Hamas tells negotiators it doesn’t have 40 Israeli hostages needed for first round of ceasefire

US officials believe most Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity are dead

Six months after Hamas abducted more than 250 people, U.S. officials believe a majority of the hostages still held by Hamas are dead, according to information received during cease-fire talks on Wednesday, April 10. The information comes after Israelis began protesting in Tel Aviv the week of April 1, chanting and marching as cease-fire talks fell apart. The protesters carried images of their loved ones still held captive by Hamas and pressured…

Qatar, the United States and Egypt propose a truce of six weeks and the release of 42 hostages held in Gaza, in exchange for several hundred Palestinian prisoners.

According to a senior member of Islamist Hamas, the fate of the Israeli hostages abducted and held in the Gaza Strip in early October 2023 can only be clarified during a ceasefire. Part of the negotiations is to reach an agreement on a ceasefire “to have enough time and security to collect final and more accurate data on the captured Israelis,” Basem Naim, a member of Hamas' political bureau, wrote on Telegram on Thursday evening. Hostages in th…

Gaza war: We don’t have 40 hostages who meet exchange criteria - Hamas to Israel

Hamas has said it does not have 40 captives who are still alive who meet the “humanitarian” criteria for a proposed hostages-for-prisoners ceasefire agreement with Israel. This claim made at the weekend was confirmed by a senior Israeli official during talks in Cairo. The militant group said it does not have 40 hostages in Gaza who meet the exchange criteria, according to the Guardian UK. Ceasefire talks have focused on a US-backed proposal of a…

Families of Israeli hostages clash with police amid failure to reach swap deal

Hamas demands end to offensive on Gaza for any hostage-prisoner swap deal with Israel - Anadolu Ajansı

Hamas says it doesn't have 40 living Israeli hostages necessary for ceasefire deal

Hamas has told international mediators it can't identify 40 living hostages who meet the requirements for a U.S.-backed ceasefire deal as American and Israeli officials increasingly fear most of the people still held captive may already be dead.  #Hamas #Israel #Gaza #Hostages #ceasefire #IsraelHamaswar