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The Israel-Hamas war: the hostages and the cease-fire talks, 2023-2025

81 of 279 stories this year · 2 about Central Intelligence Agency · gone quiet

Hamas and Israel are negotiating the release of 34 hostages from Gaza · 17 articles, Jan 5Trump warns ‘all hell will break out’ if Gaza hostages aren’t released before his inauguration · 12 articles, Jan 7Israel identifies body of hostage recovered from Gaza, days after father’s remains were found · 44 articles, Jan 8Israel’s Netanyahu sends Mossad director to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar in sign of progress · 22 articles, Jan 11Biden and Netanyahu discuss the latest in the effort to reach an Israel-Hamas war ceasefire · 22 articles, Jan 11Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say · 32 articles, Jan 13Biden welcomes Gaza ceasefire ‘after so much pain, death and loss of life’ · 32 articles, Jan 13Cease-fire deal or not, Israel's Hamas problem probably isn't going away · 34 articles, Jan 13Israel and Hamas reach deal on Gaza ceasefire and hostage release · 204 articles, Jan 13Will There Finally Be A Gaza Ceasefire? · 23 articles, Jan 14Hamas accepts draft agreement for Gaza cease-fire and release of hostages, officials say · 35 articles, Jan 14Trump and Biden both claim credit for Gaza ceasefire deal · 22 articles, Jan 15Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes effect in Gaza as Israelis await first hostage release · 192 articles, Jan 15Netanyahu says 'last-minute crisis' with Hamas holding up approval of Gaza truce and hostage deal · 58 articles, Jan 15Netanyahu says deal to release hostages held in Gaza has been reached after last minute snags · 18 articles, Jan 16Hamas frees hostages, Israel releases Palestinian prisoners on Day One of ceasefire · 131 articles, Jan 18As ceasefire takes hold, Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages and Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners · 41 articles, Jan 18Israel prepares for hostages' return with scant knowledge of their condition · 8 articles, Jan 18Many Palestinians in Gaza have no homes left to return to · 12 articles, Jan 18Trump says he’s ‘not confident’ Gaza ceasefire will hold · 13 articles, Jan 18Israel receives names of four female hostages Hamas is due to release Saturday · 51 articles, Jan 19Israel releases Palestinian prisoners after delay over chaotic hostage handover · 27 articles, Jan 24Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails · 8 articles, Jan 24Israel says eight of the remaining hostages to be released by Hamas in phase one of deal are dead · 102 articles, Jan 25Hamas frees 3 hostages and Israel releases Palestinian prisoners amid cease-fire · 103 articles, Jan 25Qatar says a deal is reached to release an Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into northern Gaza · 15 articles, Jan 26Israel blocks thousands from returning home to northern Gaza over ceasefire dispute · 15 articles, Jan 26Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war · 60 articles, Jan 27Hamas releases 3 Israeli hostages as Gaza truce proceeds · 59 articles, Feb 7Thai hostages freed from Gaza arrive in Bangkok · 14 articles, Feb 9Israel completes withdrawal from key road dividing Gaza as part of ceasefire deal · 21 articles, Feb 9Respecting Israel-Gaza truce ‘only way’ to bring back hostages, Hamas says after Trump’s ceasefire comments – live · 13 articles, Feb 10Hamas says it will release hostages as scheduled this weekend · 92 articles, Feb 10Israel threatens ‘all hell will break loose’ on Hamas in latest Gaza ceasefire crisis - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 24 articles, Feb 10Netanyahu threatens to resume fighting in Gaza if hostages aren’t released Saturday · 30 articles, Feb 11Three Israeli hostages released in Gaza after week of ceasefire tensions · 84 articles, Feb 13Hamas says it will release more hostages than expected this week, including bodies of the Bibas family · 32 articles, Feb 13Hamas frees all 6 hostages in exchange with Israel as part of ceasefire deal · 71 articles, Feb 15Body released by Hamas is Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, family says · 74 articles, Feb 19Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages to Israel as dozens of Palestinians leave Israeli prison · 63 articles, Feb 20Israel says child hostages identified but other released body not their mother · 53 articles, Feb 20Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as a ceasefire violation. Hamas pledges to investigate · 16 articles, Feb 21Israel delays Palestinians' release after six Gaza hostages freed · 19 articles, Feb 22Hamas reports no progress in talks with Israel on ceasefire's second phase · 41 articles, Feb 25Israelis hold a mass funeral for Shiri Bibas and her two sons killed in Gaza · 19 articles, Feb 26Israel says it won’t withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border as it sends team to ceasefire talks · 5 articles, Feb 27Trump Demands Hamas Release Hostages Immediately, or Face Consequences · 78 articles, Mar 5U.S., Hamas Hold Direct Talks Over Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say · 12 articles, Mar 5Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if ceasefire deal is implemented · 62 articles, Mar 14Israel warns Hamas it will seize more land in Gaza and maintain a ‘permanent’ presence unless hostages are freed · 16 articles, Mar 16Fury toward Netanyahu as Israelis protest renewed war in Gaza · 9 articles, Mar 19Hamas says it accepts a new Gaza ceasefire proposal but Israel makes a counter-offer · 17 articles, Mar 29Hamas rejects ceasefire offer as far-right Israeli lawmakers call for escalation in Gaza · 13 articles, Apr 15Trump says only 21 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza now believed to be alive · 17 articles, May 6Trump envoy confirms that Hamas has agreed to release the last living U.S. hostage in Gaza · 32 articles, May 11Who is Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas? · 135 articles, May 11Hamas seeks amendments to Gaza ceasefire proposal but US envoy calls it 'unacceptable' · 50 articles, May 27Israel accepts US proposal for temporary Gaza ceasefire, White House says · 16 articles, May 29Hamas submits response to US-led Gaza ceasefire proposal · 11 articles, May 30US vetoes UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire · 22 articles, Jun 4Israel says it has recovered the bodies of 2 Israeli-American hostages from the Gaza Strip · 42 articles, Jun 5Israel retrieves body of Thai hostage as 95 more people reported killed in Gaza offensive · 27 articles, Jun 7Trump expects Hamas response to ceasefire in hours as new details emerge on proposal · 47 articles, Jul 1Hamas submits ‘positive response’ to ceasefire proposal in major step toward a deal · 31 articles, Jul 4Trump meets Netanyahu for a second time amid cautious hope for a Gaza ceasefire · 59 articles, Jul 6Israel sending team to Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar a day before Trump and Netanyahu meet · 15 articles, Jul 6Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill over 40 as truce talks deadlocked · 37 articles, Jul 6Trump says Hamas 'didn't want' Gaza deal as talks break down · 10 articles, Jul 24US cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks and accuses Hamas of lacking ‘good faith’ · 11 articles, Jul 24Netanyahu asks Red Cross to help hostages in Gaza, as families warn against an ‘expanding war’ · 10 articles, Aug 4Israeli protesters demand end to war in Gaza and deal to release remaining hostages · 26 articles, Aug 17Hamas accepts new Gaza truce plan: Hamas official · 30 articles, Aug 18Netanyahu orders ‘immediate negotiations’ to release hostages as Israel advances Gaza City operation · 8 articles, Aug 21Israel identifies body of hostage retrieved from Gaza · 16 articles, Aug 29Trump: Some of 20 hostages held in Gaza may have 'recently died' · 15 articles, Sep 6‘We are in critical minutes’: Gaza City assault spurs widespread Israeli protests amid fear for hostages · 8 articles, Sep 7Qatar denounces Israel ahead of summit over Israeli strike on Doha targeting Hamas leaders · 37 articles, Sep 9Strike on Qatar shows limits of Israel’s elusive quest to vanquish Hamas · 87 articles, Sep 9Israeli strike in Qatar targets Hamas leaders as they weigh Gaza ceasefire proposal · 47 articles, Sep 9Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ of Gaza hostages release with strike on Doha, Qatar PM says · 15 articles, Sep 10A divided Israel marks 2 years since Oct. 7 attack as war in Gaza grinds on and hostages languish · 29 articles, Oct 5
The US military and pressure campaign to oust Nicolás Maduro

54 of 78 stories this year · 3 about Central Intelligence Agency · gone quiet

Trump doubles reward to $50 million for arrest of Venezuela’s president to face US drug charges · 16 articles, Aug 8Venezuela mobilizes its militia after US says it’s deploying military forces to waters around Latin America · 6 articles, Aug 19Maduro says Venezuela ready to respond to US military presence in the Caribbean · 17 articles, Aug 29U.S. preparing options for military strikes on drug targets inside Venezuela, sources say · 12 articles, Sep 26Venezuela says it detected 5 US ‘combat planes’ flying 75km from its coast, calls it a ‘provocation’ · 8 articles, Oct 3Venezuela says it warned U.S. of alleged plot to bomb embassy in Caracas · 9 articles, Oct 6Venezuela asks UN Security Council for emergency session over US military actions in the Caribbean · 7 articles, Oct 10Trump confirms CIA operations, prompts questions inside Venezuela · 50 articles, Oct 15U.S. Embassy issues warning to Americans in Trinidad and Tobago as tensions with Venezuela escalate · 8 articles, Oct 18US deploys Ford carrier strike group to target suspected drug vessels in Western Hemisphere · 7 articles, Oct 24U.S. deploys aircraft carrier to Caribbean as strikes on suspected drug boats intensify · 29 articles, Oct 24US Military Flew Supersonic B-1 Bombers up to the Coast of Venezuela · 5 articles, Oct 24U.S. to send aircraft carrier strike group to Caribbean in an escalation of boat strikes · 7 articles, Oct 24Venezuela’s Maduro: U.S. is fabricating war · 6 articles, Oct 26US warship docks in Trinidad and Tobago, putting more pressure on Venezuela · 8 articles, Oct 26US sought to lure Nicolás Maduro’s pilot into betraying the Venezuelan leader · 7 articles, Oct 28Trump Admin Has Decided To Strike Inside Venezuela; Attacks Could Come At Any Time: Report · 6 articles, Oct 31Fearing US effort to remove him, Maduro urges Venezuelans to snitch via app · 7 articles, Nov 5Senate rejects measure to limit Trump’s military actions against Venezuela · 6 articles, Nov 6Venezuela announces ‘massive mobilization’ of military forces as America’s largest warship sails into region · 11 articles, Nov 11US aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela · 21 articles, Nov 11How Venezuela’s aging Soviet-era military stacks up against US forces in the Caribbean · 5 articles, Nov 12US aircraft carrier nears Venezuela in flex of American military power · 7 articles, Nov 12US Adds New Terror Designation to Cartel Linked to Maduro · 6 articles, Nov 17Trump says US may have discussions with Venezuela's Maduro as aircraft carrier arrives in Caribbean · 21 articles, Nov 17Venezuela suspends flight rights for six foreign airlines amid US tensions · 17 articles, Nov 22US warns airlines of potential hazards when flying over Venezuela · 12 articles, Nov 22Airlines cancel flights to Venezuela after FAA warns of worsening security, military activity · 6 articles, Nov 23U.S. designates Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles a foreign terrorist organization · 24 articles, Nov 24Top US military adviser visits Caribbean as Trump ramps up pressure on Venezuela · 7 articles, Nov 24Trump says the U.S. will 'very soon' take action on land to stop alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers · 19 articles, Nov 28Maduro ramps up repression in Venezuela as he faces growing threats abroad · 7 articles, Nov 28Venezuela airspace claimed to be closed · 53 articles, Nov 29Venezuela’s Maduro confirms ‘cordial’ call with Trump amid tensions with US · 7 articles, Dec 1Maduro resurfaces in Caracas, as Trump says he has spoken to Venezuelan president · 8 articles, Dec 1Pope Leo urges against US incursion of Venezuela as he warns Western countries to be ‘less fearful’ of immigrants · 9 articles, Dec 2Venezuela will continue accepting deportation flights from U.S. despite Trump's airspace closure assertion · 5 articles, Dec 2US deploys fighter jets to Gulf of Venezuela in closest known approach yet, amid rising tension · 11 articles, Dec 10US seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast · 96 articles, Dec 10Noem links the seizure of an oil tanker off Venezuela to US antidrug efforts · 12 articles, Dec 11US sanctions Maduro’s nephews and shipping companies it says move Venezuelan oil · 22 articles, Dec 11Venezuela says US has suspended deportation flights; US denies it · 8 articles, Dec 12JetBlue plane near Venezuela avoids ‘midair collision’ with US Air Force aircraft · 25 articles, Dec 14Trinidad and Tobago Will Open Caribbean Nation’s Airports to US Military as Venezuela Tensions Grow · 5 articles, Dec 15Asian shares gain, while oil prices jump as Trump orders a blockade of oil tankers to Venezuela · 5 articles, Dec 17Trump orders blockade of 'sanctioned oil tankers' entering and leaving Venezuela · 81 articles, Dec 17Coast Guard pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, US official says · 72 articles, Dec 20US forces stop 2nd merchant vessel