US indicates number of living hostages released in deal’s 1st phase down following Hamas executions

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Final Hamas video of slain hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin should be a 'wake-up call,' parents say

A propaganda video released by Hamas on Thursday showing American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, one of six Hamas hostages killed last weekend in Gaza, should be an "immediate wake-up call to the world" to ... Read More

US considers deal with Hamas to release American hostages

Israeli forces have carried out more airstrikes in the West Bank while new protests rage across Israel, calling on a cease-fire and the release of the remaining hostages of Hamas. The U.S. is ... Read More

Hamas murders 6 more hostages – including an American. Biden must do more to save them.

As the war in Gaza rages on between Israel and Hamas, Jews in the United States and around the world continue to face blatant antisemitism. Read More

Politicians mourn hostages, express outrage at Hamas and renew calls for an end to the war

Politicians from both sides of the aisle mourned the deaths of the six hostages, including American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Read More

US Democrats urge Israel-Hamas ceasefire after dead hostages recovered

Several U.S. Democratic lawmakers renewed calls for an Israeli-Hamas ceasefire on Sunday in reaction to the killing of six hostages in a tunnel under Gaza, while Republicans criticized President Joe ... Read More

Top Hamas official says group is losing faith in US as mediator in Gaza cease-fire talks

A top Hamas official says the Palestinian militant group is losing faith in the United States ... hostages into Gaza. Israel responded with a devastating bombardment and ground invasion that has ... Read More

US official says Mideast mediators are preparing for implementation of cease-fire deal in advance

The mediators have spent months trying to hammer out a three-phase plan in which Hamas would release the hostages ... has tens of thousands of rockets, missiles and drones that the group says ... Read More

US, other leaders call for Israel and Hamas to hammer out cease-fire deal

"The time has come to conclude the ceasefire and hostages and ... significantly, says as mediators, if it's necessary, we're prepared to present between the three of us a final bridging proposal ... Read More

Blinken says Israel accepts US proposal to bridge Gaza impasse and urges Hamas to do the same

“The next important step is for Hamas to say ... that the United States has shown to our vital security interests, along with our shared efforts to release our hostages.” ... Read More

Blinken says Israel has agreed to US proposal to close remaining gaps on ceasefire deal and calls on Hamas to do the same

US Secretary ... hostages and which will enable the achieving of all of the war objectives.” At his news conference Monday, Blinken said he could not “speculate on exactly what Hamas’s ... Read More

A top Hamas official says the group is losing faith in the US as a mediator in Gaza cease-fire talks

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — A top Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group is losing faith in the United States’ ability ... how many hostages will be released during specific phases and ... Read More