Israel: Celebrations Erupt in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv Following Ceasefire Deal

On Thursday morning, October 9, Hostages Square in Tel Aviv was filled with thousands of celebrating relatives and supporters after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire and hostage deal. The agreement, which was due to be ratified by the Israeli government that evening, is meant to secure the release of the remaining hostages within the following 72 hours.

Death toll of Palestinians in Gaza rises to 30,878: ministry

STORY: Death toll of Palestinians in Gaza rises to 30,878: ministry SHOOTING TIME: March 8, 2024 DATELINE: March 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:54 LOCATION: GAZA, Palestine CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of damaged buildings in Gaza STORYLINE: The death toll of Palestinians from the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,878, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said Friday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 78 people and wounded about 104 others, the ministry said in a press statement, adding that out of the over 30,000 casualties, about 72 percent were women and children. Five months ago, Israel waged a large-scale military campaign against Gaza in response to a surprise Hamas attack on Israeli towns adjacent to the strip, in which Hamas militants killed about 1,200 people and took more than 200 others as hostages. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Gaza, Palestine. (XHTV)

Daylight Raid

Daylight Raid

Peruvian military special forces ended the 127-day-old hostage crisis in a daylight raid Tuesday at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Lima, rescuing 71 of the 72 hostages and killing all of the 14 hostage takers. (Photo taken at 3:45 pm, April 22 1997)

Japan to build negotiation channels to win release of hostages

Japan to build negotiation channels to win release of hostages

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe enters his office in Tokyo in the morning on Jan. 22, 2015. The Japanese government is scrambling to secure negotiation channels to urge Islamic State militants to release two Japanese hostages unharmed, as a 72-hour deadline for paying a ransom approaches without notable contact with the hostage-takers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo