Three captives in Gaza, 369 Palestinians held by Israel to be released Palestinian group in Gaza says a total of 369 prisoners held in Israeli jails are expected to be released on Saturday. Al Jazeera · Feb 14, 2025
Hostages freed from Gaza painfully piece together a changed world After nearly 500 days in captivity in Gaza, with little access to media, recently freed hostages have many questions The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025
American-Israeli Dad Next to Be Freed By Hamas Was Taken From Kibbutz That Israel 'Forgot' to Defend Sagui Dekel Chen is one of the three hostages to be released next Latin Times · Feb 14, 2025
Israel Announces Names Of Hostages To Be Released Saturday Israel announces release of three hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners under ceasefire deal. ICRC expresses concern over conditions of hostages. Top News · Feb 14, 2025
Middle East latest: 3 Israeli men named as latest to be freed in hostage release The families of Israeli hostages still held by the Hamas militant group have released the names of three hostages expected to be freed on Saturday The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025
‘Who is Trump to decide our fate?’: takeover threat adds to uncertainty in Gaza Palestinians say the US president will never succeed in his plan to force them from their homes to build a ‘Riviera’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025
First Thing: Zelenskyy and Vance to meet after Macron warns not to ‘capitulate’ to Russia European leaders to put pressure on US vice-president to involve them in talks over Ukraine. Plus, Texas judge fines New York doctor for mailing abortion pills The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025
Trump’s Gaza plan unites jihadist and far-right circles, experts warn Trump’s threat to take over Gaza is galvanizing two of the most dangerous and organized extremist movements The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2025
Middle East crisis: Hamas announces further details of Israelis it will free this weekend – as it happened Israel warned Thursday that Hamas must release three living hostages this weekend or face a resumption of the war in Gaza The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025
Hamas Expected To Name Israeli Hostages It Will Free This Weekend Hamas was expected Friday to name three hostages it will release this weekend as part of a planned exchange for Palestinian prisoners, local media said, after days of uncertainty in which Israel threatened to scrap a nearly month-old Gaza ceasefire deal. International Business Times · Feb 14, 2025
AP PHOTOS: Palestinians return to homes and lives turned inside out by Gaza’s destruction The Nassar family managed to assemble a semblance of their home’s old living room. A sofa and some chairs survived, along with a small table they can gather around to eat. The room’s wall had been almost entirely blown away, so they hung sheets over the gaping hole, hiding the… The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025
Palestinian booksellers decry detention by Israeli police over ‘public disorder’ Mahmoud and Ahmed Muna remain under house arrest until Sunday, despite lack of evidence against them The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025
Hamas To Release Three More Israeli Hostages Former Hamas hostage Daniella Gilboa was coerced into faking her death for propaganda, sparking outrage in Israel. President Trump issued a deadline for th... Top News · Feb 13, 2025
What we learned from Trump and Putin’s phone call – editor’s briefing Annalena Baerbock, the German foreign minister, spoke for much of the European diplomatic community when she reacted to news of Donald Trump’s phone chat with Vladimir Putin: “This is the way the Trump administration operates,” she declared. “This is not how others do foreign policy, but this is now the… The Conversation · Feb 13, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025 Israel says it will stick to agreed hostage demands after Trump causes confusion Government says it will follow ceasefire agreement as long as Hamas releases three hostages on Saturday
Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2025 Hamas says three captives to be released amid ceasefire deal collapse fears Hamas says it will release captives according to truce timeline after Israeli violations and fears deal would not hold.
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025 Hamas says hostage release to go ahead amid fears fragile ceasefire deal will collapse Mediators have been scrambling to salvage the ceasefire after the militant group previously said it would not hand over three more hostages this weekend as planned
Reason · Feb 13, 2025 The War on Bureaucracy Plus: Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, padlocked playgrounds, and more...
Al Jazeera · Feb 13, 2025 Trump’s Gaza ‘plan’: What it is, why it’s unworkable and globally rejected We examine Trump’s proposal for Gaza, his statements and the responses it has generated.
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025 Stormzy faces backlash for McDonald’s collaboration after pro-Israel claims ‘Vossi Bop’ rapper has faced criticism from pro-Palestine supporters boycotting the fast food chain’s alleged support of Israel
The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025 Middle East latest: Hamas says 3 Israeli hostages will be freed on Saturday as planned The militant Hamas group says it will free three Israeli hostages as planned, in a reversal of its previous announcement and raising the prospect of resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip
Latin Times · Feb 13, 2025 Hamas Says Committed To Truce As Mediators Push For Israeli Hostage Release Palestinian sources reported progress in efforts to salvage the ceasefire which was plunged into uncertainty after Hamas warned it would not release hostages on Saturday, citing Israeli violations.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025 First Thing: Trump-Putin call ‘not a betrayal’ of Ukraine, insists Hegseth President causes alarm in rush to secure peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv, saying Ukraine ‘unlikely’ to get much land back or join Nato. Plus, how dating apps ignore reports of rape
Salon · Feb 13, 2025 GOP's sole purpose in Congress: disinfo Do taxpayers need to pay 218 full-time GOP representatives whose only job is making up hysterical lies?
Top News · Feb 13, 2025 Hamas To Release Israeli Hostages After Positive Talks Hamas confirms release of Israeli hostages following positive discussions with mediators amid Gaza ceasefire dispute.