UK and US leaders among those calling for release, as families renew pressure on Netanyahu to restart negotiationsThe leaders of 18 countries including the US and the UK have called on Hamas to free Israeli and dual-national hostages held in Gaza.“The fate of the hostages and the civilian population in Gaza, who are protected under international law, is of international concern,” they said. “We strongly support the ongoing mediation efforts in order to bring our people home.” Continue reading
Fatah, the "moderate" ruling party of the Palestinian Authority, has admitted on live television that Hamas steals humanitarian aid and kills aid workers in the Gaza Strip.
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant discussed efforts to increase the amount of humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. Blin
The American hostage is featured along with Israeli hostage Omri Miran, who have both been in captivity for more than 200 days.
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a further attempt at psychological warfare, Hamas released Saturday another video featuring two of the kidnapped hostages in their hands. The two, Keith Segal and Omri Miran, are seen for the first time, apparently in a clip taken this week, and voice their awareness of recent demonstrations advocating for their release. […]
Aviva Siegel tells the BBC of the brutal conditions she, Keith and others faced in Hamas captivity.
Hamas released a video today showing two hostages alive as it studied Israel’s latest proposal for a cease-fire, in an apparent bid to increase pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to call off a major offensive that would deepen the war in Gaza.
Hamas released new footage of hostages on Saturday. The undated video is the first time the captives, Omri Miran and American Israeli Keith Siegal, have been seen since they were taken by Hamas on October 7th. NBC News’ Meagan Fitzgerald has family reaction and the mounting push to bring the hostages home.
Pictures released by US central command come after satellite photos showed US navy ship offshore with floating platform being built alongside itSee all of our Israel-Gaza coverageThe US military has released pictures it says show that a pier to help bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip is now under construction.The images show what appears to be a large metal construction with workers in military uniform dotted along the floating platforms. Continue reading
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will step up efforts to secure a truce in Gaza during meetings in the Middle East on Monday, in what could be a final chance to persuade Israel to call off an attack on Rafah.
The World Central Kitchen aid organization said on Sunday it would resume operations in the Gaza Strip four weeks after seven of its staff members died in an Israeli aerial attack. "We have been forced to make a decision: stop feeding altogether during one of the worst hunger crises ever, ending our operation that accounted for 62 percent of all international non-governmental organization aid, or keep feeding knowing that aid, aid workers, and civilians are being intimidated and killed," World...
A video of Israeli hostages Keith Siegel and Omri Miran was released by Hamas’ military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, on Saturday. In the video, Siegel, 64, and Miran, 47, spoke about not being able to celebrate Passover with their loved ones because they are in Hamas captivity. This is the second video of Israeli hostages Hamas has shared this week, having released a video of Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Wednesday. NBC News has not been able to independently verify when or where the...