Hamas militants have released five Thai farm workers after holding them captive for more than 15 months in Gaza, as part of a recently struck ceasefire and prisoner deal with the Israeli government.
There is a long road to recovery for Israeli hostages who were released from Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal. Experts say it will take time for the physical and psychological pain they and others experienced to heal.
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A planned six-week ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza began Sunday, bringing comfort and joy to both Israelis and Palestinians.Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners, while Hamas freed three female hostages.Many Israelis credit the agreement to Donald Trump, the incoming president of the United States.
A multi-phase ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will result in the release of some hostages that the militant group has been holding for more than a year. The agreement was hailed by President Joe Biden, who urged his successor, Donald Trump, to put it into effect.
According to a new analysis, Israel’s assault against Hamas militants in Gaza has claimed much more lives than the official figure.
Israel says its forces will not leave the Golan Heights border area until it is certain that the people living there will be safe. Israel has taken control of a buffer zone between Israel and Syria. The Druze, who make up half of these population, are concerned about what will happen to them and their families on the Syrian side of the border after Bashar al-Assad’s government’s fall.syria.
One of the world’s oldest continuously inhabited cities, Tyre in southern Lebanon, is now scarred by weeks of Israeli assault. Residents who were displaced are returning to a landscape of rubble and despair.
For the first time during a continual war, the human rights organization Amnesty International has accused Israel of committing acts of genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Many Israelis will remember 2024 as the year that over 100 Israeli hostages were held captive following their abduction by Hamas last year.Some anaylists say Israelis remain trapped in the horror of October 7 until the hostages are free.