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Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages to Israel as dozens of Palestinians leave Israeli prison
Hamas handed over four dead hostages to the Red Cross early Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, days before the first phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will end.
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Israelis bid farewell to Shiri Bibas and her 2 sons killed in captivity in Gaza
Tens of thousands of Israelis have lined highways holding flags, orange balloons and signs saying “forgive us” in an outpouring of grief as the bodies of a mother and her two small sons who were killed in captivity in the Gaza Strip were taken for burial.
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Israel says Palestinian prisoners' release is delayed ‘until the release of the next hostages is guaranteed'
Israel says Palestinian prisoners’ release is delayed “until the release of the next hostages is guaranteed.”
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Hamas frees 6 hostages but questions cloud Gaza ceasefire's future
Hamas has released the last six living hostages expected under the first phase of its ceasefire with Israel with a week remaining.
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Body released by Hamas is Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, family says
Human remains returned by Hamas to Israel on Friday are those of hostage Shiri Bibas, her family said Saturday, two days after the Palestinian militant group returned the wrong body.
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Body returned by Hamas not that of Shiri Bibas, Israeli military says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge Friday after a body that Hamas released as part of the hostage exchange deal was found to not be that of an Israeli mother of two young boys, as the militants had promised. NBC’s Hala Gorani reports from Tel Aviv.
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Netanyahu decries release of wrong body, as Hamas pledges to investigate
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge Friday for what he described as a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ceasefire agreement after authorities determined that a body released by Hamas was not an Israeli mother of two small boys, as the militant group had promised.
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Bodies of youngest Hamas hostages returned to Israel — but their mother wasn't, IDF says
Hamas released the bodies of four Israeli hostages Thursday, parading four black caskets on a stage against a backdrop of propaganda slogans and behind white missiles spattered with red paint bearing the phrase “they were killed by USA bombs.”
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No injuries from Israeli bus explosions in suspected militant attack, police say
Israeli police have reported a series of explosions on three buses in central Israel in what they said appeared to be a militant attack.
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Hamas releases bodies of four Israeli hostages
Hamas militants released the bodies of four Israeli hostages Thursday, said to include a mother and her two children who have long been feared dead. NBC’s Hala Gorani reports from Tel Aviv.
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Hamas turns over the remains said to be of a mother and her 2 young children
The bodies presumed to be of the youngest Israelis held hostage by Hamas have been returned to Israel, dashing the hopes of a nation hoping for a happier ending.
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Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over four bodies
A senior Hamas leader says the militant group will release 6 living Israeli hostages on Saturday and the bodies of four others on Thursday.
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Hamas frees 3 hostages, Israel releases hundreds of prisoners as ceasefire holds
Hamas-led militants have released three male Israeli hostages, and Israeli forces began releasing hundreds of prisoners in return, indicating that the fragile ceasefire deal is holding.
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Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages as planned this weekend
Hamas says it will release the next group of three Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in Gaza.
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Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren't released Saturday
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in Gaza and directed troops to prepare to resume fighting if Hamas does not release more hostages on Saturday.
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Hamas suspends hostage release, says Israel isn't following ceasefire agreement
Hamas said Monday it was suspending the upcoming hostage release in the Gaza Strip, blaming Israel for not following the terms of a ceasefire agreement that paused the 15-month war in the Palestinian enclave.
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Hamas releases 3 frail-looking Israeli hostages for 183 Palestinian prisoners under Gaza ceasefire
The hostages’ emaciated condition and scenes of Hamas forcing them to speak in a staged release ceremony sparked outrage in Israel and could increase the pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to extend the ceasefire beyond its current six-week phase.
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Trump claims the US should take over Gaza
President Donald Trump said at an Oval Office meeting Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the U.S. should take control of the Gaza Strip.
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“It's all death”: Trump says Palestinians should leave Gaza
In a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said that Palestinians in Gaza should be relocated to a new homeland.
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Israel's Netanyahu heads to US to discuss ‘victory over Hamas' with Trump
Netanyahu is under mounting pressure from far-right governing partners to resume the war after the first phase of the ceasefire ends in early March.