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Former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel visit Kenyan refugee camp
Partnering with IsraAID, former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel toured the camp's facilities as part of their recent entry into…
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800 days after October 7: 200 former hostages, families urge Netanyahu to start Oct. 7 probe
In a letter, the groups demanded “truth, justice, and accountability,” saying only a state commission has the legal authority to…
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Newly-obtained footage shows six Gaza hostages lighting Hanukkah candles in Hamas tunnel
The footage, obtained by the IDF, shows the six hostages, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Alexander…
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Hunt under way for Benin coup plotters and their hostages
Security forces in Benin are searching for the soldiers who tried to seize power on Sunday morning, with the president saying they have…
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Hostages as leverage: Iran's secret demand aimed at crippling Israel's agriculture
If Thailand complied, it would deliver a painful blow to Israel’s agricultural sector at the very moment it was struggling to recover from…
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Findings transferred by Hamas from Gaza not connected to hostages, PMO confirms
National Center of Forensic Medicine confirm that the findings brought yesterday from Gaza for examination do not belong to Israeli…
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Hamas to turn over remains of one of remaining deceased Gaza hostages, official tells Reuters
Earlier, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed Israel was preparing to receive "findings" from the Red Cross that were transferred from…
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'Difficult nights, mental toll': Institute of Forensic Medicine head speaks on identifying hostages
In addition to identifying hostages, Institute of Forensic Medicine Director Dr. Chen Kugel spoke about the moment he found himself…
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Hamas hands over coffin it says contains Gaza hostage's body
Hamas has handed over additional human remains it says belong to one of the hostages seized by the militant group, the Israeli military…
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Hamas says it will return remains of Israeli hostage at 8 p.m.
Hamas asserted that the cooperation with the Red Cross significantly accelerated the recovery process, leading to the discovery of…
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Hostages Forum sends legal warning to Yeshivat Ateret Shlomo over abuse of symbols
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum sends a legal warning to a haredi yeshiva for misusing its symbols. The Hostages and Missing…
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Hamas claims it discovered the remains of two hostages during Gaza excavations
Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades named the two hostages' remains that it found in the Tuesday announcement. Hamas claimed that it uncovered the…
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Hamas tortured Gaza hostages over Ben-Gvir's actions, freed captive Bar Kuperstein reveals
In a revealing interview, freed hostage Bar Kuperstein recounts brutal treatment in Gaza, including starvation and physical abuse, linked…
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Egyptian teams enter Gaza to help locate remains of slain hostages, Israeli official confirms
Israel is preparing for the possibility that Hamas will release the remains of two more hostages this evening; however, it is uncertain…
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IDF chief to JD Vance: Hamas must disarm, free slain hostages for Gaza deal to progress
Eyal Zamir added that the return of the remains of the 13 hostages still held in Gaza "must be a prerequisite before moving to the next…
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Israel receives two bodies Hamas says are dead hostages
Israel has received two bodies that Hamas says are two more deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza. The Israeli military said two…
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Portland synagogue prays for hostages release, peace
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As hopeful signs emerge about the end of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, a Portland synagogue held a…
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Maccabi World Union hosts released hostages, families at Kfar Maccabiah
Maccabi World Union has opened its Kfar Maccabiah facilities to hostages recently released from captivity in Gaza and their families,…
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Hamas says return of Israeli hostages' bodies may take time
Hamas claims the return of Israeli hostages’ bodies will take time, saying some are buried in destroyed tunnels and others under bombed…
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Freed hostages reveal torture, fight for survival while underground Gaza
“After the deal was signed, we thought they were being taken out of the tunnels to prepare for release,” he said. The father of freed…
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Israel confirms reception of remains of Guy Illouz, Bipin Joshi, and two other hostages
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum subsequently responded to the news, stating, “may their memories be a blessing, together with two…
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Red Cross: Handing over dead Gaza hostages' bodies could take weeks
People pay their respects outside the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute as the bodies of four hostages,Daniel Peretz, Yossi Sharabi, Guy Iluz,…
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Anger in Israel after Hamas fails to return all deceased hostages
While Israel welcomed the release of all 20 surviving hostages from Gaza, frustration was growing on Tuesday over the return of only a few…
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Two years of chains, torture, and isolation: What is known about the hostages' time in captivity?
Some hostages spent the entire two years isolated, and kept in the dark on the welfare of their families after October 7. After two years…