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Iair and Eitan Horn, held by Hamas, are seen with released hostage Sagui Dekel Chen and others. Eitan, crying, said, "I'm happy my brother is being released, but it doesn't make sense to separate families'

Released last month from Hamas captivity, Eli Sharabi told Israeli TV that military operations can't rescue hostages and described captivity's harrowing conditions: 'We survived on 250–300 calories a day for months.' He also said Israel's treatment of Palestinian prisoners influenced Hamas' torture tactics

On the day the cease-fire expires, Hamas rejected Israel's extension proposal, pushing instead for negotiations over the second stage. Earlier this week, Israeli officials signalled that the talks' failure will lead to renewed fighting

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'Israel's big fear is that Turkey comes in and protects this new Syrian Islamist order, which then ends up being a base for Hamas and other militants,' said one expert, as Turkey's often fraught ties with Israel have come under severe strain during the Gaza war

Hamas sources told Haaretz that if Israel insists on extending the first stage – in which the group continues to release hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners – Hamas will lose the only significant bargaining chip it has left

The company that produced the documentary 'Gaza: How to Survive a War Zone' did not inform the BBC that the boy in the film is the son of a senior Hamas official who was paid for his participation. The BBC announced that the film will not be aired again

The production company behind the film admitted to giving money to the mother of a narrator, the son of a Hamas official.

The government's allegation that a 2018 High Court ruling foiled the struggle against Hamas is abject hypocrisy

According to Hamas, 151 of the released prisoners were serving life sentences or long prison terms. The remaining 491 are Gaza residents who were arrested during the war – including 46 women and children

Itzhak Elgarat's brother, Danny, led the protest movement to release the hostages ■ Tsachi Idan's house in Nahal Oz became a Hamas compound on October 7 ■ Ohad Yahalomi was abducted with his 13-year-old son, Eitan, who returned in the first cease-fire deal ■ Shlomo Mantzur was the oldest hostage taken by Hamas

Hamas sees the hostages as their last bargaining chip and won't advance a deal without an improvement in Gaza's humanitarian situation and a framework for ending the war, a Palestinian source with ties to Hamas leadership abroad told Haaretz

Hassan called for boycotting companies operating in Israel, participated in boycotting Israel, and published content encouraging the imposition of sanctions. She also attended pro-Hamas rallies.

Israel delayed the release of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday over alleged Hamas cease-fire violations, and calls the Arab media reports 'incorrect.' Palestinian sources say Israel may agree to release more prisoners in exchange for the return of the bodies

Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov said he was ordered to kiss the forehead of two Hamas militants at the staged release ceremony in Gaza on Saturday, but Palestinians and others in the Arab world overwhelmingly described it as 'a moment of rupture' in Israel's narrative

A senior Egyptian official added: “The US administration has conveyed to Arab states that it is open to alternative plans regarding Gaza, beyond Trump’s initiative.”

A senior Egyptian official added: “The US administration has conveyed to Arab states that it is open to alternative plans regarding Gaza, beyond Trump’s initiative.”

Four bodies from the first stage of the agreement are expected to be returned on Thursday. Hamas will return four more next week. This is in addition to the release of three living hostages on Saturday, with Israel pushing for three more to be freed as well

Arab leaders from Gaza, Cairo and Amman are struggling to develop a viable post-Gaza plan ahead of key summits. Ironically, pressure from Trump's displacement plan is making it even harder to craft one that excludes Hamas

'If war resumes, it's a death sentence for the remaining hostages,' said the cousin of Carmel Gat, who was murdered in Hamas captivity last year ■ Demonstrators marched from Netanyahu's residence to the Knesset ■ Protests around Tel Aviv occasionally disrupted traffic