Family handouts From left to right: Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher A daughter described as “at her happiest when she dances” will be among the three Israeli women due to be released after 471 days held hostage by Hamas. Romi Gonen, 24, was among those captured by the militant group as she tried…
A senior Hamas official has shared with the BBC a list of 34 hostages that the Palestinian group says it is willing to release in the first stage of a potential ceasefire agreement with Israel. It is unclear how many hostages remain alive. Among those named are 10 women and 11 older male hostages aged…
An investigation by the Israeli military has found that the actions of their forces on the ground likely influenced the killing of six hostages in Gaza in August by Hamas. It said the “ground activities in the area, although gradual and cautious, had a circumstantial influence on the terrorists’ decision to murder the six hostages”….
