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Fast Forward Hugs, slinkies and trauma care: How the Israeli health system will treat the released hostages
The medical response for each hostage will be individualized, and involve extensive. monitoring
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Opinion Hamas just released 24 hostages. Where are the rest of our children?
By dragging out the release of Israeli children, the terrorists continue to torment us
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Fast Forward 24 more hostages released by Hamas
Israeli women and children, as well as Thai and Filipino citizens, were freed as a part of a cease-fire agreement
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Fast Forward Hostage release timeline is delayed, extending an excruciating wait for their families
The first hostages will not be released until at least Friday, Israeli officials said late Wednesday
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Fast Forward Israeli peace activist and ex-politician is now a songwriter with a message: ‘Children need to be home’
Stav Shaffir invited Israel's worried mothers to help with a music video about the hostages. The next day, 120 women showed up
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News ‘A warm hug from grandma’: In Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, families contemplate the expected release of 50 hostages
Relatives of those held captive in Gaza say even if their loved ones are freed, they will continue to press for those who remain captive
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Opinion Israel’s hostage deal makes the best of an impossible situation
In a conflict marked by moral absolutism, today’s hostage deal is a triumph of difficult compromise
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