Now, there are 24 hostages Israeli officials believe are still alive, while Hamas and its allies hold the bodies of 35 more. In January, after more than a year of fighting, Israel and Hamas agreed ...

About 250 people were seized during the Hamas-led terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that set off the devastating war in Gaza. More than 100 hostages ... in their bodies, doctors and ...

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations said Monday. To avoid a bloody ground invasion by the Jewish state, Hamas must release more than half of the 23 hostages believed to still be alive by ...

President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed late Sunday in a message to The Associated Press that Hamas had agreed ...

The families of the dead hostages in Gaza are growing increasingly afraid that their loved ones’ bodies will be impossible ... calling on Israel to do whatever it must to ensure the hostages ...

Israel and the US have pressed Hamas to accept a temporary truce in which it would immediately release several hostages in return for vague promises of talks on a more ... the bodies of at least ...

Netanyahu’s government was angered by U.S. direct talks with Hamas earlier this year — which led to a Hamas offer to release Alexander and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel ...

The far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said the more crucial goal was ensuring that Hamas no longer ruled the Gaza Strip. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from Jerusalem A far-right Israeli ...

More hungry children ... Most of the hostages have since been released in ceasefire agreements or other deals. Israel has rescued eight and recovered dozens of bodies. Israel’s offensive ...

Trump is chasing a major diplomatic breakthrough in brokering ties between Saudi Arabia and Israel, but Riyadh ... phase of the deal to allow for more hostages released in exchange for Palestinian ...

Families of deceased Israeli hostages plead for the return of bodies held by Hamas in Gaza Israeli authorities say Hamas is holding 24 living hostages in Gaza and the remains of roughly 35 more.