Freed Hamas hostage Mia Shem slams global inaction: ‘Where was the UN? Where was the Red Cross?’
2 months ago

Freed Hamas hostage Mia Shem slams global inaction: ‘Where was the UN? Where was the Red Cross?’

Live Mint  

Mia Shem, a former hostage of Hamas, made a statement during a press conference outside the United Nations National Security Council in New York on November 6, expressing her frustration with the lack of international support during her captivity. Shem calls out global agencies: ‘Where was Red Cross and the UN?’ At the press conference, Shem recounted her harrowing experience, highlighting the absence of humanitarian aid during her detention, New York Post reported on November 8. Shem describes abuse in Palestinian home during hostage crisis Shem’s statements to Channel 12, New York post stated, also revealed disturbing details about her captivity. This left her with the stark realization: “There are no innocents in Gaza, not even one.” Call for action and accountability At a conference held on November 5, organized by the Tel Aviv-based human rights organization Shurat HaDin, The Jerusalem Post reported, Shem spoke out about her experience and the ongoing plight of hostages.

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Hamas threatens to 'neutralize' hostages if Israel launches rescue op, claims intelligence of planned action
1 month ago

Hamas threatens to 'neutralize' hostages if Israel launches rescue op, claims intelligence of planned action

Firstpost  

Hamas has claimed that it had intelligence that Israel intended to carry out a hostage rescue operation similar to one conducted in Gaza’s Nuseirat camp in June and threatened to “neutralize” the hostages if such an operation took place, according to a report People rally to protest against the government and to show support for the hostages who were kidnapped …

Donald Trump warns ‘there will be all hell to pay’ if Hamas hostages aren't released before he assumes office
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1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump warns ‘there will be all hell to pay’ if Hamas hostages aren't released before he assumes office

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump has warned that “there will be all hell to pay in the Middle East” if the Hamas hostages are not released before he assumes office. Donald Trump warns ‘there will be all hell to pay’ if Hamas hostages aren't released before he assumes office In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “Everybody is talking about the hostages who …

Trump demands immediate release of Oct. 7 hostages, says otherwise there will be ‘HELL TO PAY’
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump demands immediate release of Oct. 7 hostages, says otherwise there will be ‘HELL TO PAY’

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump is demanding the immediate release of the Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza, saying that if they are not freed before he is sworn into office there will be “HELL TO PAY.” “Please let this TRUTH serve to represent that if the hostages are not released prior to January 20, 2025, the date that I proudly …

Hamas releases video of Israeli-American hostage pleading for Trump’s help in securing release
1 month, 1 week ago

Hamas releases video of Israeli-American hostage pleading for Trump’s help in securing release

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "My dear, beloved Edan, we miss you painfully," she …

Hostages freed from Gaza meet with Pope Francis and press campaign to bring remaining captives home
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hostages freed from Gaza meet with Pope Francis and press campaign to bring remaining captives home

Associated Press  

ROME — A delegation of former hostages held by Hamas in Gaza and their relatives met Thursday with Pope Francis and expressed hope that the incoming and outgoing U.S. administrations would work together to bring the remaining hostages home. The freed hostages included Yelena Troufanov, who was released last November but whose son Sasha remains in Gaza and appeared in …

Israeli hostage Mia Schem describes horrifying 5ft-high cage where Hamas locked her and other women up 200ft underground - as she accuses UN of 'not lifting a finger' to free captives
2 months ago

Israeli hostage Mia Schem describes horrifying 5ft-high cage where Hamas locked her and other women up 200ft underground - as she accuses UN of 'not lifting a finger' to free captives

Daily Mail  

A freed Israeli hostage has recounted the harrowing treatment she faced at the hands of Hamas - as she accused the UN of 'not lifting a finger' to free the remaining captives. Mia Schem, 22, said she was locked in a 5ft-high cage 200ft underground 'without air and without light' for five days with several other women. Mia Schem speaking …

Israel says it has rescued a hostage abducted in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Israel says it has rescued a hostage abducted in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack

Associated Press  

BEERSHEBA, Israel — Qaid Farhan Alkadi was alone underground Tuesday after 326 days of captivity in Gaza when Israeli forces scouring Hamas’ vast tunnel network found and freed him. “Suddenly, I heard someone speaking Hebrew outside the door, I couldn’t believe it, I couldn’t believe it,” Alkadi, 52, recounted from an Israeli hospital during a phone call with Israel’s president …

Israeli hostage Noa Argamani speaks out for first time since her rescue: ‘I'm home now, but…’
6 months, 1 week ago

Israeli hostage Noa Argamani speaks out for first time since her rescue: ‘I'm home now, but…’

Hindustan Times  

A rescued Israeli hostage spoke out publically for the first time, recounting the horrifying ordeal in a recorded message Saturday. Rescued Israeli hostage, Noa Argamani speaks out for the first time since her horrifying ordeal in Gaza Rescued Israeli hostage Noa Argamani speaks out The China-born Israeli citizen expressed her fears “as an only child to my parents, and a …

ALL women hostages held in Gaza are being sexually abused, freed Israeli woman says: Captives' relatives say their spirit has been broken by rape revelations
9 months, 1 week ago

ALL women hostages held in Gaza are being sexually abused, freed Israeli woman says: Captives' relatives say their spirit has been broken by rape revelations

Daily Mail  

All female hostages held in Gaza are being sexually abused, a freed Israeli woman has said. The young Israeli woman was freed in a hostage exchange in November and today told an Israeli parliamentary committee that 'every Israeli woman who is being held captive in Gaza is being sexually abused', the Jerusalem Post reports. An image grab from a handout …

UN special envoy pledges action after hearing sexual abuse testimonies of Hamas hostages in Israel
11 months, 1 week ago

UN special envoy pledges action after hearing sexual abuse testimonies of Hamas hostages in Israel

Firstpost  

The United Nations Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, continued her visit to Israel this week by engaging with survivors of Hamas captivity. Touring Unit 105 of Israel Police’s Lahav 433, Patten received a briefing on the national investigation against Hamas terrorists, particularly focusing on sexual assaults. Earlier in the week, Patten visited the Gaza border area, …

Freed Israeli hostage says she met a Hamas leader in a tunnel, where she was kept in dire conditions
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Freed Israeli hostage says she met a Hamas leader in a tunnel, where she was kept in dire conditions

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — A 72-year-old Israeli woman held captive by Hamas militants for nearly 50 days told an Israeli TV channel Wednesday that she was held at length in a dark, humid tunnel where she met a Hamas leader and helped pass the time with an informal lecture series by her knowledgeable fellow hostages. It also sheds new light on the …

White House says official is discussing release of Hamas hostages in Doha
11 months, 3 weeks ago

White House says official is discussing release of Hamas hostages in Doha

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy White House officials said on Tuesday that a US official …

Opinion: My 4-year-old great-niece was released by Hamas. When will the other hostages be freed?
1 year ago

Opinion: My 4-year-old great-niece was released by Hamas. When will the other hostages be freed?

LA Times  

There are 107 people, including seven Americans, still held hostage by Hamas since the brutal terrorist attack in Israel on Oct. 7. Abigail was taken hostage from her home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, after witnessing the murder of her mother and her father, who was carrying Abigail in his arms as Hamas terrorists gunned him down. Abigail crawled out from …

Live updates | Israel bombs Gaza and unveils tunnel complex as hostage negotiations gain momentum
1 year ago

Live updates | Israel bombs Gaza and unveils tunnel complex as hostage negotiations gain momentum

Associated Press  

At least 46 people were killed and more than 100 wounded early Wednesday after Israel bombarded the urban Jabaliya refugee camp near Gaza City, according to Munir al-Bursh, a senior official in the Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza. The Israeli military said its troops have located “ a vast tunnel network ” under Gaza City that included command and control …