off coast of Venezuela, American officials say · 26 articles, Dec 20Trump holds an event with Rubio and Hegseth during vacation as tensions with Venezuela mount · 13 articles, Dec 22White House orders military to focus on ‘quarantine’ of Venezuela oil · 5 articles, Dec 24Trump says the U.S. took out a 'big facility' in Venezuela amid strikes on alleged drug boats · 20 articles, Dec 29CIA behind strike at Venezuelan dock that Trump claims was used by drug smugglers, AP sources say · 15 articles, Dec 29Trump says the US ‘hit’ a facility along shore where he says alleged drug boats ‘load up’ · 33 articles, Dec 29At least 7 explosions and low-flying aircraft are heard in Venezuela's Caracas · 16 articles, Dec 31

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else41 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Central Intelligence Agency that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Nov 27Who is Rahmanullah Lakanwal? Afghan national accused of shooting 2 National Guard in DC29 articles · 14 independent sources
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  2. Nov 27National Guard shooting suspect worked with CIA, director says5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  3. Oct 21Barack Obama's CIA director John Brennan referred to DOJ for prosecution5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  4. Oct 7Biden covered up Ukrainian complaints of corruption ‘double standard’, secret CIA files reveal5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  5. Aug 8– 9Former FBI and CIA Director William H. Webster dies at 10120 articles · 15 independent sources
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  6. Jul 9FBI launches criminal investigations of John Brennan, James Comey: DOJ sources18 articles · 12 independent sources
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  7. May 22Person shot and wounded during security incident outside CIA headquarters in Virginia20 articles · 13 independent sources
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  8. May 3Trump administration to shrink workforce at CIA, other spy agencies11 articles · 11 independent sources
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  9. Mar 19Suspect surrenders in CIA headquarters barricade incident14 articles · 4 independent sources
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  10. Mar 5Trump officials say US paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine but signal it may not last long after fiery meeting16 articles · 14 independent sources
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Stories that name Central Intelligence Agency

  1. Nov 28National Guard troop shot near White House has died — Trump – DW13 articles · 11 independent sources
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  2. Nov 27Afghan national identified as suspect in National Guardsmen shooting in DC. Here’s what we know58 articles · 46 independent sources
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  3. Nov 26– 27What we know about the 2 National Guard members shot near White House140 articles · 76 independent sources
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  4. Nov 18– 19The many times Trump has promoted the Saudi crown prince’s Khashoggi denials33 articles · 26 independent sources
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  5. Nov 5Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race44 articles · 32 independent sources
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  6. Nov 4– 5Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history, dies at 84159 articles · 102 independent sources
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  7. Aug 12Adam Schiff authorizes classified intel leaks to smear Trump during Russiagate, whistleblower claims7 articles · 7 independent sources
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  8. Aug 11– 16Trump-Putin summit in Alaska ends with no deal on Ukraine ceasefire149 articles · 65 independent sources
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  9. Aug 8– 15Trump and Putin to meet in Alaska for high-stakes summit on Russia-Ukraine war153 articles · 63 independent sources
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  10. Jul 23– 24France’s first couple sue Candace Owens for defamation over claims that Brigitte Macron is a man35 articles · 31 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. Nov 28Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died10 articles · 9 independent sources
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