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

81 of 278 stories this year · 27 about Egypt · 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 Israel-Hamas war: Trump's plan to take over Gaza and move Palestinians out

17 stories · gone quiet

Arab nations reject Trump’s suggestion to relocate Palestinians from Gaza · 31 articles, Jan 26Trump pushes Jordan and Egypt to take in Palestinians to ‘clean out’ Gaza · 84 articles, Jan 26Israel backs Trump plan and orders military to prepare for Palestinians to leave Gaza · 235 articles, Feb 4Trump’s suggestion the US ‘take over’ Gaza is rejected by allies and adversaries alike - Boston News, Weather, Sports · 17 articles, Feb 4Trump: Palestinians have no right of return under Gaza plan · 103 articles, Feb 5Israel Begins Preparations for Gaza Exodus as Egypt Lobbies Against Trump Plan · 30 articles, Feb 6Netanyahu: Trump’s Gaza proposal ‘only viable plan’ · 31 articles, Feb 10Trump stands by his Gaza plan in meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah · 52 articles, Feb 11Egypt Is Developing Plan to Rebuild Gaza, Countering Trump’s Plan · 22 articles, Feb 12Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza · 13 articles, Feb 16Major European nations back Arab plan for Gaza rebuild · 12 articles, Mar 3Arab leaders endorse Egypt's plan to rebuild Gaza as an alternative to Trump's proposal · 35 articles, Mar 4US rejects alternative Gaza reconstruction plan proposed by Arab leaders · 13 articles, Mar 5US and Israel Look to Africa for Resettling Palestinians Uprooted from Gaza · 9 articles, Mar 14Trump suggests US ‘take’ Gaza, make it ‘freedom zone’ · 10 articles, May 15Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan · 16 articles, Aug 12Israel’s far-right finance minister suggests a real estate ‘bonanza’ in Gaza will follow the war · 12 articles, Sep 18
The Israel-Hamas war: Israel's offensives in Gaza and the civilian toll · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 21, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conduct · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 26, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: hunger, famine and the fight over aid to Gaza · Oct 9, 2023 – Jul 24, 2026Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial, conviction and 11-year sentence · Jan 2, 2024 – Sep 11, 2025The Israel-Hamas war: Trump's peace plan, the 2025 cease-fire and what followed · Sep 25, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026

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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 else33 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Egypt that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 10– 11LGBTQ Pride Match scheduled for 2026 World Cup is Egypt vs. Iran10 articles · 10 independent sources
    5 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Oct 13– 14Trump Awarded Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor and Egypt’s Order of the Nile5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 4 right
  3. Oct 13World leaders throw their weight behind the Gaza ceasefire deal6 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Oct 5– 8US, Qatar, Turkey to join third day of Gaza peace talks in Egypt9 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 22Egyptian president pardons prominent activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, state media reports17 articles · 16 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 0 right
  6. Sep 17Pharaoh’s priceless bracelet missing from Cairo museum9 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  7. Sep 9Ethiopia inaugurates Africa's biggest dam10 articles · 8 independent sources
    3 left, 0 center, 0 right
  8. Jul 2Scientists just sequenced the oldest and most complete ancient Egyptian human genome ever7 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 1 right
  9. Mar 27At least 6 dead after tourist submarine carrying about 40 passengers sinks off Egypt’s Red Sea coast46 articles · 35 independent sources
    3 left, 18 center, 3 right
  10. Mar 4Egypt’s Gaza plan excludes Hamas from future governance6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right

Stories that name Egypt

  1. Nov 23– 25Trump takes steps to designate Muslim Brotherhood affiliates as terrorist groups20 articles · 15 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 10 right
  2. Oct 12Trump sets off for the Mideast to mark ceasefire deal and urge Arab leaders to seize the moment13 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  3. Oct 8Hamas and Israel enter a third day of Gaza peace talks15 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  4. Oct 8Trump says he may go to the Middle East for Gaza deal8 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 2 right
  5. Oct 8– 14Trump Takes a Victory Lap in Israel49 articles · 23 independent sources
    6 left, 7 center, 6 right
  6. Oct 6– 14As Trump celebrates 'peace' in the Middle East, experts focus on next steps88 articles · 37 independent sources
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  7. Oct 1– 6Greta Thunberg among flotilla activists deported from Israel. Others remain in prison.14 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 5 right
  8. Oct 1– 3Activists say Israeli navy has begun intercepting a Gaza-bound aid flotilla61 articles · 35 independent sources
    7 left, 9 center, 6 right
  9. Sep 24– 25Yemen drone attack injures more than 20 in Israeli city of Eilat, including two in serious condition16 articles · 16 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 3 right
  10. Jul 1Trump says Israel has ‘agreed to the necessary conditions’ to finalize 60-day ceasefire in Gaza11 articles · 9 independent sources
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Local coverage

  1. Oct 6– 7Gaza peace talks enter their second day on the war’s anniversary - Boston News, Weather, Sports8 articles · 7 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 0 right