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... months, Sinwar rebuffed efforts by the United States and its partners to bring this war to a close through an agreement that would return the hostages to their families and alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people,” Blinken said in a statement Thursday. WATCH: Harris says death of Hamas leader ...
... they just go. Nick Schifrin: And that's when she found a strength she didn't know she had and created light for her fellow hostages when everything felt dark. Sapir Cohen: I saw something that I called it miracle. They like to go and to -- like to -- scared us ...
JERUSALEM (AP) — On Sunday, the Israeli military said there was a “high probability” that three hostages found dead months ago were killed in an Israeli airstrike. The army announced the conclusions of its investigation into the deaths of Cpl. Nik Beizer, Sgt. Ron Sherman and Elia Toledano. It said investigations ...
Some 250 hostages were taken on Oct. 7. More than 100 were freed during a cease-fire in November in exchange for the release of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. Eight have been rescued by Israeli forces. Israeli troops mistakenly killed three Israelis who escaped captivity in December. Roughly 100 hostages ...
... before Israeli troops reached the tunnel in southern Gaza where they were being held. Their deaths sparked mass protests in Israel, with many saying the hostages could have been returned alive if a cease-fire deal had been reached. Three of the six hostages found dead — including Goldberg-Polin — were ...
... hostages accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of abandoning them because he hasn't negotiated their release in months of talks. Shay Dickmann, Cousin of Israeli Hostage Carmel Gat: It's too late for us. It's too late for Carmel. I will never hug her again, but 101 people can ...
... hardest-hit communities, when militants broke into their home and kidnapped her on the morning of Oct. 7. Her parents were killed in the attack. Hostages who were released during a cease-fire in November said she taught them meditation and yoga exercises to help them survive in captivity. Alexander ...
... and condemned Hamas. A high-profile campaign Goldberg-Polin’s parents, U.S.-born immigrants to Israel, became perhaps the most high-profile relatives of hostages on the international stage. They met with Biden, Pope Francis and others and addressed the United Nations, urging the release of all hostages. On ...
After 326 days in captivity, a hostage was found in the Hamas tunnels underneath Gaza and brought to safety by the Israeli military. Qaid Farhan Alkadi is the eighth hostage to be rescued from Gaza, but dozens more wait to be freed in a potential cease-fire deal between Israel ...
... freed during a weeklong cease-fire in November in exchange for the release of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. Israel has rescued a total of eight hostages, including in two operations that killed scores of Palestinians. Hamas says several hostages have been killed in Israeli airstrikes and failed rescue attempts. Israeli ...
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