Hamas chief in Egypt for talks on Gaza truce and hostage release
1 year ago

Hamas chief in Egypt for talks on Gaza truce and hostage release

The Hindu  

The leader of Hamas travelled to Egypt on December 20 as hopes grew that Israel and the Palestinian militant group may be inching toward another truce and hostage release deal in the Gaza war. He was due to meet Egypt's spy chief for talks on "stopping the aggression and the war to prepare an agreement for the release of prisoners", …

Israeli army says 'Red Cross must have access to hostages' in Gaza
1 year, 1 month ago

Israeli army says 'Red Cross must have access to hostages' in Gaza

Hindustan Times  

The Israeli army said Wednesday that the International Committee of the Red Cross "must have access to the hostages" still being held by Palestinian militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Israel says 138 hostages out of the estimated 240 people seized in Hamas's October 7 attack are still being held by the Palestinian armed group and its allies. In response, …

‘We are officially hostages.’ How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas’ hostage strategy
1 year, 1 month ago

‘We are officially hostages.’ How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas’ hostage strategy

Associated Press  

NIR OZ, Israel — The engineer and his family cowered in the safe room, dark except for a red remote-control light because they feared the gunmen outside the door would notice anything brighter. An Associated Press review of hundreds of messages shared among Nir Oz residents, security camera footage and Hamas instruction manuals show the group planned ahead of time …

More Hamas hostages released from inside Gaza – with Palestinians in Israeli prisons also set to be freed
1 year, 1 month ago

More Hamas hostages released from inside Gaza – with Palestinians in Israeli prisons also set to be freed

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mia Schem is handed over …

Moment Israeli hostage Mia Schem, 21, is tearfully reunited with her parents after seven weeks of hell as a Hamas hostage that only ended after she was pushed through a baying mob to gain her release
1 year, 1 month ago

Moment Israeli hostage Mia Schem, 21, is tearfully reunited with her parents after seven weeks of hell as a Hamas hostage that only ended after she was pushed through a baying mob to gain her release

Daily Mail  

Six more hostages have now been released by Hamas, bringing the total to eight This is the moment a 21-year-old Israeli woman who was snatched from the Nova music festival and then paraded in a chilling Hamas hostage video was reunited with her parents after spending seven weeks as a hostage. Mia Schem was one of the two women released …

US-Israeli girl Abigail Edan, 4, discharged from hospital after being freed by Hamas
1 year, 1 month ago

US-Israeli girl Abigail Edan, 4, discharged from hospital after being freed by Hamas

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A four-year-old US-Israeli girl, who …

Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help
1 year, 1 month ago

Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The last Omer Neutra’s parents heard from him, he told them reassuringly that he anticipated a quiet weekend. Immediately, we understood that he’s right there,” his mother, Orna Neutra, said Wednesday of the brutal Oct. 7 rampage by Hamas that killed more than 1,200 civilians and soldiers and triggered a war in Gaza. The couple initially thought it …

Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help
1 year, 1 month ago

Families of American hostages in Gaza describe their anguish and call on US government for help

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Immediately, we understood that he's right there,” his mother, …

India welcomes release of Israeli hostages by Hamas, calls for immediate, unconditional release of those remaining
1 year, 1 month ago

India welcomes release of Israeli hostages by Hamas, calls for immediate, unconditional release of those remaining

The Hindu  

India has welcomed the release of Israeli hostages by Hamas and called for the immediate and unconditional release of those still held in captivity by the militant group, asserting that there can be no justifications for terrorism and hostage-taking. Ms. Kamboj said India welcomes the news of the release of the hostages, and also calls for the immediate and unconditional …

Freed Israeli hostages tell families of ordeal in Gaza captivity
1 year, 1 month ago

Freed Israeli hostages tell families of ordeal in Gaza captivity

Al Jazeera  

Most captives released during a six-day-old truce have been rushed to hospitals in Israel. Most captives released during a six-day-old truce have been rushed to hospitals in a country still reeling from the shock of their abduction during a Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7 in which Israel says 1,200 people were killed. Deborah Cohen told France’s BFM …

Harrowing stories emerge as Hamas frees more hostages taken from Israel
1 year, 1 month ago

