The East African country’s leading opposition party said that its presidential candidate in the last election and its chairman were among dozens detained before a protest called to draw attention to the killing and abduction of government critics.
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3 Hostages Likely Killed by Israeli Strike Last Fall, I.D.F. Says
An inquiry into the deaths of three Israeli hostages determined that they probably died as a result of a military airstrike targeting a Hamas commander.
Israeli Military Reveals Brutal Conditions 6 Hostages Endured in a Gaza Tunnel
The hostages, whose bodies were recently recovered, appear to have spent the last weeks of their lives in a tight and humid tunnel about 20 meters underground.
Hostages Still Held by Hamas Are in ‘Grave Danger,’ Families Warn
Six hostages who were found dead in Gaza recently had been held in narrow tunnels and suffered from malnutrition, family members said, citing an Israeli military investigation.
Hamas’s Release of Hostage Videos Inflames Divisions in Israel
The fourth recording in as many days of a hostage killed in Gaza has added to pressure on the Israeli government to reach a cease-fire deal with Hamas.
Hamas Releases Hostage Video of Two Slain Israeli Captives
Release of the video of Carmel Gat, 40, and Alexander Lobanov, 32, appears designed to inflame divisions in Israel.
Netflix Adds Disclaimer to Indian Show After Anger Over Hijacker Names
The series, based on a 1999 plane hijacking, prompted backlash on social media. Critics claimed it wrongly portrayed the Islamist hijackers as Hindus.
Dozens of Hostages Are Still in Gaza: What We Know
More than 60 living hostages, and the bodies of about 35 others taken captive on Oct. 7, are still in Gaza, the Israeli authorities say.
Eden Yerushalmi, an Israeli Hostage Killed in Gaza, Is Seen in Hamas Video
Ms. Yerushalmi, 24, was one of six captives whose bodies the Israeli military recovered from Gaza over the weekend. It was not clear when the video was taken.
Netanyahu Stands Firm on Cease-Fire Terms Amid Growing Outrage in Israel
In his first news conference since the bodies of six killed hostages were recovered, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused to budge on his conditions for any truce in Gaza.