Tag: hostage
Qatar, US announce Gaza truce, hostage release deal
Qatar and the United States announced Wednesday a ceasefire and hostage-release deal between Israel and Hamas, adding that they hoped it would pave the way for a permanent end to the war in Gaza.
Hamas says fate of hostage depends on Netanyahu
But both Hamas and Israel have repeatedly accused one another of seeking to derail the indirect talks.
Israel court says Netanyahu aide suspected of secrets leak
One claimed a document had been uncovered showing that then Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar -- later killed by Israel -- and the hostages in Gaza would be smuggled out of the territory into Egypt through the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border.
Israel sends Mossad chief to Qatar for Gaza hostage negotiations: sources
Israel believes dozens of hostages are still alive in Gaza and with the war taking an increasing human toll in the devastated Palestinian territory both sides face mounting international pressure to reach a deal.
Over 50 Malaysians held hostage by job scam syndicates in Cambodia
Two men revealed that there were among the dozens of Malaysians who were held hostage by international scam syndicates to work as scammers in Cambodia
