Iair Horn, Sagui and Alexander back in Israel after 498 days. Hamas will "consider" releasing hostage Maxim Herkin • Ex-hostage treated for pneumonia. ‘Amazon under fire’: Silence during Alexander Sasha Troufanov’s Hamas captivity sparks outrageMajor global corporations often express solidarity with employees. Alexander Sasha Troufanov, 29, from Tel Aviv, was abducted during Oct 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz while visiting his family. His mother Yelena, grandmother Irina & partner Sapir Cohen were also taken. His father was killed that day.
His family was released in November 2023, Troufanov remained in Islamic Jihad captivity for nearly 500 days till his release on Saturday. Amazon, where he worked as an artificial intelligence chip engineer, offered no public support for efforts to secure his freedom.
Amazon’s silence drew widespread criticism. Major global corporations often express solidarity with employees in crisis, but Amazon no mention of Troufanov’s abduction in official statements. Reports suggested that management advised employees to avoid public support, seen as l attempt to maintain neutrality.
(19-01-2025, 02:12 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ] The long-awaited Gaza ceasefire & hostage release deal is expected to begin at 8:30 a.m. local time (1:30 a.m. ET) on Sunday, potentially signaling a new chapter in a bloody 15-mth conflict that enflamed Middle East.
• Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu praised deal, but said it could not move forward until Hamas supplies a list of hostages to be released. He warned he reserves right to resume fighting if deal falls apart — would have US backing in doing so.
• Thirty-three Israeli hostages are expected to be freed in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in the first phase of deal. 3 female Israeli civilian hostages are expected to be released on Sunday, says US officials.
• In the days leading up to ceasefire, Israel maintained its bombardment of Gaza, killing @least 122 people, injuring 270 others since deal was announced on Wednesday, says Gaza’s Civil Defense.
• As aid trucks R already lining up @Rafah border crossing, Egypt’s state-affiliated Al Qahera News reported, ahead of ceasefire. Aid into Gaza will be ramped up to 600 trucks per day. But UN warns would be “only a start” in addressing humanitarian crisis in the enclave.... 
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/s...id-to-gaza
(15-02-2025, 08:08 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Israel frees Palestinian prisoners after 3 captives released in Gaza. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners have been freed from Israeli prisons after the release of 3 Israeli captives in Gaza under Gaza ceasefire deal. Appearing in good physical condition, Alexander Trufanov, Sagui Dekel-Chen & Yair Horn have been handed to the ICRC in Khan Younis. Hamas expects indirect negotiations w/Israel to start next week on 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire deal. 
GOOD.
6 living hostages still to be handed over in first phase. 33 hostages are supposed to be released as per 1st phase ceasefire agreement, began on 19 Jan 2025 & is planned to last six wks. Hamas
handed over 19 hostages so far, & 14 are due to be handed over in coming wks. Israel says 8 of 14 hostages are deceased, 6-living hostages are tobe handed with 5 hostages from Thailand were freed under separate agreement. Seventy hostages taken on 7 October remain in captivity; around half of them are thought to be dead.
Israel has released 766 Palestinians from Israeli prisons, under half of the prisoners detainees due to be freed during ceasefire process, Red Cross said.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...-gaza-live
Hours after release, freed hostages talk of Hamas torture, psychological torment. Iair Horn held with brother Eitan at start of captivity, hasn't seen him since; Sagui Dekel-Chen scarred by torture; Troufanov was held alone, learned to speak, read Arabic. The three hostages who were released from Gaza on Saturday after 498 days of captivity endured physical abuse and were left in the dark as to the fate of their loved ones, according to snippets of info shared with Hebrew media outlets by family members. The info shared by Channels 12 & 13, the Kan public broadcaster was conveyed by freed hostages to their families then cleared for publication by the military censor.
Sagui Dekel-Chen, Sasha Troufanov and Iair Horn were all abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led assault on southern Israel, in which some 1,200 people were killed and 251 were seized as hostages. Dekel-Chen & Horn were held captive by Hamas, and Troufanov was held by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hours-afte...l-torment/
Hello ahh. To Hamas. First time news reportedly agrees to cede Gaza governance to PA; PM dismisses the possibility...
