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Joy Mahmud. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Hostage sailor Joy's family demands urgent steps to free all crew members

A photo of Md Atik Ullah Khan. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

They're taking our phones away, pray for me: Chief officer of ship under pirate attack

View of Gaza City, December 15, 2023 in this handout satellite image. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS/ File photo
Hamas-Israel war

Hamas says Israeli push into Rafah would threaten hostage talks

An Israeli tank is seen operating near Israel's border with Gaza. Photo: JACK GUEZ / AFP
Hamas-Israel war

Qatar PM says 'good progress' in Gaza truce, captives negotiations

Photo: Reuters
Hamas-Israel war

Israel pounds targets across Gaza, awaits Hamas word on three hostages

Antalyaspor's Israeli player Sagiv Jehezkel shows his bandage which has "100 days, 7.10" written on it, referring to the attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, after scoring a goal against Trabzonspor during their Turkish Super League soccer match in Antalya, Turkey January 14, 2024. File Photo: Reuters
Hamas-Israel war

Turkey releases Israeli footballer accused of incitement to hate over Gaza

Relatives and supporters of hostages kidnapped on the 7 October attack by Hamas, rally for their release, after a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas expired, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 2 December 2023. Photo: Reuters
Hamas-Israel war

Hamas says no prisoner exchange without Gaza ceasefire

Adi Shoham, 38, her children Yahel Shoham, 3, and Nave Shoham, 8, and Shoshan Haran, released Israeli hostages, walk following their arrival in Israel on November 25 after being held hostage by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, at an unknown location in Israel, in this still image obtained from a handout video released by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office on November 26, 2023. Israeli Prime Minister's Office/Handout via REUTERS
Hamas-Israel war

More prisoners freed as Israel-Hamas truce holds into third day

Hila Rotem-Shoshani, who was abducted by Hamas gunmen during the October 7 attack on Israel, meets a family member after being released as part of a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel amid a temporary truce, at an unknown location in Israel, in this handout image released November 26, 2023. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
World+Biz

Israeli army says 14 Israeli hostages, 3 foreigners handed to Red Cross in Gaza

Israeli military personnel stand near a Red Cross bus outside the Israeli military prison, Ofer, near Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, from another Israeli prison, before they are due to be released as part of a deal between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, to free hostages held in Gaza in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, November 24, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Hamas-Israel war

Hamas releases 24 hostages on first day of Gaza truce

People demand the immediate release of hostages held in Gaza who were seized in the October attack by Hamas gunmen, in Tel Aviv, Israel, November 4, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/ File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Qatar says Gaza hostage releases need 'period of calm'

FILE PHOTO: Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani makes statements to the media with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in Doha, Qatar, October 13, 2023. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Qatar's PM hopes for breakthrough on hostages' release 'soon'

Palestinians gather around residential buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes in Zahra City, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in southern Gaza City. Photo: REUTERS
Hamas-Israel war

Israel drops leaflets in Gaza offering reward for hostage information