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Israeli Hostages, Palestinian Prisoners Set For Release After Truce Crisis

Gaza militants are due to release three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 369 Palestinians in Israeli custody, the sixth swap of a truce that came close to collapse this week.

International Business Times · Feb 15, 2025

In Israel, dread and rage haunt the streets. Netanyahu is exploiting that

When I visited Israel this week, it seemed time had stood still since 7 October. I saw pain and grief, but little sign of hope, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025

Latest Israeli hostages to be freed named amid uncertainty over truce

Iair Horn, Sasha Troufanov and Sagui Dekel-Chen due to be exchanged for 369 Palestinian prisoners

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025

Arab mediators scramble to save Gaza ceasefire as Israel bolsters troop numbers

Both sides accuse other of violating terms of truce, but Hamas says there are ‘positive signals’ hostage exchange will go ahead

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025

French President Macron denounces Trump's Gaza takeover plan: 'The right answer is not a real estate operation'

President Donald Trump wants to remake Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East,” and he wants Jordan and Egypt to take in Palestinians.

Fortune · Feb 12, 2025

Hamas faces hard choice over next hostage release as ceasefire falters

Delay will probably mean return to fighting, but releasing more hostages could force talks on next stage of ceasefire

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025

Will the Gaza ceasefire hold? Where does Trump’s takeover proposal stand? Expert Q&A

As the deadline approaches for the end of phase one of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, the likelihood of the agreement making it to the scheduled second phase on March 1 look increasingly remote. Middle East expert, Scott Lucas, addresses the key questions.

The Conversation · Feb 12, 2025

First Thing: Fears grow for Israel-Gaza ceasefire as Netanyahu threatens to resume war

Netanyahu says fighting will resume if Hamas does not release hostages by Saturday. Plus, Musk finally questioned by reporters over Doge

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025

New Push To Salvage Gaza Truce

Mediators Qatar and Egypt were pushing to resolve a crisis in the Gaza ceasefire Wednesday, a Palestinian source told AFP, after Israel and the United States told Hamas to release hostages this weekend or face a return to war.

International Business Times · Feb 12, 2025

Hamas ‘monsters’ will feel full force of the military if hostages not released, Israeli minister warns

Exclusive: Deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel, a possible future ambassador to the UK, also defended Trump’s plan for US to take over Gaza for ‘thinking outside the box’, in an interview with The Independent

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025