A Health Ministry representative tells the Knesset Health Committee that the hostages freed from Hamas captivity were given tranquilizer pills before being handed over to the Red Cross for transfer to Israel. The drugging would have aimed to make the hostages appear calm, happy, and upbeat after suffering physical abuse, deprivation, and psychological terror for more than 50 days in Gaza.

Israel-Hamas war: Hamas drugged hostages before release: Israeli official

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden on Tuesday castigated human rights groups, women’s organizations, and the United Nations for failing to speak out about the rapes and other atrocities committed by Hamas against Israeli women.

Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu slams global silence on Hamas sexual violence against Israeli women

Thousands rallied across Israel on Saturday evening, calling for the immediate release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza by Hamas.

Freed hostages appear at Tel Aviv rally as Netanyahu vows to press Gaza ground op

More than 100 hostages captured in Gaza have been released so far by Hamas. The Israeli government said that 137 people were still being held in the strip. What has Hamas gained out of the temporary peace agreement? IDF says Six Israeli hostages held by Hamas are confirmed killed in captivity. What will happen to the remaining Hostages if there is no second ceasefire?

Who are the hostages still left in Gaza?

The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) struck over 200 targets in Gaza after a weeklong truce with Hamas ended.

Israel-Hamas war: IDF hits 200 targets, Hamas claims more than 100 killed in Gaza

The four-day day truce deal between Israel and Hamas was extended multiple times, allowing for the release of more than 100 hostages held in Gaza and 240 Palestinians captured in Israeli jails. Israel's military said it was resuming combat in the Gaza Strip after the end of its truce with Hamas, accusing the militant group of violating the deal. What's next for the remaining hostages? Will there be another ceasefire?

Israel-Hamas truce: Will there be another ceasefire?

During the week-long truce deal, a series of exchanges were made between Israel and Hamas to swap Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. But this is not the first time an agreement like this has taken place between Israel and Palestine. In 2011, a captured IDF tank gunner Gilad Shalit, taken by Hamas in 2006, was released in exchange for more than 1000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Find out more.

Israel-Hamas swap deals and history of Gilad Shalit

Video shows plumes of smoke rising from Gaza City, Rafah and Khan Younis after pause in fighting ends.

Israel-Hamas war: Explosions heard and smoke rises as combat resumes

Huge death toll the result of less than 24 hours of Israeli bombing in Gaza, after truce deal expires.

Israel-Hamas War: 178 killed since Gaza truce ends as UN warns of humanitarian 'tsunami'

Israel has informed several Arab states that it wants to carve out a buffer zone on the Palestinian side of Gaza's border to prevent future attacks as part of proposals for the enclave after war ends, Egyptian and regional sources said.

Israel-Hamas war: Israel informs Arab states it wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza

Thirty Palestinian prisoners were freed overnight Wednesday, Israeli prison authorities said, in the final exchange under an extended truce deal due to expire within hours.

Israel-Hamas War: 30 Palestinian prisoners released as Gaza Truce deadline approaches

Israeli prison service says 30 Palestinians released from prison, after 12 captives were earlier freed from Gaza.

Israel-Hamas war: Palestinian prisoners arrive home after release

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday met with security forces inside the Gaza Strip, his office said. Netanyahu spoke with soldiers and commanders and received a security briefing, according to the statement from his office.

Israel PM Netanyahu enters Gaza, meets with troops

Abigail Edan, the 4-year-old American dual citizen abducted by Hamas on October 7 was released today.

Israel-Hamas war: Joe Biden addresses after hostage release

Israel has received the list of the third batch of hostages to be released by Hamas on Sunday, The Times of Israel reported. The state public broadcaster said that Israel has begun notifying the families of the hostages who are slated to be handed over by Hamas as part of a temporary truce. Qatar, which has been playing the role of a mediator between Israel and Hamas, gave the list to Israel.

Israel-Hamas war: Hamas frees second group of Israeli hostages after hourslong delay

Israel-Hamas war: Hamas set to release 3rd group of Israeli hostages

A Palestinian farmer was killed and another injured on Sunday after they were targeted by Israeli forces in the Maghazi refugee camp in the centre of Gaza, the Palestinan Red Crescent said.

Israel-Hamas war: Palestinian farmer killed by Israeli forces in Gaza refugee camp: Report

52% of Israelis think their forces must strike Hezbollah. Watch the video to know more.

Israel-Hamas War: Israelis support action plan against Hezbollah

Hamas has handed over 13 Israeli captives and four Thai nationals to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) after a delay of seven hours as the group claimed that Israel had violated the terms of a truce.

Israel-Hamas war: 13 Israeli and 4 Thai hostages released from Gaza during pause in fighting

Israel-Hamas war: As families unite, Hamas set to release 3rd group of Israeli hostages

The death toll continues to rise in Gaza as the world bears witness to the massacre that takes place with about 15,000 dead in Gaza. Temporary ceasefire is finally in place. Israel has been claiming to attack Gaza to eradicate Mass but contradictory to these claims attacks have also continued in the West Bank where 229 have been killed since the 7th of October.

Israel-Hamas war: Second last day of temporary ceasefire in Gaza

The supplies carried by the convoy of three trucks that arrived in Gaza City are part of humanitarian aid supplies entering the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border Crossing from Egypt since the temporary ceasefire took effect on Friday. This batch of aid supplies mainly includes rice, sugar, flour, and medical equipment.

First batch of humanitarian aid supplies since temporary truce reaches Gaza

As the truce begins in the first break of the ongoing Israel Hamas War for over 7 weeks, displaced gazans are trying to find their way back home to the north of the strip. While the 4-day pause has bought hope for the residents they continue to be fearful of the possibility of relapse.

Israel-Hamas war: Gaza cease-fire enters second day

Hamas’s military wing announced in a statement that it has decided to delay the release of the second batch of hostages, though a Hamas official shortly earlier told AFP that the release was already underway.

Israel-Hamas War: Hamas sends mixed signals on release for second batch

The armed wing of the Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Saturday that it had decided to delay the second round of hostage releases until Israel is committed to letting aid trucks enter northern Gaza.

Israel-Hamas War: Hamas delays second release of hostages

On the first day of the temporary truce, Hamas released 24 hostages after keeping them in captivity for seven weeks. As part of the deal, Israel released Palestinians from prison and allowed aid to enter Gaza. As the ceasefire brought much-needed relief, Israel issued a warning, saying that the war is far from over.

Hamas Releases Hostages After 7-Weeks | Israel Warns 'War Not Over'

World leaders have applauded the breakthrough as they anticipate the further release of all hostages. US President Joe Biden who led us efforts to secure the pause in fighting says that this deal is just a start and there are real possibilities of an extended truce in the ongoing war.

Israel-Hamas War: 39 Palestinians released by Israeli authority

Israel-Hamas War: 24 hostages released by Hamas through Rafah border, 39 Palestinians released

The much anticipated 4-day truce between Israel and Hamas has into effect setting the stage for the release of dozens of hostages 24 hostages were released from Gaza in exchange for 39 Palestinian prisoners who have also been released from Israeli jails.

Israel-Hamas war: Hamas expected to free more hostages today

Iran seems to have softened its otherwise harsh stance against the West. In the latest development the Islamic nation's Supreme leader Ali Khamenei addressed possibilities around a plausible nuclear deal with the West in his speech to Iran's nuclear scientists.

Iran unveils new hypersonic weapon 'Fattah 2'

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they hijacked the ship over its connection to Israel and would continue to target ships in international waters that were linked to or owned by Israelis until the end of Israel's campaign against Gaza's Hamas rulers.

Iran helped Houthis hijack ship?

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