Around 100 living hostages remain in Hamas captivity, according to Israel
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
Palestinian militant group Hamas released Wednesday a video of an Israeli-American man held hostage in Gaza who is seen alive and saying that the captives are living "in hell". He identifies himself as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, one of the hostages abducted from the Nova music festival in southern Israel during
Khalil Al-Hayya did not say whether his apparent embrace of a two-state solution would amount to an end to the Palestinian conflict with Israel or an interim step toward the group's stated goal of destroying Israel.
Islamist group release new video apparently showing two hostages as UN warns famine thresholds will be breached within six weeksHamas has said it is studying the latest Israeli counterproposal regarding a potential ceasefire in Gaza, a day after media reports said a delegation from Egypt had arrived in Israel in an attempt to jumpstart stalled negotiations.The signs of renewed truce talks come as the UN warned that “famine thresholds in Gaza will be breached within the next six weeks” unless...
President Biden met at the White House Wednesday with Abigail Edan, a 4-year-old who was held by Hamas in Gaza and was released last November as part of a hostage deal. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters the meeting was a moment of joy, as well as a reminder for Biden of []
During a Wednesday afternoon protest at the University of Texas at San Antonio calling for a Gaza ceasefire, organizers were forced to halt chants several times due, saying school administrators imposed rules limiting their speech. During the three hour demonstration, organizers stopped the approximately 150 participant from chanting in Arabic and using slogans that explicitly mention Israel. Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) member Tori Ramirez said a UTSA administrator warned she...
Antisemitic incidents in the U.S. more than doubled last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League. In fact, some say there are families in the Jewish community that are torn on how or if to celebrate Passover this year.
Foreign secretary also calls on Arab states to accept that Hamas leaders responsible for 7 October attack must leave the territoryDavid Cameron has urged Hamas to agree to a deal for a sustained 40-day ceasefire in Gaza and the release of potentially thousands of hostages and prisoners.The foreign secretary also challenged Arab states to accept that the Hamas military leadership responsible for the attack on 7 October must leave Gaza. Continue reading
The teenage child of former Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield has been located safely after having run away from home, officials announced Sunday. Mint Butterfield, 16, was found in San Francisco at 11:30 p.m. local time Saturday, the Marin County Sheriff's Office said in a statement Sunday. Mint was last seen at home in Bolinas, California, on April 21 and was reported missing on the morning of April 22. Bolinas is about 30 miles northwest of San Francisco. San Francisco police found Mint in San...
The militant group says it's examining the latest Israeli suggestions for a cease-fire in Gaza, seven months into the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
The U.S. is on track to start delivering critical humanitarian aid into Gaza through a maritime corridor by early May and more details of the plan have been worked out, officials said. A senior military official said in a press call that construction and assembly of the pier in the Mediterranean Sea began Thursday off