For 72 days, over 130 hostages, including women, children, the elderly, and the severely injured, have been held in Hamas's captivity in the Gaza Strip, with at least 20 reported to have been murdered. Iran-backed Hamas is facing international pressure as top U.S. officials urge Israel to protect civilians and restart negotiations for the hostages' release. Israel has proposed a one-week ceasefire to Hamas in exchange for about 40 hostages. The terms of the deal are being discussed, with Israel showing flexibility on the ceasefire duration and the number of Palestinian prisoners to be exchanged. Qatari- and Egyptian-mediated talks are underway, and the UN Security Council is planning a vote on a ceasefire amid these diplomatic efforts. A Hamas delegation is expected to head to Cairo to discuss the truce and prisoner issues, while Hamas demands an immediate cease-fire. The hostages include citizens from 25 nations, with Americans among them, and there are global calls for their immediate release.
Hamas could end this today by surrendering and releasing the hostages. Demand that they do. https://t.co/TWQNKKlmyL
🚨BREAKING: POTENTIAL HOSTAGE DEAL Reports are coming in that a proposed deal includes the release of 30 to 40 hostages in exchange for the release of prominent prisoners. The deal would include a partial withdrawal from some areas, with a truce lasting from two weeks to a… https://t.co/YtOGaZZizg
Hopes rise that #Israel and #Hamas may be inching toward another truce and hostage-release deal in the #Gaza war, following talks in Europe and a visit to Egypt by the head of the Palestinian militant group. https://t.co/acIzeakun3
Israel wants Hamas to release 40 of the over 100 hostages still held in Gaza, including all remaining women & children abducted from Israel during Oct. 7 attacks, & elderly male hostages who need urgent medical treatment, Egyptian officials said. In return, Israeli military… https://t.co/ko4z4xVOfh
Israel Offers Week-Long Cease-Fire In Exchange For 40 Hostages In Latest Negotiations https://t.co/JNaJ0mS8oW https://t.co/wJSjTMtRsi
LIVE UPDATES: Israel offered 1-week pause for 40 hostages; Hamas demands 2 weeks, WSJ reports https://t.co/qKBBYpscvQ
Israel and Hamas recently relaunched indirect talks, mediated by Egypt and Qatar, aimed at securing another ceasefire. https://t.co/UUhv1ceI8v
Israel and Hamas recently relaunched indirect talks, mediated by Egypt and Qatar, aimed at securing another ceasefire https://t.co/UUhv1ceI8v
Israel has proposed a one-week cease-fire in exchange for dozens of hostages still being held by Hamas, Egyptian officials said https://t.co/M2dc6cCOyp https://t.co/M2dc6cCOyp
Diplomatic talks are reportedly under way to broker a second truce between Israel and Palestinian armed factions in Gaza, which would include the release of more captives from both sides https://t.co/0ZBXh7Z9oB
Hamas is holding over 130 hostages. At least 20 of them have been murdered in captivity. Hamas is holding babies, the elderly, women, children, and men. The war will end the day they are free and Hamas is defeated. #bringthemhomenow
Israel and Hamas appear open to a new round of hostage negotiations as global pressure mounts for a truce. https://t.co/hcQlyFZr2c
Israel has put forward a deal that could allow for the release of 40 hostages, including many women and children. https://t.co/kJE2NMMjyc
#Israel has put forward a ceasefire agreement to #Hamas, which would last one week in the #Gaza Strip, as part of a new deal aimed at the release of more than 30 hostages held by the Palestinian militia in the enclave, Axios reports. https://t.co/dRc47ae54I
Hostages from 25 nations are being held captive by Hamas. Today in Tel Aviv I visited with/ families of hostages including US citizens. These hostages are innocent civilians. It’s evil to hold them. Full stop. Bring them home. https://t.co/RuZ3oFhhEk
Israel reportedly considering ceasefire to free remaining hostages https://t.co/wVOLkowBus
International pressure => another ceasefire in Gaza? Israel offer: - One-week pause in fighting - Consider freeing Palestinian prisoners accused of more serious attacks For: - Hamas freeing 40 hostages (all women, men over 60, sick & wounded) https://t.co/2BA8otRj6N
Intensive #Qatari- and #Egyptian-mediated talks are underway for a possible second Gaza truce under which Hamas would return some hostages in exchange for Israel releasing Palestinian prisoners, a person briefed on the matter tells Reuters. https://t.co/OEtybmMgYQ https://t.co/XDhHYYUcnd
