Hamas set to release three Israeli hostages as Gaza ceasefire holds

My family hasn’t returned to me yet. They are still there,

wrote Bibas, who was released in the last exchange

I’m now addressing you with my own words, which no one dictated to me: Bring my family back,

he wrote

We don’t want to see everybody move back and then move out in 10 years” because of continued unrest

But Trump said that

Joseph E. Aounlebanese President

We have set clear red lines from the United States that (Hezbollah) won’t be able to terrorize the Lebanese people and that includes by being a part of the government,

Ortagus said at a news conference in Beirut’s southeastern suburb of Baabda after a meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun

We have no updates" on how many hostages would be released on Saturday

the forum told AFP

Trump's remarks about Washington taking control of Gaza amount to an open declaration of intent to occupy the territory,

spokesman Hazem Qassem said

An entire nation demands to see the hostages return home... Now is the time to ensure the agreement is completed -- until the very last one,

the Hostage and Missing Families Forum said in a statement on Friday

The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting,

he said on his Truth Social platform on Thursday

Preventing the entry of heavy equipment and machinery needed to remove 55 million tons of rubble ... will undoubtedly affect the resistance’s ability to extract from under the rubble the dead prisoners [hostages],

spokesman Salama Marouf is quoted by the Times of Israel as saying

This demonstrates clear manipulation of relief and shelter priorities,

Hamas said

This must happen under this deal, and if not, there will remain a huge black stain on the history of our state,

she said

It will take time for him to regroup physically and emotionally, but he’s strong, and he’s resilient,

Lee Siegel said

My family and I traveled the globe, knocking on every door, sharing our story with anyone who would listen,

Siegel’s wife, Aviva, a former hostage, told reporters after the release of her husband

It’s a human being who was taken for 484 days, suffering the worst things we can appreciate,

Lee Siegel said

I’m back, I’m home.”

When he returned to Israel last week, gaunt and pale, the first words to his family, according to his brother, Lee Siegel, were