A hostage situation at a Brooklyn check cashing store by a lone gunman ended peacefully Saturday night after a few tense hours after the gunman surrendered. Police said the gunman entered the money transfer store- check cashing and money exchange store about 7:45 p.m., initially posing as a customer, then announced a robbery, displaying a […]
This embedded content is not available in your region. Four hostages have been rescued by the Israeli military from central Gaza, in an operation that was weeks in the planning. For Israelis it brought celebration and relief. For Palestinians it brought more suffering, with hospitals saying dozens of people – including children – were killed […]
New details about Israel’s bold rescue of four hostages are coming to light with the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) describing the daytime operation as a “high-risk, complex mission” that was “surgical” in its precision. The mission was planned for weeks using “precise intelligence” and took place at around 11 a.m. local time in the heart […]
By Rami Amichay Hannah Confino EIN GEDI, Israel (Reuters) – Living in temporary accommodation in the desert above the Dead Sea, nine-year-old Emily Hand and her father Thomas slowly recover from an ordeal that has upended their lives as the Gaza war rages. Emily, a dual Irish-Israeli citizen, was kidnapped by Hamas militants on Oct. […]
This is the moment a 25-year-old Israeli woman taken hostage by Hamas was reunited with her father after eight months in captivity. Footage posted on social media showed Noa Argamani embracing her father after being rescued by IDF troops in a daring raid on Saturday. Ms Argamani was kidnapped along with her boyfriend Avinatan Or […]
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has described the release of four Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip on Saturday as an “important sign of hope.” Writing on X, he said this was “especially true for the many families in Israel who continue to fear for their loved ones. “Four hostages are now free. Hamas must finally […]
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s centrist war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has delayed a statement he was due to give later on Saturday in which he was widely expected to announce his resignation from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s emergency government. Last month, Gantz presented the conservative prime minister with a June 8 deadline to come up with […]
A man who had gone missing and presumed to have been taken hostage by Hamas during their 7 October attack has been found dead in his village, the Israeli military said on Monday. The body of Dolev Yehud, 35, was recovered from the border village where he lived and identified, the military said, adding that […]
The Israeli military has said the body of a presumed hostage was found in a community near the Gaza border that Hamas militants attacked on October 7. Dolev Yehud, 35, was thought to be among scores of hostages held in Gaza until Monday, when the military announced the discovery of his body. They said he […]
Thousands of Israelis rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday to demand acceptance of a ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden, with many fearing the premier would reject the proposal. Israeli and US flags dotted the crowd in the central plaza they have dubbed Hostages Square, alongside banners urging: “Bring them home!” […]
Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas have called for all parties to immediately accept a proposal detailed by US President Joe Biden. The deal would end the nearly eight-month-long war and bring their relatives home, but Israel’s government said conditions for a ceasefire still must be met. Mr Biden outlined a three-phase deal on […]
Families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas have called for all parties to immediately accept a proposal detailed by US President Joe Biden. The deal would end the nearly eight-month-long war and bring their relatives home, but Israel’s government said conditions for a ceasefire still must be met. Mr Biden outlined a three-phase deal on […]