Progressives double down on calls for cease-fire despite Israel-Hamas hostage deal
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), one of Biden’s most strident critics in favor of a cease-fire, was not satisfied with the pause in fighting and pointed…
Israel-Hamas hostage release, Gaza cease-fire on hold until Friday
1 of 6 | Flags fly at Ofer Prison, an Israeli security prison, in Giva'at Ze'ev in the West Bank near Ramallah on Wednesday. Israel…
EU leaders welcome Israel-Hamas temporary truce, hostage deal
European leaders on Wednesday applauded a temporary cease-fire deal struck overnight between Israel and Hamas, which includes a prisoner exchange for the release of 50…
Israel, Hamas agree to temporary cease-fire to free 50 hostages
TEL AVIV — Israel and Hamas said they have agreed on a temporary truce that would suspend their 47-day war to allow the release of 50…
Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijack Israeli-linked ship in Red Sea, take 25 crew members hostage
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office had blamed the Houthis for the attack on the Bahamas-flagged Galaxy Leader, a vehicle carrier affiliated with an Israeli…
Will John Fisher try to hold the Oakland Coliseum ‘hostage’?
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Oakland Coliseum, soon to be deserted by the Oakland Athletics, sits within an underdeveloped and overly industrial corridor within the city. Kevin…
Are Israel and Hamas nearing a ‘hostage’ deal? What to know | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel and Hamas are believed to be negotiating a deal to free dozens of people in Hamas captivity in exchange for a three-day ceasefire, according to…
Netanyahu: Israeli ground invasion ‘the one thing’ that might lead to a hostage deal
Israeli President Isaac Herzog was similarly tight-lipped on details, but said that Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. have all been involved. “There are talks, of…
Israel, Hamas at critical juncture in negotiations for hostage deal – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. TEL AVIV — Israeli officials are becoming guardedly optimistic that a hostage deal with…
U.S. falling short in diplomatic push with Israel, Arab world
WASHINGTON — Israel’s war with Hamas, which has killed thousands of people in a single month, is reverberating across the globe, roiling U.S. politics while sowing…
Hamburg airport hostage standoff ends with child freed, suspect arrested | Aviation News
The 18-hour drama started after a man drove his car through the airport gate with his four-year-old daughter inside. Police in Germany’s Hamburg city have…
Hamburg Airport hostage situation: Flights halted after gunman ‘rammed through gate with daughter, 4, & fired into air’
GERMAN police are dealing with a suspected hostage situation involving a child at Hamburg Airport, according to local authorities. The airport closed for all takeoffs…
Hamburg airport closes: armed man on tarmac, family hostage situation
Flights to and from Germany's Hamburg Airport were canceled after an armed man drove his vehicle onto the tarmac and fired at least one shot…
Thai official meets with Hamas in Iran to seek hostage release | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The backchannel talks took place in Tehran last week, but an agreement has yet to be secured. Muslim Thai officials have reported that they met…
Japanese police arrest man, 86, after shooting, hostage situation at post office
1 of 2 | Tsuneo Suzuki (R), the 86-year-old suspected gunman who has taken hostages and barricaded himself, is taken to a police station in…
Japan police arrest suspected gunman after hostage standoff | Gun Violence News
Authorities say the attack at a post office may be related to an earlier shooting at a hospital that wounded two people. Police in Japan…
As the Israeli army prepares to invade Gaza, Qatar has emerged as one of the most important players in the hostage crisis
Suddenly, Qatar is one of the most important countries in the world.The behind-the-scenes role Qatar is playing is a key factor in why the Israeli…
South African ‘hostage’ miners emerge from underground amid union dispute | Labour Rights News
One union alleges the mineworkers were ‘held hostage’ while another contends they were staging a ‘sit-in’ protest. More than 100 miners who had been underground…
Hamas releases two women held hostage after Egyptian-Qatari diplomacy | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Palestinian group says two women released for ‘humanitarian reasons and poor health grounds’. Two women held captive by Hamas in Gaza have been released, according…
Empty Shabbat tables symbolize Israelis held hostage in Gaza
1 of 3 | Families of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza welcome the Shabbat, the Jewish Sabbath, at a symbolic table with 203 empty…