Representative Image (File picture) Hamas is set to release five hostages, including American-Israeli Edan Alexander, in a renewed ceasefire offered by Egypt. The terror group has agreed to release five hostages, abducted during its October 7, 2023, attack, in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire spanning the Eid al-Fitr holiday and continuing through Passover, officials told … Read more
Day after Pakistan’s military declared an end to the Jaffar Express hostage crisis after a two-day standoff, the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) has refuted the claim, asserting that it still holds hostages and remains engaged in battle with security forces.The Pakistan army on Wednesday night stated that all 33 attackers were killed, and more than … Read more
<p>The train, Jaffar Express, was traveling from Quetta in Balochistan province to Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when it came under attack. (Image credits: IANS)<br><br></p> ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military said on Wednesday night that its forces had killed all the “terrorists” who had hijacked the Jaffar Express train on Tuesday in the country’s restive southwestern Balochistan province … Read more
Hamas hands over Israeli hostages over to the Red Cross Hamas has handed over the first two of six Israeli hostages set to be freed on Saturday under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. The handover took place in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where masked and armed Hamas fighters brought the captives onto a stage before … Read more
Israel is bracing for a distressing moment as Hamas is set to return the bodies of four hostages, including three members of the Bibas family, on Thursday.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the loss, calling it “a very difficult day for the State of Israel – a heartbreaking day, a day of grief. We are … Read more
Hamas on Saturday freed three more hostages in the southern Gaza Strip for 183 Palestinian prisoners in the fourth round of exchanges, which is part of ceasefire deal between Israel and the Palestinian militant group. Israel and Hamas are scheduled to commence discussions next week regarding the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, aiming to … Read more
Israel’s justice ministry announced that it will begin releasing Palestinian prisoners starting Sunday, after the publication of a list of 95 prisoners to be freed as part of the first exchange for Israeli captives under the new Gaza ceasefire agreement. The release is subject to government’s approval of the ceasefire plan and will not take … Read more