Harrowing stories emerge as Hamas frees more hostages taken from Israel

LA Times  

All the stories are the same; all the stories are different. Cohen, interviewed by the French television channel BFM, said that during his time in captivity, the boy was forced to watch “horror videos” of Hamas’ Oct. 7 cross-border attacks, which Israel said left at least 1,200 people dead, most of them civilians. One freed captive, Roni Krivoi — a …

With deadline looming, diplomats seek to extend Gaza truce; more hostages, prisoners are freed
1 year, 1 month ago

With deadline looming, diplomats seek to extend Gaza truce; more hostages, prisoners are freed

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas and Israel released more hostages and prisoners under terms of a fragile cease-fire that held for a fifth day Tuesday as international mediators in Qatar worked to extend the truce. HOSTAGES AND PRISONERS RELEASED The latest group of Israeli hostages freed from Gaza — nine women and a 17-year-old — was flown to hospitals …

Chilling videos show masked Hamas terrorists waving goodbye to Israeli hostages while releasing them
1 year, 1 month ago

Chilling videos show masked Hamas terrorists waving goodbye to Israeli hostages while releasing them

Hindustan Times  

Chilling images and videos surfacing online, which were reportedly released by Hamas’ military wing, show the masked terrorists waving goodbye to Israeli hostages after handing them over to the Red Cross. An image grab from a handout video released by the Hamas Media Office shows a Red Cross medic looking on as newly released Israeli hostages and a Hamas fighter …

Freed hostage escaped Hamas but was recaptured days later, family says
1 year, 1 month ago

Freed hostage escaped Hamas but was recaptured days later, family says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s a movie, this whole thing.” Ms Magid, who …

Israel-Gaza War: Hamas frees 17 hostages, including 4-year-old American
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel-Gaza War: Hamas frees 17 hostages, including 4-year-old American

Live Mint  

Hamas released 17 hostages in Gaza, including a 4-year-old American girl, as part of a truce with Israel as Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners on the third day of the ceasefire. However Netanyahu said he also told Biden that, at the end of the truce, “we will return with full force to achieve our goals: The elimination of Hamas, ensuring …

Hamas releases 11 more captives from Gaza, Israeli army says
1 year, 1 month ago

Hamas releases 11 more captives from Gaza, Israeli army says

Al Jazeera  

Release comes after mediator Qatar says Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended by two days. The Israeli military says 11 hostages have been released by the Palestinian armed group Hamas and are on their way to Israel, the latest in a series of exchanges during a four-day humanitarian pause. The release of the hostages, some of the roughly 240 people taken …

Gaza war truce: Third hostage-prisoner exchange, Hamas says 5 leaders dead
1 year, 1 month ago

Gaza war truce: Third hostage-prisoner exchange, Hamas says 5 leaders dead

Firstpost  

Hamas is expected to free a total of 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners in Israel over the course of a four-day pause brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States A new group of Israeli and foreign hostages were released from Gaza on Sunday, on the third day of a truce after seven weeks of war, with …

The US hostages that won’t be released in Hamas prisoner swap
1 year, 1 month ago

The US hostages that won’t be released in Hamas prisoner swap

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “That will mean that there another 190 hostages …

First group of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas released, Israeli media and officials say
1 year, 1 month ago

First group of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas released, Israeli media and officials say

LA Times  

Hamas on Friday released 24 hostages who had been held captive in Gaza for weeks, including 13 Israelis, 10 people from Thailand and a Filipino citizen, according to Qatar and other officials, in the first stage of a swap for Palestinians prisoners in Israel under a four-day cease-fire deal. Gaza’s 2.3 million Palestinians saw quiet after seven weeks of relentless …

What do we know about the Israel-Hamas hostage deal?
1 year, 1 month ago

What do we know about the Israel-Hamas hostage deal?

