of the some 14,000 terrorists to whom Israel has granted early release over the past 35 years resumed their terrorist activities. Many of the...
Hamas threatens more kidnappings if prisoner deal not reached with Israel
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh threatened to kidnap more Israelis on Wednesday if a prisoner deal is not reached.
“A prisoner-exchange deal has a known price. Israel knows that. Either we will come to a respectable...