The formerly kidnapped IDF observers pushed for a deal to bring the remaining captives home after ceasefire talks ended. After ceasefire and hostage negotiations with Hamas stalled once more, former captives called on the Israeli government to bring the rest of the hostages home in a Friday statement.

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog accused the Hamas terrorist organization of hijacking humanitarian aid to Gaza and continuing to refuse to release the hostages following his visit to the Gaza Strip earlier today.

Mengistu was held in terror captivity in the Gaza Strip for almost 11 years before being released in February. He had been hospitalized since his release.

Hamas on Wednesday said it would release 10 hostages as part of Gaza ceasefire talks after Israel struck an upbeat note about the prospects for a deal to stop the fighting in the embattled Palestinian territory.

According to the sources, members of Hamas' military wing have been instructed to monitor any suspicious movements, including those of collaborators with Israel, in order to uncover any new attempts to track locations where hostages may be held.

CAIRO (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday his government was considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas after Israel and the U.S. recalled their negotiating teams, throwing the future of the negotiations into further uncertainty.

Israel recalls negotiators from Doha after Hamas increases demands for prisoner exchanges, creating a setback in ceasefire talks aimed at releasing hostages and delivering aid to Gaza

Hamas is planning to kill the remaining Israeli hostages if the Jewish state sends in troops to rescue them — the latest move by the terror group to undermine peace efforts in Gaza. The terror group has reportedly reinstated its previously abandoned kill order on its captives if Israeli forces or anyone else closes in an attempt to retrieve the 50 remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip,