American woman among hostages released on 6th day of cease-fire
An American mother of three was among the latest group of hostages released by Hamas on Wednesday, President Biden said.
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An American mother of three was among the latest group of hostages released by Hamas on Wednesday, President Biden said.
Israel is also releasing an additional 30 Palestinians who are being held as prisoners. The fate of Israel's youngest hostage, a ten-month-old baby, and his four-year-old brother and mother remains uncertain
She wrote the number of days, 53 as of Wednesday, on masking tape fastened to her shirt almost every day since her 23-year-old son was abducted at a music festival.
Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their temporary truce through Wednesday, raising hopes for further hostage-prisoner exchanges. The family of Hersh Goldberg Polin, 23, who is originally from the Chicago area, was still waiting for word of his status as of Tuesday. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey spoke to his mother.
Hamas is expected to release more hostages, and Israel more Palestinian prisoners, under a cease-fire that has been extended 2 days, Qatar announced.
That'll be in exchange for 33 Palestinians who are being held in Israeli prisons, some who have never been convicted of any crime. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their temporary truce for two more days, according to the spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry.
Monday is the fourth and final day of the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as hostages and prisoners were exchanged and as humanitarian aid entered Gaza.
Seventeen hostages were released — 14 Israeli citizens, which includes Abigail, who is a joint Israeli-American citizen, and three foreign nationals, Israeli officials said.
Hamas is to release a second group of hostages after an hours-long delay on Saturday, U.S. officials confirmed to CBS News. Qatari and Egyptian mediators say Hamas agreed to release 13 Israelis and seven foreigners on Saturday in exchange for 39 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, the Associated Press reported.
Emily Hand, 9, was released with the second batch of hostages to Israel on Saturday after 50 days of captivity in Gaza.
Qatari and Egyptian mediators say Hamas agreed to release 13 Israelis and seven foreigners on Saturday in exchange for 39 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
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 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.
"I believe in miracles. I know there can be change. We could make a difference."
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.
