| Emily Damari, Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher arrived in IDF custody   Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images Hamas freed Emily Damari, Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher after withholding details, delaying cease-fire onset.By Melissa Weiss and Lahav Harkov Three women held in Hamas captivity for more than 15 months were freed on Sunday after the implementation of a cease-fire agreed to by Israel and Hamas, which was delayed several hours due to Hamas’ failure to provide the names of the first group set to be released. A cease-fire slated to begin on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time was delayed after Hamas did not provide to mediators the names of those slated for release 24 hours before the exchange was set to occur. The cease-fire went into effect at 11:15 a.m. You May Have MissedSA'AR SAYSIsraeli FM Sa’ar: Freeing hostages important enough for Israel to take ‘heavy risks’ in cease-fire dealThe transition to the second phase of deal is 'not automatic' and must include dismantling of Hamas, Sa’ar said. DOCTOR DEFENDEDUMD medical school stands by Israeli surgeon after CAIR played role canceling his talk The university was reportedly concerned about security risks after CAIR mounted a pressure campaign to block the lecture.Read more...    |
1.19.2025
Breaking: First Israeli hostages released after delayed start to cease-fire
