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3 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Patrick Kingsley |Johnatan Reiss |Ronen Bergman
Mr. Urich and Mr. Feldstein were arrested on Monday and a judge extended their detention by three days on Tuesday. Lawyers for both men declined to comment. Mr. Urich is a former media officer for the Israeli military who has become one of Mr. Netanyahu's most trusted strategists. He helped mastermind the prime minister's communications strategy through several recent elections.
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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Aaron Boxerman |Fatima Karim |Johnatan Reiss
Hamas freed three more Israeli hostages on Saturday as Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners, prolonging a fragile cease-fire in the Gaza Strip that appeared to be teetering only days ago. The hostages - Alexander Troufanov, 29, known as Sasha; Iair Horn, 46; and Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, one of the few Americans still held in Gaza - were noticeably thinner and paler after spending 16 months in captivity.
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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Lara Jakes |Johnatan Reiss
On this sun-drenched morning there appeared to be fewer people gathered in Hostages Square than on previous release days. Naama Moses, a volunteer selling merchandise to support the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which represents relatives of the captives, ascribed this to the pain that many felt when they saw the three men who were freed last week. "Perhaps containing your disappointment would be easier at home in front of the telly, on your own," Ms. Moses said.
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2 months ago | 
sanjuandailystar.com | Lara Jakes |Ronen Bergman |Adam Rasgon |Johnatan Reiss
By Lara Jakes, Ronen Bergman, Adam Rasgon and Johnatan ReissHamas has indefinitely postponed the release of Israeli hostages who were set to be freed from the Gaza Strip this weekend, a spokesperson said Monday, accusing Israel’s government of violating an already fragile ceasefire agreement. The move threatens to derail both the six-week truce agreed to last month and the prospects for agreement on a lasting end to the war.
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2 months ago | 
wral.com | Lara Jakes |Ronen Bergman |Adam Rasgon |Johnatan Reiss
Palestinians gather as Hamas fighters escort Red Cross vehicles carrying Israeli captives Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi, and Or Levy, who have been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, after being handed over in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.
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2 months ago | 
bellinghamherald.com | Lara Jakes |Ronen Bergman |Adam Rasgon |Johnatan Reiss
EDITORS NOTE: EDS: ADDS graf "On another front ..."; REVISES graf now starting "In Gaza, a key ..." and grafs "Widespread anger ..." and "The initial ..."; RECODES as a Page 1 story.); (With: LEBANON-RETURNEES, TRUMP-GAZA, ISRAEL-BOOKSTORES-RAID, U.S.-GAZA-BOMBS JERUSALEM -- Hamas has indefinitely postponed the release of Israeli hostages who were set to be freed from the Gaza Strip this weekend, a spokesperson said Monday, accusing Israel's government of violating an already fragile...
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2 months ago | 
seattletimes.com | Johnatan Reiss |Aaron Boxerman
JERUSALEM — The Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt is reopening to allow sick and wounded Palestinians to leave, officials said Friday, after more than eight months during which many who have needed medical care were trapped. Reopening the crossing at Rafah, which has long been Gaza’s lifeline to the outside world, is a key stipulation of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Adam Rasgon |Aaron Boxerman |Hannah Beech |Muktita Suhartono |Johnatan Reiss |Yonette Joseph
Israel and Hamas exchanged a new group of hostages and prisoners on Thursday in a handover that devolved into chaos as the armed militants struggled to control a chanting, jostling crowd of Palestinians trying to catch a glimpse of Israelis held captive during 15 months of war. Hamas released a total of eight Israeli and Thai hostages in the Gaza Strip, including the tightly choreographed handover of an Israeli soldier, Agam Berger, 20, in the northern town of Jabaliya.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Aaron Boxerman |Rawan Ahmad |Johnatan Reiss |Ephrat Livni |Adam Rasgon
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
businessandamerica.com | Aaron Boxerman |Rawan Ahmad |Johnatan Reiss |Ephrat Livni
The Israeli government approved a cease-fire deal with Hamas early Saturday that calls for the release of dozens of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners after hours of deliberations, setting up the first reprieve in a 15-month, devastating war in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli prime minister’s office, which announced the agreement after the full cabinet voted, said the deal would go into effect on Sunday.
