Israel-Hamas War: Hamas to release more hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners
Egyptian officials say Hamas will free another 14 hostages Saturday in exchange for 42 Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel.
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Egyptian officials say Hamas will free another 14 hostages Saturday in exchange for 42 Palestinian prisoners being held by Israel.
The planned four-day cease-fire is part of an extendable deal that calls for Hamas to free 50 hostages and Israel to release 150 Palestinian prisoners.
U.S. officials – including an Illinois congressman - said Hamas needs to release all the hostages it has taken. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The freed hostages include 13 Israeli women and children. More hostages are expected to be released on Saturday.
The momentary disruption along the Mag Mile came during a brief break in the war between Israel and Hamas, which hasn’t let up since Oct. 7. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
The first group of hostages taken captive by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel were released from Gaza hours after the four-day cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas took effect Friday morning, officials said.
The momentary disruption along the Mag Mile came during a brief break in the war between Israel and Hamas, which hasn't let up since Oct. 7.
Under the agreement reached in Qatar, Hamas is incentivized to release captives that Israel accuses it of seizing during its rampage across southern Israel.
CBS 2 wanted to know how people felt about the pause in fighting in the Israel-Hamas war. So we contacted two people in Israel with Chicago ties, as well as a Chicago area woman with family in Gaza.
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The Israeli government approved a deal early on Wednesday that will see the release of some of the hostages held by Hamas during a short-term cease-fire expected to begin Thursday morning. The government's announcement came after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his war cabinet to discuss the terms of the deal following recent progress in negotiations in Doha, Qatar.
The breakthrough agreement calls for the release of some of the hostages taken from Israel in exchange for the release of some Palestinians being held by Israel. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand reports.
The Israeli government said early Wednesday that it had approved a deal that would see 50 hostages held in Gaza released and a 4-day cease-fire observed.
According to a U.S. senior administration official, three Americans are expected to be among the 50 women and children released.
While optimistic about this new deal, those who have loved ones who are captive say they will believe it when the hostages are actually released. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
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At this stage, there is no firm deal in hand but rather a written draft agreement that is being passed between parties.
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