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Hamas freed a group of 10 Israeli hostages and four Thai nationals on Wednesday, the sixth such release of hostages since a cease-fire began on Friday. The group included a few relatives of people who had already been released. Here’s what we know about the Israeli hostages released on Wednesday. Ra’aya Rotem, 54 Ra’aya RotemCredit…Hostages …
Twelve hostages, including 10 Israelis and two Thai nationals, were released from Gaza and delivered into Israeli territory, the Israeli military said on Tuesday, on the fifth day of the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel. The hostages released on Tuesday included three members of one family, according to a list released by the Israeli prime …
Hamas released 11 Israeli hostages — all women and children taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz — on Monday, the fourth day of the cease-fire, according to the Israeli government. The new releases followed an initial release of 13 Israelis on Friday, 13 more late on Saturday and 14 on Sunday. Some of those released are …
After seven weeks of struggling with a crisis that defies easy solutions, President Biden could take solace over the weekend in saving a single 4-year-old girl whose parents were killed in the Oct. 7 terrorist attack on Israel. But gratifying as it was to secure the release of Avigail Idan from her Hamas captors on …
Dafna and Ella were at home with their father, Noam Elyakim; his partner, Dikla Arava; and her son, Tomer, in Kibbutz Nahal Oz during the Oct. 7 attack. In the early hours of the attack, photos surfaced on the Telegram messaging platform of the two girls sitting on mattresses in a location unfamiliar to their …