"hostages"

Manipur Chief Minister Yumnam Khemchand Singh said security forces are conducting search and combing operations to trace hostages abducted by armed groups in Kangpokpi and Senapati districts. Four suspects have been arrested, while authorities continue investigations into the abductions following recent ethnic violence

Israel confirmed that remains returned by Hamas from Gaza do not match any of the hostages killed during the 2023 attack. With two hostages still in Gaza, both sides near completing the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire

Hamas released seven hostages as part of a major ceasefire deal with Israel after two years of war in Gaza. The agreement includes exchanging 20 hostages for 1,900 Palestinian prisoners, while global leaders, including Trump, discuss Gaza’s postwar future

Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz reviewed plans for a full-scale takeover of Gaza City, approved by the security Cabinet. The operation aims to defeat Hamas, rescue hostages, and end the conflict, drawing warnings from Hamas and Israeli opposition over potential human and financial costs.

Israel’s Mossad chief, David Barnea, visited Doha to discuss a Gaza hostage deal with Qatar’s Prime Minister. Israel said phased releases are off the table, now seeking a full deal to free all hostages amid ongoing military operations in Gaza.

Hundreds arrested as pro-Palestinian rallies and hostage release march intensify tensions in UK

"The Prime Minister issued an instruction for the continuation of the steps to advance the release of our hostages," the office said on Wednesday in a statement.

"Tonight I'm going to be signing on the J6 hostages, pardons, to get them out," Trump said, using a shorthand for people charged with crimes for their alleged actions on January 6, 2021

In Tel Aviv, thousands of people gathered to watch the news on large screens erupted in cheers

Says it can't continue to mediate “as long as there is refusal to negotiate a deal in good faith”, "Hamas political office no longer serves its purpose” in Doha

Al Jazeera said the accusations were “fabricated” and “part of a wider pattern of hostility” toward the pan-Arab network

Says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli army alone "bear full responsibility for the deaths of prisoners"

Israeli negotiators to resume talks next week on ceasefire, hostage exchange deal with Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister's comments spark uproar from families of hostages held by Hamas

About 80 hostages in Gaza are believed to be alive, alongside the remains of 43 others

Says around 100 hostages are still captive in Gaza, along with the bodies of around 30 more

On Tuesday night, the Foreign Ministry announced the agreement, achieved through collaboration with France.

IDF has notified the families of 203 hostages in Gaza who were taken captive after the October 7 Hamas attack.