Both Israel and Hamas are under pressure from outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump to reach a deal before the Jan. 20 inauguration.
Israeli demonstrators outside the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem hold photos of Liri Albag and other hostages during a protest calling for their release from being held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025.
Mourners attend the funeral of three members of Imad Al-deen family who were killed in the Israeli bombardment in Bureij, central Gaza Strip, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. Israel says about 100 hostages remain in Gaza — at least a third of whom it believes were killed during the Oct. 7 attack or died in captivity.
A second Hamas official on Monday released a list of 14 names the group claimed Israel had removed from consideration after they were approved by Hamas and substituted with other names. Israel did not respond for a request for comment, but it has pronounced the 14 people dead. “This morning, I and everyone in Israel woke up and discovered that the state of Israel has put together a Schindler’s List — 34 people who will be able to hug their families again, and 66 others whose fate will be sealed,” said Yotam Cohen, whose brother Nimrod, an Israeli soldier held hostage, did not appear on the published list.
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