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Ninety Palestinian prisoners released in hostage exchange deal
Ninety Palestinian prisoners were released in exchange for the three Israeli hostages released earlier today, the Israel Prison Service announced early Monday morning.
Go to the full article >>Hostage release in photos
The day that Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher returned home to Israel in photos.
Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher returned home to Israel on Sunday to joyful crowds and tearful loved ones.
A beacon of light in the darkness
Israelis across the country celebrated the three women's release with joyful watch parties and tears of relief.
Sheba Medical Center: Medical condition of hostages allows focus on uniting with families
The medical condition of hostages Emily Damari, Romi Gonen, and Doron Steinbrecher allows the focus on the unification with their families, doctors at the Sheba Medical Center said on Sunday night following the release of the three from Hamas captivity.
"Their condition allows us to focus on the most important thing, which is their reunion with their families, and to postpone delving into medical issues by a few hours," the doctors said.
"We are with them and their families, providing close and thorough support. We are embarking on this journey with them and will continue until the last hostage is returned."
'Technical issues' in Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal are 'just the beginning,' source says
The ceasefire and hostage deal's next test will be whether Israel will get the list on Friday before the next round of hostage releases is set to be carried out on Saturday.
"Technical issues" that brought about a delay to the implementation of the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal on Sunday morning are "just the beginning," a source involved in today's efforts to return the three hostages told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday evening.
Go to the full article >>Doctors may face dietary challenges with freed hostages after almost 500 days
With the hostages now in Israel's custody, one of the main concerns is preventing life-threatening complications such as salt imbalances and refeeding syndrome.
With the hostages now in Israel's custody, one of the main concerns is preventing life-threatening complications such as salt imbalances and refeeding syndrome. Therefore, the nutrition protocol for the released hostages will be implemented gradually and meticulously, to ensure that deficiencies are addressed.
Go to the full article >>How the freed hostages need to eat in the coming hours
With the hostages now in Israel's custody, one of the main concerns is preventing life-threatening complications such as salt imbalances and refeeding syndrome.
With the hostages now in Israel's custody, one of the main concerns is preventing life-threatening complications such as salt imbalances and refeeding syndrome. Therefore, the nutrition protocol for the released hostages will be implemented gradually and meticulously, to ensure that deficiencies are addressed.
Go to the full article >>'Technical issues' in Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal are 'just the beginning,' source says
The ceasefire and hostage deal's next test will be whether Israel will get the list on Friday before the next round of hostage releases is set to be carried out on Saturday.
"Technical issues" that brought about a delay to the implementation of the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal on Sunday morning are "just the beginning," a source involved in today's efforts to return the three hostages told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday evening.
Go to the full article >>Released hostages arrive at hospital with mothers
The three released hostages have landed at a hospital, where they will be receive medical treatment and be reunited with their families, the IDF announced on Sunday.
The IDF, ISA, the Mossad, and Israeli health authorities are ready to continue receiving additional hostages and are operating to bring home all the hostages, the statement said.
My brother is gone but Romi is alive: Bereaved journalist lauds hostage deal
Sherki emphasized that he thinks the deal to bring the hostages back is the right thing.
The thought that the terrorist who killed his brother and is set to be released in the hostage deal will "sit in fresh air in Turkey and eat a kabab is impossible to grasp," reporter Yair Sherki said on Channel 12 on Saturday.
"It's known that there is an inherent injustice in this situation, but I can't stand the fact that [his sentence] is being shortened so that it has not even been a decade since the murder, and the terrorist is already being set free," he added.
Go to the full article >>Hamas spokesman says group committed to ceasefire but blames Israel for delays
“Our goal from the start of this Zionist aggression and genocidal war against our people has been to reach an agreement to end it."
Hamas spokesman Abu Ubaida reaffirmed the group’s commitment to the ceasefire agreement and its terms while accusing Israel of jeopardizing progress by failing to meet its obligations.
Go to the full article >>Israel at War: What you need to know
- Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
- Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
- 94 hostages remain in Gaza.
- 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
- The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
- The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.
- Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire on January 17, 2025
- 735 terrorists that will be released as part of the hostage deal