But their hopes were dashed today after Israel accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement by not releasing hostage Arbel Yehud. As a result, it said Israel said it would not pull back its ...

The civilian, Arbel Yehud, should have been among the first two groups of hostages released on Jan. 19 and Jan. 25 under the cease-fire deal, according to the Israeli authorities. A video of ...