Another news here. Smotrich says he’ll demand cabinet vote to implement Trump Gaza takeover plan * Netanyahu spars with judge on 10th day of testimony * Freed hostage: 6 of us were held in just 6 square meters
A shipment of 1,600 MK-84 heavy munitions, each weighing 2,000 pounds, has arrived in Israel from the United States following a reversal of an arms freeze by the Trump administration.
Alongside the bomb shipment, an additional delivery of 132 D9 armoured bulldozers—used by the IDF for combat engineering and urban demolitions—is also en route, following the lifting of restrictions on their sale.
https://aoav.org.uk/2025/us-ships-1600-m...-conflict/
(19-02-2025, 09:23 AM)theold Wrote: [ -> ]A shipment of 1,600 MK-84 heavy munitions, each weighing 2,000 pounds, has arrived in Israel from the United States following a reversal of an arms freeze by the Trump administration.
Alongside the bomb shipment, an additional delivery of 132 D9 armoured bulldozers—used by the IDF for combat engineering and urban demolitions—is also en route, following the lifting of restrictions on their sale.
https://aoav.org.uk/2025/us-ships-1600-m...-conflict/
Israel can send a few to Ukraine?.
(04-02-2025, 10:44 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Trump can bully anyone, but not Israel.
History of air-dropped bombs like MK-84 tells us that their use in densely populated regions will almost certainly lead to indiscriminate civilian harm,” said Dr Iain Overton, Executive Director of AOAV. “There needs to be a far greater emphasis on minimising the humanitarian cost of these weapons.”
Think!. Now Hamas is still releasing hostage, don't think they, the Israeli can use on them, think a few goto Ukraine for better use as Israel are still sending and supplying items to Ukraine recently.
Trump is everywhere but is...ehh?.
After top US and Russian officials held talks today that excluded Ukraine, President Donald Trump criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and continued to parrot the Kremlin’s talking points about the war. Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the two sides agreed on four principles, including appointing a high-level team to help negotiate the end of the Ukraine conflict.
• Court win for DOGE: A federal judge declined to temporarily block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing federal data systems at a slew of executive branch agencies. The decision by US District Judge Tanya Chutkan is a blow to efforts by a group of Democratic state attorneys general to hamstring Musk and DOGE as they undertake efforts to upend the federal workforce.
• More executive orders: Trump signed an executive order to develop policy recommendations to expand access to and affordability of in vitro fertilization. The president also signed one that brings independent agencies under closer presidential control and supervision.
(19-02-2025, 09:36 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Israel can send a few to Ukraine?.
RIYADH, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Tuesday it had agreed to hold more talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine after an initial meeting that excluded Kyiv, a departure from Washington's previous approach that rallied U.S. allies to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin.
As the 4-1/2-hour meeting in the Saudi capital was underway, Russia hardened its demands, notably insisting it would not tolerate the NATO alliance granting membership to Ukraine. On Tuesday, Trump said he was more confident after talks, he probably?? meet with Putin b4 the end of the month.
- "Russia wants to do something, told reporters in Palm Beach Florida.
- He brushed aside Ukraine's concern about being left out meeting said Kyiv should have entered talks much earlier.
"Emperor" Trump think he have power to end this war," this is what he said, refering to Trump himself. 
(19-02-2025, 03:35 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]
RIYADH, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration said on Tuesday it had agreed to hold more talks with Russia on ending the war in Ukraine after an initial meeting that excluded Kyiv, a departure from Washington's previous approach that rallied U.S. allies to isolate Russian President Vladimir Putin.
As the 4-1/2-hour meeting in the Saudi capital was underway, Russia hardened its demands, notably insisting it would not tolerate the NATO alliance granting membership to Ukraine. On Tuesday, Trump said he was more confident after talks, he probably?? meet with Putin b4 the end of the month.
- "Russia wants to do something, told reporters in Palm Beach Florida.
