Gaza hostage deal: Negotiations between Israel, Hamas persist as signing delayed - source
Territorial concessions among issues cited on Hamas's radar • Hamas source to Reuters: Israel did not submit maps of IDF's Gaza withdrawal
ByAMICHAI STEIN A woman takes part in a protest demanding a hostage deal, in Tel Aviv, Israel, February 1, 2024(photo credit: REUTERS/SUSANA VERA)Go to the full article > >
Heart vs head: The hostage deal and the cost of compassion - analysis
The national sense of relief if and when the agreement is finalized will be real, but the true cost may only be fully reckoned in the future.
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
98 hostages remain in Gaza.
49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.
