How dogs are bringing comfort to released hostages and their families in Israel
Poignant reunions between newly freed owners and their canine companions have been flooding social media
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Fast Forward 10 Israelis, including teen with her dog, and 2 Thais freed from Gaza as ceasefire goes into overtime
The Biden administration hopes to extend the ceasefire as it seeks to expand humanitarian relief for Palestinians in Gaza
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Fast Forward After backlash over silence, UN Women tweets, then deletes, statement condemning Hamas attack in Israel
Word quickly spread among Jewish women activists and Israelis, reigniting their criticism of UN Women as holding a double standard when it comes to gender-based violence against Israeli women
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Fast Forward 2 women charged with hate crimes for allegedly assaulting passerby after tearing down hostage posters
The suspects allegedly physically assaulted the woman, ripping a Star of David necklace off her neck and knocking her phone onto the ground, damaging the device
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Fast Forward Hamas releases 11 Israeli hostages as truce set to extend
Hamas offered to release women and children first, with no agreement yet on when men would be released
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Fast Forward Israel summons Spain and Belgium ambassadors after they denounce Israel before hostage release
After Spain’s ambassador was summoned for a reprimand, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares summoned Israel’s ambassador to Spain
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Fast Forward Israel and Hamas extend truce for 2 days, paving way for release of 20 more hostages
The announcement of the truce comes as Israel is prepared to receive a group of 11 hostages freed by Hamas
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Fast Forward 17 additional hostages released by Hamas to Red Cross en route to Israel
In total, the terror group has now released 40 Israeli hostages — nearly all of them women and children — to Israel as part of an agreement that includes a ceasefire in Gaza
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