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Hamas’s military wing has released the bodies of two more slain Israeli hostages Tuesday — as Vice President JD Vance warned it will take time to retrieve the remains of all of the fallen captives ...

What's needed is an immediate ultimatum from Trump backed by a credible military threat and, beyond that, a realistic plan for a postwar Gaza from which Hamas is permanently excluded ...

The 20 Israeli hostages thought to be alive in Gaza are expected to be released Monday morning local time before being transferred to the Red Cross, a government spokesperson said. Follow for live ...

President Donald Trump hinted at a new deadline for Hamas to return the rest of the bodies of dead hostages to Israel, or else face “action” from countries involved with the Gaza peace deal. “Hamas is ...

Hamas released the bodies of two captives on Thursday as the tenuous cease-fire with Israel holds following a week of conflict and failed hostage exchanges. The Israel Defense Forces received two ...

Israel accuses Hamas of violating the ceasefire as the group's civil defence agency says nine people have been killed in the strikes.

It is time to have a public debate on the issue of hostage and prisoner exchanges before Hamas can seize any more.

An Egyptian team has entered Gaza to join in the search for the remains of 13 hostages whose bodies have still not been released following the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The ceasefire’s first ...