- He brushed aside Ukraine's concern about being left out meeting said Kyiv should have entered talks much earlier.
"Emperor" Trump think he have power to end this war," this is what he said, refering to Trump himself.
Israel: Hamas releases bodies of four Israeli hostages, including mother & young sons
(20-02-2025, 10:32 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]
Israel: Hamas releases bodies of four Israeli hostages, including mother & young sons
TEL AVIV, Israel — Hamas has handed over what it said are the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including a mother & her two young sons who had become a symbol in Israel of plight of hostages held in Gaza. The bodies will undergo forensic testing in Israel to confirm their identity bodies are believed to be Shiri Bibas, 33, her sons Ariel and Kfir, ages 4 and nine months at the time of their capture, and Oded Lifshitz, 84. All were taken hostage in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel from Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Hamas says they were killed in Israeli strikes during the Gaza war.Shiri Bibas' husband Yarden was also taken hostage with the family. He was released alive earlier this month. Bibas family & their two small redheaded children had become a symbol of the hostage struggle in Israel throughout war, posters of their faces plastered along city streets ,& commemorations held on the children's birthdays.
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/20/nx-s1-530...es-release
(20-02-2025, 10:39 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]TEL AVIV, Israel — Hamas has handed over what it said are the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including a mother & her two young sons who had become a symbol in Israel of plight of hostages held in Gaza. The bodies will undergo forensic testing in Israel to confirm their identity bodies are believed to be Shiri Bibas, 33, her sons Ariel and Kfir, ages 4 and nine months at the time of their capture, and Oded Lifshitz, 84. All were taken hostage in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel from Kibbutz Nir Oz.
Hamas says they were killed in Israeli strikes during the Gaza war.Shiri Bibas' husband Yarden was also taken hostage with the family. He was released alive earlier this month. Bibas family & their two small redheaded children had become a symbol of the hostage struggle in Israel throughout war, posters of their faces plastered along city streets ,& commemorations held on the children's birthdays.
https://www.npr.org/2025/02/20/nx-s1-530...es-release
LIVE: Israel claims one of four bodies returned from Gaza not a captive. Israel’s military has claimed that one of the four bodies of Israeli captives handed over in Gaza on Thursday is not that of Shiri Bibas, describing the remains as “anonymous” and demanding Hamas return the correct body.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered an intensification of military operations in occupied West Bank after three parked buses exploded in Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv, without casualties.
The hope now, and the expectation will be, for more unified Arab decision-making and efforts moving forward to stop the forcible expulsion of Palestinians. Or, at least, to put an end to Trump’s plan of relocating Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. In Egypt, we see Saudi Arabia and other stakeholders in the region moving forward with alternative plans. So this is seen as a positive move from Arab countries, to stop the expulsion, and to put an end to the plan that will eventually lead to an ethnic cleansing of an entire population.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/...r-tel-aviv
Family of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas news: The returned body is hers. Hostage Shiri Bibas says a body handed over by Hamas on Friday is hers. "Our Shiri was murdered in captivity & now returned," family said Israel's forensic officials who have been examining body are yet to confirm the identification. Remains handed over by Hamas on Thursday said were those of Shiri Bibas turned out to be an unidentified woman, Israel comes as six living hostages are handed over on Saturday as part of a ceasefire deal. More than 600 Palestinian prisoners will be freed by Israel in exchange.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjw20d3l4jpo
Israel indefinitely delays Palestinian prisoner release as hostages freedI. srael says it is indefinitely delaying the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, in another potentially major setback in the ceasefire process. Benjamin Netanyahu said the release was now going to be delayed until the next handover of hostages by Hamas was guaranteed - and without what the Israeli prime minister called the degrading ceremonies Hamas has put on each week.
His comments came after six Israeli hostages, including four kidnapped during the 7 October 2023 deadly Hamas attack on Israel, were released on Saturday. Only
one more handover of hostages is due in the first phase of the ceasefire, which will involve four who have died in captivity.
No arrangements for release of other living hostages, due to take place phase two of ceasefire, have yet been made. Mediators
will be working overtime to get deal back on track and avert a possible collapse of the ceasefire. Netanyahu accused Hamas of "repeated violations", including the "cynical use of the hostages for propaganda purposes".
