Tel Aviv — As the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held into its sixth day, the U.S.- and Israeli-designated terrorist group released the names on Friday of the next four Israeli hostages it says it will release on Saturday, in exchange for 200 more Palestinian detainees currently held in Israeli prisons. The hostages named … Read more
Islamabad, Pakistan — A prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban regime saw two Americans freed in exchange for a Taliban figure imprisoned for life in California on drug trafficking and terrorism charges, officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday. In a statement, the family of Ryan Corbett, an American man held … Read more
First Israeli hostages set to be released after ceasefire deal reached – CBS News Watch CBS News The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to take effect this weekend, with the first hostages expected to be released as soon as Sunday. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tel Aviv. Be the first to know Get browser … Read more
Biden’s top hostage envoy says he is “”stunned” by the number of prisons under Assad regime – CBS News Watch CBS News Roger Carstens, the White House special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, speaks to “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” from Jordan after he traveled to Syria to seek information on Austin Tice. While … Read more
Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah on shaky ground – CBS News Watch CBS News Last week’s truce between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon gave renewed impetus to negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire. But in Lebanon, people had not even had time to bury those killed in the past two months before the ceasefire started looking … Read more