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'Hamas will pay': Joe Biden after Israel troops recover bodies of 6 Gaza hostages, including Israeli American Goldberg-Polin

Sep 01, 2024, at 09:14 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden Sunday said Hamas will have to pay for its crimes after Israel’s military recovered the bodies of six hostages, including Israeli American Goldberg-Polin, from a Gaza strip tunnel, shortly after they were brutally killed, media reports said.

Israel military recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza Strip tunnel

Sep 01, 2024, at 07:27 pm

Jerusalem: Israel military Saturday recovered the bodies of six hostages, held by Hamas, from a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, where they were killed not long before the troops reached.

Israel-Gaza conflict: IDF rescues bodies of six hostages who were in Hamas captivity

Aug 20, 2024, at 11:38 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday said the bodies of six hostages, who were taken into custody during the October 7 attack, have been recovered during an oversight military operation in  Khan Younis.

Israel-Hamas conflict: IDF says four hostages recovered from Gaza

Jun 09, 2024, at 12:27 am

The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said four hostages were rescued alive from Hamas captivity while conducting a daylight operation in Gaza.

Israel Defense Forces confirms death of four more hostages in Hamas captivity

Jun 04, 2024, at 01:27 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday (June 3, 2024) announced four more people, who were taken as hostages by the Hamas group during the October 7 attack, have died.

Israel pulls out troops from Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital

Apr 01, 2024, at 08:36 pm

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday (April 1, 2024) said it has withdrawn its troops from Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital, two weeks after it was raided.

Armed man holds several people hostage inside Dutch cafe, three released so far

Mar 30, 2024, at 11:28 pm

An armed man took several persons hostage at a cafe in the Dutch town of Ede on Saturday, media reports said.

Cairo talks for Gaza truce 'difficult', says Egyptian official

Mar 06, 2024, at 02:34 pm

There are difficulties in the negotiations hosted by Egypt to reach a truce between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Gaza Strip, Egypt's Al-Qahera News TV reported Tuesday.

UN report shows 'clear and convincing information' that hostages held by Hamas in Gaza subjected to sexual violence, rape

Mar 05, 2024, at 04:21 pm

Following a 17-day visit to Israel, the UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict reported on Monday (March 4, 2024) that she and a team of experts had found “clear and convincing information” of rape and sexualized torture being committed against hostages seized during the 7 October terror attacks.

Hamas demands release of 3,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel

Feb 04, 2024, at 07:41 pm

Gaza: Hamas has demanded the release of 3,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel during the indirect talks on a fresh pause to fighting in the Gaza Strip, Al Arabiya news channel reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with the talks.

Palestine-Israel crisis: IDF says it 'mistakenly' killed three hostages in Gaza

Dec 16, 2023, at 02:37 pm

The Israel Defence Forces on Friday said it 'mistakenly' killed three hostages during its campaign in Gaza.

Several hostages, including grandfather and a kindergarten teacher, killed in Hamas captivity

Dec 02, 2023, at 04:05 pm

Several hostages, including an elderly grandfather and a female kindergarten teacher, have died in Hamas captivity, confirmed Israel Defense Forces on Friday.

Israel-Gaza crisis: 10 Israeli hostages, 4 Thai nationals released by Hamas during six-day truce

Nov 30, 2023, at 02:16 pm

At least 10 Israeli hostages and four Thai nationals were released by Hamas members on the sixth day of the temporary truce.

Israel-Gaza crisis: Hamas releases 12 more hostages amid extended truce

Nov 29, 2023, at 03:02 pm

Ten Israeli nationals and two Thai hostages have been released by Hamas during the first day of the two-day extended truce on Tuesday (November 28, 2023).

Twenty-four hostages released on first day of Israel-Hamas truce

Nov 25, 2023, at 03:10 pm

Twenty-four hostages, including 13 Israeli nationals, have been released as a part of the temporary truce reached between Israel and Hamas, media reports said.

Fifty hostages to be released after Israeli Cabinet okays temporary ceasefire deal with Hamas

Nov 22, 2023, at 03:23 pm

The Israeli cabinet has approved an agreement to secure the release of 50 hostages who were kidnapped during the October 7 attacks by Hamas.

Israel-Hamas conflict: IDF shares video footage of hostages taken inside Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza

Nov 20, 2023, at 07:48 pm

Israel Defense Forces on Sunday released a video which showed hostages being taken to Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital following the deadly attack conducted by Hamas on October 7.

Pakistan: Police checkpoint attacked in Turbat, three cops kidnapped

Nov 17, 2023, at 07:51 pm

Armed men attacked a police checkpoint in Pakistan's Turbat region on Wednesday and kidnapped three constables.

Israel-Hamas conflict: Body of 65-year-old woman hostage found close to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza

Nov 17, 2023, at 02:53 pm

The Israeli Defence Forces on Friday (November 17, 2023) said they have recovered the body of a 65-year-old hostage, who was abducted by Hamas members on October 7, close to the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.

Over half of Hamas hostages hold foreign nationality, confirms Israel

Oct 27, 2023, at 05:13 am

Jerusalem/IBNS/UNI: At least 138 people out of an estimated 220 taken hostage by Hamas and held in Gaza are of foreign nationality, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.

At least 100 held hostage by Hamas in Gaza: Israel

Oct 09, 2023, at 02:18 am

The Israeli government has confirmed that at least 100 of its citizens are currently held captive in Gaza.

Hostage situation unfolds in Amsterdam Apple store

Feb 23, 2022, at 06:32 am

Netherlands/IBNS: The Amsterdam Police Tuesday confirmed that an ongoing robbery turned hostage situation is occurring at the Apple Store located in Leidseplein.

Hostage-taker in France's Le Havre Detained by Police – Reports

Aug 07, 2020, at 02:52 pm

Moscow/Sputnik: French police have detained a man, who took hostages in a bank in the city of La Havre, French media reported.

Afghanistan: Taliban clash kills Samangan NDS director, six other security force members

Oct 16, 2018, at 12:48 pm

Kabul, Oct 16 (IBNS): At least seven people, including the National Directorate of Security (NDS) director of Samangan province, have been killed in a clash with the Taliban militants in Afghanistan.

Nangarhar gunmen attack: 10 killed, 10 others injured

Jul 11, 2018, at 03:38 pm

Kabul, July 11 (IBNS): At least 10 people were  killed and an equal number of people injured as unknown gunmen stormed the education department building in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Wednesday morning.

Afghanistan: Unknown gunmen storm education department building in Nangarhar, take hostages

Jul 11, 2018, at 12:17 pm

Kabul, July 11 (IBNS): Many have been taken hostage in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province after unknown gunmen stormed the education department building on Wednesday morning.

Gunman, three hostages found dead at California veteran's home

Mar 10, 2018, at 07:21 pm

Sacramento, Mar 10 (IBNS): A gunman and the three women he took hostage at California's largest veteran's home, were found dead after hours long standoff, local reports said.

Dhaka hostage crisis: 20 foreigners, 6 terrorists killed

Jul 02, 2016, at 10:04 pm

Dhaka, July 2 (IBNS): The Bangladeshi Army on Saturday said that 20 foreigners were killed by heavily armed terrorists suspected to belong to terror outfit ISIS after being taken hostage at a restaurant in the capital city Dhaka on Friday evening.

Florida Pulse gay club attacked, several taken hostage

Jun 12, 2016, at 08:09 pm

Florida, Jun 12 (IBNS): A good number of people have been taken hostage while some were shot at on Sunday morning at a gay nightclub in Orlando city of Florida, media reports said.