The British defence ministry said on Saturday (Dec 2) that it would conduct surveillance flights over Israel and Gaza to search for locations used by Hamas for hostages.

Israel-Hamas war: UK to conduct air surveillance to locate Hamas hostage sites

Islamic Jihad, the Palestinian terrorist group, announced on Wednesday (November 22) announced that Hanna Katzir (76) an Israeli hostage has passed away. The announcement came just after Israel and Hamas reached a deal on hostage release.

Seventy-six year old hostage dies hours before Israel-Hamas hostage release deal

Over the weekend as the Indian subcontinent, Australia and parts of Europe were spellbound by the blockbuster Cricket World Cup final between India and Australia, a ray of hope for the longest duration of pause of conflict in Gaza emerged.

The Capitals: Between killed and killers, Doha's vital role for peace in West Asia

David Barnea, the chief of Mossad, which is the national intelligence agency of Israel, visited Qatar over the weekend. Several media reports said that he was in Qatar to take part in discussions about the potential for a deal to release hostages in Gaza in return for humanitarian aid into Gaza, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Israel: Director of Mossad visits Qatar to discuss hostage situation, say reports

Hamas threatened to kill Israeli citizens taken captive on live television if Israel bombarded locations in Gaza. In a statement to Al-Jazeera, Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for the so-called military wing of the militant group that controls Gaza claimed: "Each targeting of our people will be accompanied by the live televised execution of the enemy's civilian prisoners.

Israel at war: Hamas slammed for threatening to televise the killing of captive Israelis