Hamas says it will release Israeli hostages as planned amid fears over collapse of ceasefire
- Hamas announced it will release the next group of Israeli hostages as planned after Egyptian and Qatari mediators' involvement to 'remove all hurdles' related to the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to resume fighting if more hostages are not released by this weekend, following Hamas' accusation of Israel's failure to meet ceasefire terms.
- Hamas confirmed its commitment to follow the deal for prisoner exchanges according to the original timetable, indicating positive negotiation progress.
- President Donald Trump warned that if all hostages are not returned by Saturday, he would consider the ceasefire void and allow conflict to resume.
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Hamas names 3 more Israeli hostages set for release as Gaza ceasefire seems to hold
Hamas militants have named the next three hostages to be released as part of a ceasefire deal that had teetered in recent days amid a major dispute that raised the specter of fighting resuming in the Gaza Strip.


Washington Drops Ukraine, Israel Backs Down On Hamas Demands
The two big stories in the news today are the Trump administration saying Ukraine is going to have to give up territory and NATO ambitions in order to secure a peace deal, while Israel appears to retreat from its ceasefire standoff with Hamas. Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley): The two big stories in the news today are the Trump administration saying Ukraine is going to have to give up territory and NATO ambitions in or…
Hamas to free hostages on schedule, preserving ceasefire
Hamas said it would free hostages on Saturday as scheduled, backing down from a threatened indefinite delay that had cast doubt on the durability of the initial six-week Gaza ceasefire. At least three Israelis held by the Iran-backed group are due to be released in the next round of a phased exchange for hundreds of jailed Palestinians. Hamas had on Monday cited a series of Israeli truce violations, including a failure to deliver on humanitarian…
The fragile ceasefire in Gaza overcomes its biggest crisis in almost a month. Or, at least, it takes a breath of breath. After days of negotiations against the clock through the guarantors of the agreement, Hamas has confirmed that it will release three Israeli hostages alive this Saturday. On Monday it was surprised to announce that it would not do so, in retaliation for three weeks of “repeats and various” violations of the terms of the truce …
The Red Cross said on Friday that it was "very worried" about the fate of the hostages detained in the Gaza Strip, three of whom are due to be released on Saturday after the exchange of threats between Israel and Hamas, which raised fears about the resumption of the war.
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