In response, Hamas official Izzat al-Rishq strongly condemned the decision to postpone the release of the prisoners in a statement on Sunday morning. He said that Israel's claim that the handover ceremonies were humiliating was a "false claim and a flimsy argument" aimed at evading its obligations under the ceasefire agreement.
Netanyahu's statement came after four hostages taken captive on 7 October - Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Eliya Cohen and Omer Wenkert were released Saturday.
Two other released hostages, Avera Mengistu & Hisham al-Sayed, were held in Gaza for years - Mr Mengistu since 2014 & Mr al-Sayed since 2015. Six Israeli hostages are final living hostages returned on first phase of a ceasefire, deal set to end next Saturday. Meanwhile the Ofer Prison in occupied West Bank, family & friends waited for release of Palestinian prisoners. An 80-yr-old mother in Khan Younis, Gaza, told AFP agency she "can't believe" her son would be free after 33 years in prison. By evening, Hamas accused Israel of violating agreement by delaying the release.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjry4nqw4z0o
Zelenskyy offers to resign in exchange for Ukrainian NATO membership. He said Sunday (Feb 23) - the eve of the third anniversary of Russia's invasion - that he was ready to quit as Ukraine's president if it meant Kyiv would be admitted to the NATO military alliance. He has faced fierce criticism from US admin & said he wants to meet Donald Trump b4 US president meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/ze...ip-4955256
Hamas shuts down Gaza talks til 620 Palestinians is freed.
(24-02-2025, 12:15 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Hamas shuts down Gaza talks til 620 Palestinians is free.
Hamas say negotiations with Israel are frozen until it releases 620 Palestinian prisoners as agreed upon after it freed six Israeli captives.
PM Netanyahu warns Israel is prepared to resume fighting in Gaza Strip “at any moment” while vowing to complete the war’s goals. For
first time since 2002, Israeli tanks have been deployed to the occupied West Bank as the military assault intensifies.
Gaza’s Health Ministry has confirmed 48,319 Palestinian deaths in Israel’s war on Gaza, while 111,749 people have been wounded. The Government Media Office updated its death toll to at least 61,709, saying thousands of Palestinians missing under the rubble are presumed dead. At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks and more than 200 taken captive.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/...6-captives
US sides with Russia in UN resolutions on Ukraine
hostage and prisoner stop exchange liao
netinyahoo going back to bomb hamas
(07-02-2024, 08:26 PM)Bigiron Wrote: [ -> ]Hamas proposes 3-stage ceasefire over 135 days, leading to end of war
Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months leading to an end to the war, in response to a proposal sent last week by Qatari and Egyptian mediators and backed by the US and Israel.
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Abu Marzouk, 74, indicated Hamas may be open to discussing future of its weapons in Gaza—an issue has stalled negotiations with Israel. Stance appears to contradict statements from other Hamas leaders, including Osama Hamdan, who recently ruled out any discussion on disarmament. Abu Marzouk dismissed Hamdan’s remarks, said no single leader could set group’s agenda. His comments hint at growing pressure on Hamas leadership, as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens and frustration among Palestinians rises.
The next phase of a cease-fire, which would involve a permanent end to hostilities, an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and the release of more hostages & Palestinian prisoners. However, delays in talks & disputes over implementing first phase have raised concerns fighting could resume.
Abu Marzouk suggested Hamas was open to negotiating a large-scale hostage-prisoner exchange. While Israel has resisted previous proposals, he indicated group might agree to a “comprehensive deal” if Israel freed thousands of Palestinian prisoners, ended war, & withdrew from Gaza.
Despite his remarks, Hamas terrorists have continued to parade with weapons in Gaza.
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rjcyxli9jg
(24-02-2025, 11:18 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Hamas says Netanyahu ‘sabotaging’ peace deal as Israel steps up West Bank operation – as it happened. Hamas official Basem Naim says Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘preparing atmosphere’ to return to war with Gaza and on Syria.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...dates-live
Why Israeli troops occupying more and more of Syria?.
