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Gaza truce to be extended by 48 hours, Hamas and Qatar say

By Adel Zaanoun with Michael Blum in Jerusalem A truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip will be extended by two days, the...

Filipino among first group of hostages freed by Hamas — PBBM

President Marcos on Saturday confirmed that a Filipino national was among the hostages released by the Palestinian militant group Hamas weeks after being held...

Hamas says it will free foreign hostages ‘in the next few days’

Hamas's armed wing said Tuesday it would release in the coming days some of the foreign hostages in its captivity, as it vowed to...

‘Sliver of hope’ as Hamas releases hostages, but Gaza aid stalled

Hamas released two American hostages held in Gaza, offering a "sliver of hope" to desperate families, as Israel pounded the densely-populated territory where millions...

Macron vows France will ‘do everything’ for release of hostages held by Hamas

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday vowed that France would do everything to ensure the release of the dozens of hostages held by Palestinian...

Flicker of hope for Western ‘hostages’ in Iran

When Barry Rosen, one of those held in Tehran's American embassy in the 1979-81 crisis, saw coverage of the talks in Vienna on reviving...

Hostages freed in 10-hour synagogue standoff

All four people taken hostage in a more than 10-hour standoff at a Texas synagogue have been freed unharmed, police said late Saturday (Sunday,...

Maute holds 60 hostages, says military

More hostages than earlier thought remain in the hands of terrorists in Marawi City, the military said Saturday, citing information from rescued captives.  Col. Romeo...

17 Maute hostages rescued

Seventeen (17) hostages of the Maute group have been rescued by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Marawi City. About 20 more persons are...

Maute uses hostages as fighters­­–AFP

THE Maute group, blamed by security authorities for the siege in Marawi City since May, has started enlisting compulsorily civilians in an effort to...

2 Indonesian hostages of ASG rescued

The Philippine Marines in the Joint Task Force Sulu have rescued two Indonesian hostages of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on Thursday morning. The foreigners were identified as...

Hostage escapes Abu Sayyaf abductors

Joint Task Force Sulu reports that a captive of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sulu has been able to escape. He has been identified as...

ASG hostages escape after ransom ruse

THREE men kidnapped by Islamist militants in Mindanao escaped while their captors prayed, dodging bullets as they ran, police said Saturday after a ruse...

2 severed heads of ASG hostages found in Basilan

Two severed heads were found in Barangay Tumahubong, Sumisip, Basilan. Local authorities identifed the body parts as those of the Vietnamese captives of the Abu...
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