The United States, Israel, Egypt and Qatar sketched out a bare-bones framework in Paris. Qatari officials are awaiting word from Hamas.
Tag: Kidnapping and Hostages
Haiti Threatened by Armed Environmental Group
The country’s political crisis grew more volatile this week after an armed environmental brigade allied with a former coup leader began demanding the prime minister’s ouster.
Plans for Gaza’s ‘Day After’ Seem Ever Distant
The very idea that there will be a clear line between war and peace is misleading, given the politics, security needs and anxieties of all sides.
Israel and Hamas’s Cease-Fire and Hostage Deal Proposals: What to Know
The negotiations continue, but the sides are far apart on issues including the fate of Hamas’s top leadership in the Gaza Strip.
Houthis’ Propaganda Is Going Global
As the war in Gaza gives the Houthi militia an international audience, the group has seized the opportunity to take its message far beyond Yemen’s borders.
After Years, F.B.I. Recovers Remains of American Woman in Afghanistan
The recovery of Cydney Mizell, an aid worker abducted in 2008, demonstrates the intricacies of tracking down hostages, particularly in a country where the United States no longer has a presence.
Protesters Storm Israel’s Parliament as Anger Over Gaza Hostages Grows
Advocates and relatives of hostages urged lawmakers to do more to free their loved ones. “Shame on you!” one yelled.
Deep Under Gaza, Evidence of Cells and Hostages, Israel Says
The Israeli military took reporters on a tour of an underground compound in the Gazan city of Khan Younis, where it says about 20 hostages were held by Hamas.
Deep Under Gaza, Israel Shows Evidence Hostages Were Held in Tunnels
The Israeli military took reporters on a tour of an underground compound in the Gazan city of Khan Younis, where it says about 20 hostages were held by Hamas.
In Strategic Bind, Israel Weighs Freeing Hostages Against Destroying Hamas
Some Israeli commanders said the government’s two main goals were mutually incompatible. To eradicate Hamas, the military would have to engage in a lengthy war that would most likely cost the hostages’ lives.