hostages
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Militants took 251 people hostage during Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, with 97 still held in Gaza, including 34 who Israeli officials say are dead – Copyright AFP/File JACK GUEZ
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Sharon Basch is an Israeli American who lived in Israel before starting her JD at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where she is currently a 3L.
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The six killed Gaza hostages shown clockwise from top left: Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, Carmel Gat, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi and Ori Danino – Copyright POOL/AFP TINGSHU WANG
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A joint operation by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) , Shin Bet, and Israeli police operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza rescued four hostages and killed over 200 Palestinians on Saturday.
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Palestinian children near the crater left by an Israeli strike in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on June 3, 2024 – Copyright AFP Adek BERRY
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Friday that it retrieved the bodies of three Israeli hostages who were killed during the October 7 Hamas-led terror attacks. The IDF identified the three individuals as Itzhak Gelerenter, Amit Buskila and Shani Louk, whose bodies were kidnapped by Hamas after being confirmed dead on October 30.
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Aviva Siegel was kidnapped from her home along with her husband by Hamas and held hostage for 51 days in Gaza – Copyright AFP/File Fabrice COFFRINI
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People inspect damage to a room following Israeli bombardment at Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis on December 17, 2023 – Copyright AFP/File STRINGER
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People gathered in Tel Aviv to mark the 100th day after an unprecedented attack by Hamas fighters on Israel that triggered war with the Palestinian militant movement – Copyright AFP GIL COHEN-MAGEN
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Images broadcast by the police showed the guards, many in tears, exhausted and supported by their colleagues shortly after their release – Copyright AFP Ariel Suárez
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The president of Ecuador has declared an “internal armed conflict” in the country against groups tied to an escaped gang leader following the taking of hostages on live TV earlier Tuesday.
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The funeral of Alon Shamriz, one of three Israeli hostages mistakenly killed by soldiers in the Gaza Strip – Copyright AFP Oren ZIV
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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that it mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages who were holding up a white flag in Gaza on Friday. The names of the hostages are Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka and Alon Shamriz.
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Friends and relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza protest in Tel Aviv – Copyright AFP PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA
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(NEW YORK) — The temporary cease-fire between Hamas and Israel ended on Dec. 1, and Israel has resumed its bombardment of Gaza.
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Yechi Yehud said he feared his daughter Arbel was being raped in Gaza – Copyright POOL/AFP Kim LUDBROOK
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Protesters took to the streets of Tel Aviv after news spread of the death of three hostages – Copyright AFP Federico PARRA
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Israelis cheer as a helicopter carrying released hostages lands in Tel Aviv – Copyright AFP JACK GUEZ
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Israelis cheer as a helicopter carrying released hostages lands in Tel Aviv – Copyright AFP/File Marvin RECINOS
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Israel and Hamas’s deal for a temporary ceasefire went into effect Friday morning, triggering a pause in hostilities and the resumption of the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. Hamas also released the first round of hostages, with Israel releasing the first round of Palestinian prisoners shortly thereafter.