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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

ISRAEL: Thousands protest 500 days of captivity; Security cabinet convenes to discuss Stage 2 of Gaza cease-fire; Israel to receive four hostages' bodies on Thursday ■ GAZA: Reports: IDF strike in the central Gaza Strip; Israel to establish administration for "voluntary" emigration ■ GAZA CEASE-FIRE TALKS: Israel and Hamas will continue talks this week; Netanyahu rejects Hamas proposal to hand over Gaza to PA; 'Emergency Arab summit' in Cairo postponed by about a week ■ LEBANON: Lebanese gov't passes resolution effectively calling to disarm Hezbollah; IDF will remain partially deployed in Lebanon, sources say; Hezbollah says Israel must fully withdraw by Tuesday

Egyptian media reports suggest Hamas has agreed not to have a representative on the Gaza reconstruction committee. Officials told Haaretz the timing is meant to offer an alternative to Trump's expulsion plan and push Israel forward in negotiations

While Alexander Troufanov was held alone, Sagui Dekel Chen and Yair Horn were kept in Hamas tunnels with three other hostages still there. They were held in Khan Yunis, close to their homes in Kibbutz Nir Oz. Troufanov only learned of his father Vitaly's murder on October 7th upon release

  Keith Siegel, released two weeks ago from Hamas captivity through the hostage-prisoners exchange agreement, released a video message Friday directed at President Donald Trump, describing his grueling 484-day ordeal in captivity. "Every day felt like it could be my last," Siegel said, whose wife Aviva was also taken hostage and freed in an earlier […]

The Qatari news channel Al Jazeera reported on Thursday, citing its sources, that mediators have successfully facilitated the continuation of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, and the release of more hostages. The entry of caravans into the Gaza Strip has begun. In an official statement, Hamas confirmed the continued implementation of the agreement […]

Some signs confirm hostages were alive until release, while others were alive during specific periods. Freed hostages are debriefed on the same day of their release if possible. Most were held by senior Hamas figures, with some operatives considering Haniyeh's assassination more significant than Sinwar's killing