Long-time Netanyahu critic, Sigrid Kaag, named as new UN Middle East envoy
Sigrid Kaag, while serving as foreign minister, clashed with then Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte over his support for Israel.
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Sigrid Kaag, while serving as foreign minister, clashed with then Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte over his support for Israel.
Israel publishes list of 735 terrorists to be freed as part of hostage deal
Among the more familiar names is Zakaria Zubeidi, former commander of Fatah’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades in Jenin.
Qatar PM: 13 months of wasted negotiations, agreed same framework in Dec. 2023
Prime Minister Al Thani praised incoming President-elect Donald Trump and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff , for helping achieve the deal, “He fought for this deal.”
Senior Hamas official: ‘Ceasefire agreement wouldn’t have happened without Trump’
Trump took full credit for the hostage deal during an interview.
Who are the American-Israeli hostages set to be released in phase one?
Keith Siegel will return to Israel after a year to the news that his mother has died while Sagui Dekel-Chen will return to learn his third daughter was born.
List of 33 hostages to be released in first stage of deal published
Pending the cabinet’s approval of the deal, the release of the hostages would be able to begin on Sunday, the Prime Minister’s Office stated.
Who are the five female IDF soldiers set to return home after over a year in Hamas captivity?
Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa, and Naama Levy were abducted from the Nahal Oz base on October 7.
Government meeting to approve hostage deal still ongoing hours later
Netanyahu told the cabinet that President-elect Trump had given his full backing for Israel to restart the war should Hamas violate the agreement and would unfreeze arms shipments.
Justice Ministry releases names of Palestinian prisoners to be released in deal
The list of names on the ministry’s website shows that a vast majority of those arrested were after the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023.
Israeli security cabinet votes to approve hostage deal ahead of gov’t vote
Ministers Smotrich and Ben-Gvir voted against the deal.