And why?, emperor Trump posts bizarre AI video of rebuilt Gaza with Netanyahu.
US President Donald Trump is also the king has posted a bizarre AI-generated video believed to represent his heavily-criticised ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan, featuring characters who resemble his billionaire adviser Elon Musk and Israeli Prime Minister 
Benjamin Netanyahu why?.
Israel has bombed Syria, just days after Netanyahu said Syrian troops are banned from entering the south of their own country. Since the fall of Assad, Israel has set up outposts in Syria, including on Mount Hermon. But are they planning on staying? Soraya Lennie takes a look.
Also in Gaza Abu Marzouk, 74, indicated Hamas may or may not open to discussing future of its weapons in Gaza—an issue still has had stalled in negotiations with Israel and Stance appears to contradict statements from other Hamas leaders, including Osama Hamdan, who recently ruled out any discussion on disarmament. Abu Marzouk dismissed Hamdan’s remarks, said no single leader could set group’s agenda. His comments hint at growing pressure on Hamas leadership, as humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens frustration among Palestinians rises.
The next phase of a cease-fire, which would involve a permanent end to hostilities is been STOP... by the king.
(27-02-2025, 02:14 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Why Israeli troops occupying more and more of Syria?.
And why?, emperor Trump posts bizarre AI video of rebuilt Gaza with Netanyahu.
US President Donald Trump is also the king has posted a bizarre AI-generated video believed to represent his heavily-criticised ‘Gaza Riviera’ plan, featuring characters who resemble his billionaire adviser Elon Musk and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu why?.
Israel has bombed Syria, just days after Netanyahu said Syrian troops are banned from entering the south of their own country. Since the fall of Assad, Israel has set up outposts in Syria, including on Mount Hermon. But are they planning on staying? Soraya Lennie takes a look.
Also in Gaza Abu Marzouk, 74, indicated Hamas may or may not open to discussing future of its weapons in Gaza—an issue still has had stalled in negotiations with Israel and Stance appears to contradict statements from other Hamas leaders, including Osama Hamdan, who recently ruled out any discussion on disarmament. Abu Marzouk dismissed Hamdan’s remarks, said no single leader could set group’s agenda. His comments hint at growing pressure on Hamas leadership, as humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens frustration among Palestinians rises.
The next phase of a cease-fire, which would involve a permanent end to hostilities is been STOP... by the king.
So now Alibaba the master and he employee, left to continue to establish more land into Gaza and Syria then later into Lebanon among the start-up's by king angel was copy from Putin greedy new capital for his people and formed by gang to help Alibaba real co-founder with more help from the king again.
Israel decides to establish formal ties with trio of European far-right parties
FM Sa'ar says opening of dialogue with Sweden Democrats, France’s National Rally, Spain’s Vox is based on their present actions, not antisemitic roots: 'I didn't see reason not to'.
(27-02-2025, 02:28 AM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]So now Alibaba the master and he employee, left to continue to establish more land into Gaza and Syria then later into Lebanon among the start-up's by king angel was copy from Putin greedy new capital for his people and formed by gang to help Alibaba real co-founder with more help from the king again.
Talks stall as final hours of 42-day ceasefire draw near. The US plans emergency $3 billion. Israel arms deals • IDF checking echoes of explosions in the central region overnight
(01-03-2025, 10:29 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote: [ -> ]Talks stall as final hours of 42-day ceasefire draw near. The US plans emergency $3 billion. Israel arms deals • IDF checking echoes of explosions in the central region overnight
No current talks for second phase of ceasefire, Hamas spokesman says. The terorr group's spokesman, Hazem made this statement after Hamas dismissed Israel's attempts of extending the hostage deal's first phase.
Hamas says it rejects Israel’s ‘formulation’ of extending first Gaza ceasefire phase‘First Saturday with no one coming home’: Freed hostage Romi Gonen says deal must not end * Hamas source tells Saudi TV Israeli violating Gaza deal by refusing to discuss 2nd phase.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-march-01-2025/