Sixty Israeli hostages and 180 Palestinian prisoners have been released so far under truce deal. Cape Town, South Africa: A senior Hamas official said on Wednesday the Islamist movement was ready to release all the Israeli soldiers it is holding captive in exchange for all Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, amid negotiations to extend a […]
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have killed more than 8,000 people. New Delhi: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that the war against Hamas in Gaza will be “long and difficult”, describing the situation as an “existential test” for Israel. Here are 10 points on this big story: “This is the second stage of the […]
Hamas’s leader Yahya Sinwar said they are ready to conduct an immediate prisoner exchange Gaza Strip: Hamas’s leader in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, said Saturday that the Palestinian militant group was ready for an “immediate” prisoner swap with Israel. “We are ready to conduct an immediate prisoner exchange deal that includes the release of […]
Qatar has been in touch with Hamas officials in Doha and Gaza. (File) Doha/Gaza: Qatari mediators have held urgent calls with Hamas officials to try to negotiate freedom for Israeli women and children seized by the terrorist group and held in Gaza in exchange for the release of 36 Palestinian women and children from Israel’s […]
Joe Biden has imposed new sanctions on Iran’s intelligence ministry (File) Washington: The United States on Monday confirmed a prisoner swap with Iran and said that President Joe Biden had granted clemency to five Iranians jailed or awaiting trial for non-violent crimes. A US official said that seven US citizens were on a Qatari plane […]
Iran described the deal as a prisoner swap. Washington: Iran has moved five Americans from jail to house arrest, officials and family members said Thursday, in the first step of a delicate deal that would unfreeze billions of dollars in Iranian funds and allow the prisoners to leave the Islamic republic. The progress on the […]
A video showed soldiers wrapped in Ukrainian flags posing for pictures and shouting “Glory to Ukraine” Kyiv: Russia and Ukraine carried out the latest in a series of prisoner exchanges on Monday, with 22 Ukrainian soldiers returning home, a senior Ukrainian official said. Andriy Yermak, the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s office, said the released […]
