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Protest demand the immediate release of the hostages in Gaza and the end of the war, in Jerusalem

World Aug 29

Frustrations rise in Israel as war endures and hostages remain in Gaza

By Nick Schifrin, Karl Bostic

World Aug 16

Aftermath of an Israeli strike on a school that was sheltering displaced Palestinians, in Gaza City
Israeli airstrike kills baby in Gaza as families of hostages urge mass protest over war

An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed a baby girl and her parents on Saturday, Nasser hospital officials and witnesses said, while families of hostages called for a “nationwide day of stoppage” in Israel to express growing frustration over 22 months of…

By Associated Press

World Aug 10

March urging the UK government to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza, in London
Protesters seeking release of Israeli hostages march in London as Gaza war tensions grip UK

The march comes a day after police arrested 532 people at a protest in support of a banned pro-Palestinian organization.

By Danica Kirka, Associated Press

World Aug 05

Protest demanding the release of hostages kidnapped during the attack on Israel by Hamas, in Jerusalem
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Israeli hostage shown in Hamas video is starved, tortured and ‘a broken man,’ cousin says

This weekend, Hamas released a haunting video of 24-year-old Evyatar David, an Israeli hostage abducted from the Nova Music Festival during the Oct. 7 attacks. In the video, David appears so emaciated and pale that his father said he didn’t…

By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi

World Jun 22

Israeli military vehicles manoeuvre in Gaza
Israel recovers remains of three more hostages from Gaza

The Israeli military identified the remains as those of Yonatan Samerano, 21; Ofra Keidar, 70; and Shay Levinson, 19. Hamas is still holding 50 hostages, less than half of them believed to be alive.

By Tia Goldenberg, Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Jun 04

Boulder community to gather for vigil after firebombing attack that injured 12

By Colleen Slevin, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America

Authorities say Mohamed Sabry Soliman had 18 Molotov cocktails but threw just two during Sunday's attack in which he yelled "Free Palestine." Officials say he had planned to kill all of the roughly 20 participants in the demonstration.

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May 12

Who is Edan Alexander, the Israeli-American hostage released by Hamas?

By Julia Frankel, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

Edan Alexander was 19 when Hamas militants stormed the Israeli military base where the American-Israeli from New Jersey was a soldier and dragged him into the Gaza Strip.

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May 12

Hamas says it has released American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander

By Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press

Israel says 59 hostages including Alexander remain in captivity, with about 24 of them said to be alive.

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Apr 04

Israeli strikes kill more than a dozen in Gaza as ground troops ramp up offensive in the north

By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

At least 17 people, some from the same family, were killed after an airstrike hit the southern city of Khan Younis, according to hospital staff.

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Mar 06

Brushing off Trump’s threat, Hamas says it will only free hostages for a lasting truce

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

The militant group accused President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to back out of the ceasefire agreement they reached in January.

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