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TopicIsraeli hostages

Topic: Israeli hostages

‘Disarm or be disarmed’, Trump issues ultimatum to Hamas after hostage release

Despite the final hostage exchange with Israel under a ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, Hamas has not publicly committed to downing its weapons.

Hamas security forces kill 32 members of Gaza ‘gang’, official says

Cairo: Hamas forces have killed 32 members of "a gang" in Gaza City in a security campaign launched after a ceasefire came into effect...

Hamas releases 7 Israeli hostages as part of ceasefire as Trump heads to Israel

Jerusalem: Palestinian militant group Hamas released the first seven surviving Israeli hostages on Monday, an official involved in the operation said, the initial phase...

‘Not thrilled,’ says Trump after Israel strikes Qatar

President Donald Trump said the US wants the hostages back but is unhappy 'about the way it went down today' and called Qatar a close ally.

Netanyahu to prioritise return of Israeli hostages in Gaza after 12-day war with Iran

The Israeli PM's remarks have given rise to speculation that progress may be made to end Gaza conflict and secure the hostages’ release.

Israeli Military recovered bodies of two hostages held by Hamas, says PM Netanyahu

According to official estimates 56 Israelis are still held hostage by the Palestinian armed group, fewer than half of them believed to be alive.

US Middle-east envoy hold Gaza truce talks with Israel, Palestine

Trump’s involvement had given the talks a boost, even if the sides have yet to present lists of Palestinian prisoners and hostages to be exchanged.

Israel recovers bodies of 6 hostages in Gaza, says military

The Israeli military said the bodies of Carmel Gat, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Ori Danino had been brought to Israel.

Hostage families see no benefit of military operation in Gaza. They are let down by Netanyahu

The families and friends of hostages didn’t conduct solemn marches to mark six months since 7 October attack. Instead, they held Israeli flags, torches and brought the country to a halt.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.