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All About Adam Boehler, Trump's Pick For US Hostage Affairs Envoy
US President-elect Donald Trump has named Adam Boehler as his administration's lead hostage negotiator at a time when the United States is seeking to secure the release of prisoners trapped in Gaza and other parts around the world.
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Hamas Says No Hostage-For-Prisoner Swap With Israel Unless Gaza War Ends
Hamas' acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in an interview with Al-Aqsa TV released on Wednesday that there would be no hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless the war in the Palestinian enclave ended.
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Egypt Proposes 2-Day Truce In Gaza With Limited Hostage-Prisoner Exchange
Egypt has proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in Gaza to exchange four Israeli hostages of Hamas for some Palestinian prisoners, Egypt's president said on Sunday as Israeli military strikes killed 45 Palestinians across the enclave.
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117 Freed, 70 Dead, But Fate Of 64 Hostages Still Held In Gaza Unknown
For Hamas, the hostages are key bargaining chips to negotiate a truce with Israel and seek the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
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Prisoners Take Hostages In Russian Jail, Second Incident Since June
Russian inmates on Friday took staff hostage at a prison colony in the southern Volgograd region, officials said, the second such incident in a Russian jail since June.
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Russian Prison Siege By ISIS Inmates Ends, Hostages Safe
Two prison officers have been taken hostage by Islamic State inmates in a jail in Rostov, southern Russia, the prison services announced Sunday.
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Hamas Says Ready For "Complete Agreement" If Israel "Stops War In Gaza"
Hamas said they informed ceasefire talks mediators that they are ready to reach a "complete agreement" including a comprehensive hostages/prisoners exchange deal if Israel "stops its war and aggression against people in Gaza".
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Inside Hamas Ceasefire Plan: Free Israeli Hostages, Palestinian Prisoners
Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the US that includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences, according to a proposal seen by Reuters.
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All About 40-Day Gaza Truce Draft Proposal Being Studied By Hamas
Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has received a draft proposal from Gaza truce talks in Paris for a pause in military operations and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages, a senior source close to the talks said on Tuesday.
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Palestine President Urges Hamas To "Quickly" Complete Prisoner Deal: Report
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas pressed the group Hamas on Wednesday to agree a Gaza deal quickly to avoid "dire consequences", the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
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All 136 Hostages Seized During Prison Riots In Ecuador Released: Officials
All 136 hostages seized during prison riots in Ecuador were freed on Saturday night, prison authorities said.
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Ecuador Says 178 Prison Guards, Staff Held Hostage By Gangs
Gangsters were holding 178 prison guards and staff hostage, officials in Ecuador said Thursday, as a standoff between security forces and organized crime reached fever pitch.
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For Palestinians Arrested Under Israeli occupation, A Childhood Disrupted
Fourteen-year-old Abdelrahman al-Zaghal was one of the youngest Palestinians released by Israel in exchange for hostages seized during the Oct. 7 Hamas-led raid on Israel.
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Israel, Qatar Set To Revive Talks Over Gaza Hostage Deal: Report
Israeli and Qatari officials were set to meet in Norway on Saturday in an effort to revive talks about the release of hostages held in Gaza in return for a ceasefire and the freeing of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel,
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Israel Bombs Gaza After Hamas' "No Hostage Will Leave Alive" Warning
Israel bombed southern Gaza's main city on Monday after Hamas warned no Israeli hostages would leave the territory alive unless its demands for prisoner releases were met.
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All About Adam Boehler, Trump's Pick For US Hostage Affairs Envoy
US President-elect Donald Trump has named Adam Boehler as his administration's lead hostage negotiator at a time when the United States is seeking to secure the release of prisoners trapped in Gaza and other parts around the world.
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Hamas Says No Hostage-For-Prisoner Swap With Israel Unless Gaza War Ends
Hamas' acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in an interview with Al-Aqsa TV released on Wednesday that there would be no hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless the war in the Palestinian enclave ended.
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Egypt Proposes 2-Day Truce In Gaza With Limited Hostage-Prisoner Exchange
Egypt has proposed an initial two-day ceasefire in Gaza to exchange four Israeli hostages of Hamas for some Palestinian prisoners, Egypt's president said on Sunday as Israeli military strikes killed 45 Palestinians across the enclave.
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117 Freed, 70 Dead, But Fate Of 64 Hostages Still Held In Gaza Unknown
For Hamas, the hostages are key bargaining chips to negotiate a truce with Israel and seek the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.
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Prisoners Take Hostages In Russian Jail, Second Incident Since June
Russian inmates on Friday took staff hostage at a prison colony in the southern Volgograd region, officials said, the second such incident in a Russian jail since June.
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Russian Prison Siege By ISIS Inmates Ends, Hostages Safe
Two prison officers have been taken hostage by Islamic State inmates in a jail in Rostov, southern Russia, the prison services announced Sunday.
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Hamas Says Ready For "Complete Agreement" If Israel "Stops War In Gaza"
Hamas said they informed ceasefire talks mediators that they are ready to reach a "complete agreement" including a comprehensive hostages/prisoners exchange deal if Israel "stops its war and aggression against people in Gaza".
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Inside Hamas Ceasefire Plan: Free Israeli Hostages, Palestinian Prisoners
Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the US that includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences, according to a proposal seen by Reuters.
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All About 40-Day Gaza Truce Draft Proposal Being Studied By Hamas
Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has received a draft proposal from Gaza truce talks in Paris for a pause in military operations and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages, a senior source close to the talks said on Tuesday.
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Palestine President Urges Hamas To "Quickly" Complete Prisoner Deal: Report
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas pressed the group Hamas on Wednesday to agree a Gaza deal quickly to avoid "dire consequences", the official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.
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All 136 Hostages Seized During Prison Riots In Ecuador Released: Officials
All 136 hostages seized during prison riots in Ecuador were freed on Saturday night, prison authorities said.
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Ecuador Says 178 Prison Guards, Staff Held Hostage By Gangs
Gangsters were holding 178 prison guards and staff hostage, officials in Ecuador said Thursday, as a standoff between security forces and organized crime reached fever pitch.
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For Palestinians Arrested Under Israeli occupation, A Childhood Disrupted
Fourteen-year-old Abdelrahman al-Zaghal was one of the youngest Palestinians released by Israel in exchange for hostages seized during the Oct. 7 Hamas-led raid on Israel.
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Israel, Qatar Set To Revive Talks Over Gaza Hostage Deal: Report
Israeli and Qatari officials were set to meet in Norway on Saturday in an effort to revive talks about the release of hostages held in Gaza in return for a ceasefire and the freeing of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel,
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Israel Bombs Gaza After Hamas' "No Hostage Will Leave Alive" Warning
Israel bombed southern Gaza's main city on Monday after Hamas warned no Israeli hostages would leave the territory alive unless its demands for prisoner releases were met.
