Wed 30-April-2025

Israeli captives

In video message, Israeli soldier says captives cannot return by military force

Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, released a video on Friday in which Israeli soldier Matan Angrest affirmed that the only way to secure the remaining captives’ release is through advancing to the second stage of the ceasefire and exchange agreement.

Hamas: Trump should press Israel if he is serious about releasing captives

The Hamas Movement has affirmed that US president Donald Trump’s threats against it will only complicate the situation concerning the ceasefire agreement and encourage the Israeli occupation government to be more intransigent in its position.

Mardawi: Agreement on permanent ceasefire only way to release captives

Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi has emphasized that the only path to regional stability and the return of the remaining Israeli captives is for the Israeli occupation government to engage in talks over the second phase of the ceasefire agreement.

Abu Zuhri accuses Netanyahu of tampering with fate of Israeli captives

Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri has warned of the Israeli failure to release the seventh group of Palestinian prisoners, accusing premier Benjamin Netanyahu of tampering with the ceasefire agreement and the fate of Israeli captives.

Families of Israeli prisoners call for accepting Hamas offer

Families of Israeli prisoners have accused their Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of obstructing the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and the exchange of prisoners.

QB hands over six Israeli captives to Red Cross

Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, released on Saturday a seventh group of six Israeli captives as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement

Israeli army identifies Shiri Bibas after handover of second body

The Israeli army radio said early Saturday morning that the second body transferred to Israel after the Hamas Movement handed it over to the Red Cross on Friday was identified as the remains of captive Shiri Bibas.

Hamas says ready to release all Israeli captives in one go

The Hamas Movement has affirmed that it is ready to release all the Israeli captives remaining in the Gaza Strip in “one go” in exchange for a lasting truce, a complete Israeli army withdrawal from the besieged enclave, and the release of Palestinian prisoners.

QB hands over body of Shiri Bibas to ICRC

Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, handed over the body of Shiri Bibas, an Israeli captive, to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday, according to a senior Hamas official, after the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) claimed that a body returned by Hamas on Thursday was not her.

Hamas says it is examining Israeli allegations regarding Shiri Bibas’s body

The Hamas Movement said it is surprised by the Israeli occupation’s uproar following the claim that the body of the Israeli captive Shiri Bibas does not match the DNA test.