Gaza, Hamas

What does Hamas achieve by threatening Gaza hostage, ceasefire deal?
The women hostages were Hamas’ biggest prize, Hamas knows that as the number of living hostages it holds is reduced, it will have less leverage.
Hamas says stops Gaza hostage release 'until further notice'
Tensions have been running high since a shock proposal by US President Donald Trump to take over the Gaza Strip and remove its more than two million inhabitants.
Hamas stop Gaza hostage release ‘until further notice’
A spokesman for Hamas’ armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said in a statement that the next hostage release, “which was scheduled for next Saturday, February 15, 2025, will be postponed until further notice”.
Five Thai hostages return home after release from captivity in Gaza last month
Five Thai workers released after being held hostage for over a year in Gaza arrived in Bangkok on Sunday. Sarusak Rumnao, 32, Watchara Sriaoun, 33, Sathian Suwannakham, 35, Pongsak Thaenna, 36, and Bannawat Saethao,
Released Thai hostages return to Bangkok after being held for over a year in Gaza
They were the second batch of Thai hostages released since the war broke out. During an earlier ceasefire in November 2023, 23 Thai nationals were released in a deal negotiated between Thailand and Hamas,
Thai hostage freed from Gaza says feels 'reborn' after return home
A Thai farm worker held hostage in Gaza for more than a year said he felt "reborn" as he and four compatriots arrived home on Sunday to tears of joy from their relieved families. The five Thais smiled as they walked into the arrivals hall at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport after being freed on January 30 as part of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending
Five Thai hostages held by Hamas in Gaza finally return home
Pongsak Thaenna, center, a Thai hostage who was freed from Hamas, hugs a relative at the airport, in Samut Prakarn Province, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025
Tears and relief as five Thai nationals held hostage in Gaza arrive in Bangkok
Tears and relief as five Thai nationals held hostage in Gaza arrive in Bangkok - Five Thai nationals who were in captivity for a year reunite with their families
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