Only remaining teen hostages and Mia Shem, seen in Hamas hostage video, among 8 released on Thursday
The release means that Kfir and Ariel Bibas are the only Israeli children still known to be in Gaza. Their fate remains uncertain
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Culture Debate rages over whether a letter from an Israeli hostage to her Hamas captors is a fake. But does it matter?
Danielle Aloni's letter describing her captors' kindness is only the latest in a debate over morality in the war
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Fast Forward 16 more hostages are freed as Netanyahu vows to resume war at truce’s end
Hamas has offered to release four more sets of hostages to extend the truce, but it is not clear whether Israel would accept
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Fast Forward Israel investigating Hamas claims that children Ariel and Kfir Bibas were killed in Gaza
At least one other Israeli hostage was released after a Palestinian terror group had said she was dead
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News Most child hostages are back in Israel. Redheaded brothers Kfir and Ariel Bibas are still in Gaza.
Hamas handed Kfir, 10 months; Ariel, 4; and their parents to a different terrorist group, the IDF said Monday
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Fast Forward Stark images of murder and torture in Israel leave US senators in tears and silence
The video comes as skepticism of how Israel has retaliated has increased among Democrats
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Fast Forward 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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