NEW: Israel is offering to pause the fighting in Gaza for at least one week as part of a new deal to get Hamas to release more than three dozen hostages the terror group is holding, two Israeli officials and another source said. https://t.co/u6DTbkjVzB
According to sources, the base of the new hostage deal • Release of the Women Hamas is holding as hostages • The deal will include elderly Israelis and seriously ill and seriously injured hostages • Several days of ceasefire • Israel will release terrorists, including those…
🔴Israel tells Qatar it is ready for week-long truce in Gaza in exchange for about 40 hostages held by Hamas - report
The Israeli Walla website says that Israel has presented Hamas with a proposal for a truce for at least a week in exchange for the release of 40 Israeli detainees. https://t.co/RTfhMy0EoT
Israel is seeking a hostage deal for all the women, elderly, and severely injured. This would include 30 to 40 of the estimated 128 hostages still in Gaza. Israel is prepared to negotiate the number of days of a temporary truce, the number of Palestinian prisoners exchanged, and…
A source in Hamas: A delegation from the movement will head to Cairo on Thursday to discuss the issues of the truce and the prisoners. https://t.co/G29JDo4EFT
Live update: Reports: Israel looking for next hostage deal to include 30 to 40 women, elderly and sick abductees https://t.co/IaDR7bJ47e . Click to read ⬇️
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has said his country is willing to agree a new temporary truce with Hamas in Gaza to secure the release of more captives https://t.co/2LmIwzpcWB https://t.co/HJZEN1292w
Reuters, citing the US State Department: An extended humanitarian truce could be reached if Hamas agreed to release the hostages. https://t.co/Dkuf57QKJb
Israel has made an offer for hostages through Qatar: * Women, elderly, and children (30-40 hostages) * Flexible on how many days the ceasefire will last * All the heaviest terrorists on the table and larger numbers than previous * More humanitarian aid and safe zones
It has now been over 70 days since hundreds of people were kidnapped by Hamas. Many still remain captive, and every day that passes is a great danger for these innocent individuals. We cannot give up hope or abandon them. https://t.co/T71hOtXO3S
JUST IN: Israel ready for another ceasefire to release hostages, president says https://t.co/NTROcxDxmT
BREAKING: Israel ready for another ceasefire to release hostages, president says https://t.co/PgBt5DWf0a
LIVE UPDATES: Israeli president tells foreign ambassadors Israel is ready for humanitarian pause to enable the release of hostages https://t.co/hsetdOEUp8
🇵🇸🇮🇱‼️🚨“Israel and the militants are reportedly open in principle to a new temporary ceasefire agreement that would include the release of hostages” https://t.co/GNEnQqjkBR
⚡️Israeli President: We are ready for another humanitarian truce in Gaza in order to recover the hostages
Hamas is holding over 130 hostages. At least 20 of them have been murdered in captivity. Hamas is holding babies, the elderly, women, children, and men. The war will end the day they are free and Hamas is defeated. #BringThemHomeNow
LIVE UPDATES: Difficulties in hostage deal talks are due to Hamas demand for immediate cease-fire, Egyptian sources say https://t.co/zmkQFjEfQC
Israel faces increasing pressure for a ceasefire in Gaza. The UN Security Council plans a new vote on a ceasefire on Tuesday amid fresh Western diplomatic efforts, but the United States has vowed to continue arming its ally https://t.co/cHCZUaQEZ3 https://t.co/vpaHWZgJ3l
It's been 72 days since Iran-backed Hamas terrorists took hundreds hostage, including Americans. Read freed hostage Yarden Roman-Gat's story as she bravely recounts Hamas' evils in hopes of getting her family home. We must #BringThemAllHome. https://t.co/mfBZigHllC
Top U.S. officials urged Israel on Monday to do more to protect civilians in the Gaza Strip and sought to restart talks aimed at releasing hostages as international pressure mounted on Israel to scale back its war against Hamas. https://t.co/pygm92nXNU
Bring Hersh and the rest of the hostages home now - opinion We must work tirelessly to demand the release of the hostages. Hamas holding over 130 people hostage is a global humanitarian crisis. #Israel | #hostage | #hostagerelease https://t.co/2uAWpBqsPu
Time is running out for the hostages in the Hamas Terror Dungeons. #BringThemHomeNow https://t.co/WC8NuifvzS