3 hostages released on Saturday as images of their poor health shock Israel
The wife and daughters of one hostage freed on Saturday were killed on Oct. 7. Another lost his wife that day as well
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Opinion Trump’s plans for Gaza could undermine the ceasefire. The hostages will pay the tragic price
Yes, we need a long-term plan for Gaza. But it must enable the hostages to come home
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Fast Forward American Jewish leaders grieve as Hamas terrorists convicted of murdering their friends go free
'It is devastating and heartbreaking that this man gets his life back while Matt and Sara never will'
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Fast Forward Keith Siegel, Yarden Bibas, Ofer Kalderon released from Gaza in smooth handovers
“He looks good!” Aviva Siegel said after glimpsing her husband, an American-Israel held by Hamas for 484 days
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Looking Forward The Jewish hostage nobody is talking enough about
Elizabeth Tsurkov has spent 682 days in captivity in Iraq. For her sister, Emma, watching the Gaza hostages go free brings a special kind of joy — and pain
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Fast Forward In Gadi Mozes, the octogenarian freed from Gaza, Israelis see an icon of their country’s hardy ‘kibbutznik’ spirit
Several of the posts emphasized that Mozes is a kibbutznik, an identity that to many Israelis connotes a hardy work ethic and pioneering spirit
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Fast Forward Jewish women are braiding challah and hair to mark the release of Israeli hostage Agam Berger
The “Braids for Agam” movement responds to reports that Berger, 20, has braided other hostages’ hair in captivity
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Fast Forward 8 hostages return to Israel following chaotic scenes in Gaza
Israeli officials says they are delaying the release of Palestinian prisoners until Hamas can assure them future hostages will be freed safely
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