CNN  

CNN — Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for a pause in fighting, alongside the release of some of the hostages held by the militant group, in return for Palestinian prisoners jailed by Israel. Israel’s own statement said the pause in fighting would last four days – but said the truce could potentially be longer, with an extra day …

Live updates | An Israel-Hamas deal for hostages and a four-day cease-fire has been approved
1 year, 1 month ago

Live updates | An Israel-Hamas deal for hostages and a four-day cease-fire has been approved

Associated Press  

Israel’s Cabinet approved a cease-fire agreement with the Hamas militant group that would bring a temporary halt to the devastating war that is now in its seventh week. Israel’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved the cease-fire deal that would bring a temporary halt to the devastating war The effort to free all of the roughly 240 hostages seized by Hamas in …

Are Israel and Hamas nearing a ‘hostage’ deal? What to know
1 year, 1 month ago

Are Israel and Hamas nearing a ‘hostage’ deal? What to know

Al Jazeera  

Qatari-mediated negotiations aim to free 50 captives in exchange for a three-day ceasefire, according to media reports. Part of the deal includes the release of about 50 civilian captives in Gaza, a rapid jump from previous reports that suggested Hamas would release 10-15 captives. Hamas would also have to divulge the complete list of remaining living civilian hostages held in …

Israel has 'no proof of life' for hostages seized by Hamas in October 7 attacks, foreign minister declares, claiming the Red Cross has not been able to meet any of terror group's captives
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel has 'no proof of life' for hostages seized by Hamas in October 7 attacks, foreign minister declares, claiming the Red Cross has not been able to meet any of terror group's captives

Daily Mail  

Israel allegedly has no proof of life for the hostages seized by Hamas in the October 7 attacks, the country's foreign minister has declared. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen also claimed the Red Cross has been unable to meet any of the terror group's captives after meeting the organisation's head in Geneva. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen also claimed the …

Negotiations ongoing for release of 10-15 Hamas-held captives, reports say
1 year, 2 months ago

Negotiations ongoing for release of 10-15 Hamas-held captives, reports say

Al Jazeera  

Negotiations are continuing between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, mediated by Qatar in coordination with the United States, that could see 10-15 Hamas-held captives released in exchange for a multiday pause in fighting, Hamas and Egyptian sources have told the Reuters and AFP news agencies. AFP cited a source close to Hamas saying the talks “revolve around the release of …

Families of Israel hostages fear the world will forget. So they’re traveling to be living reminders
1 year, 2 months ago

Families of Israel hostages fear the world will forget. So they’re traveling to be living reminders

Associated Press  

PARIS — The photo of the white-haired woman in a golf cart, wrapped in a purple blanket and flanked by a gunman, was among the first to emerge of the hostages seized during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel. “They have nothing.” Israel’s overwhelming military bombardment of Gaza, families say, raises questions about whether destroying Hamas or rescuing hostages …

Families of Israel hostages fear the world will forget. So they're traveling to be living reminders
1 year, 2 months ago

Families of Israel hostages fear the world will forget. So they're traveling to be living reminders

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s very scary thinking that it’s going to be …

‘Significant pause’ in Gaza fighting needed to free captives: US official
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Significant pause’ in Gaza fighting needed to free captives: US official

Al Jazeera  

Biden administration ‘doing everything we possibly can’ to free captives, official quoted as saying. The administration of United States President Joe Biden has said that securing the release of the more than 240 captives held by Hamas will require a “very significant pause” in fighting in Gaza. The official’s remarks came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ruled …

Hamas says it will release some foreign hostages in coming days
1 year, 2 months ago

Hamas says it will release some foreign hostages in coming days

Al Jazeera  

Amid continuing war with Israel, the Palestinian group says it has informed intermediaries of its plan to release some foreigners held captive in Gaza. The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas has said that it will release some foreign hostages from Gaza in the coming days, without offering more specifics. Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obeida announced the decision in …

Dad of Israeli-American hostage urges people to ‘stop politicising’ situation
1 year, 2 months ago

Dad of Israeli-American hostage urges people to ‘stop politicising’ situation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Jon Polin said that there is “no partial success” …

‘Share hostage information…to live in peace’: Israel's offer to Gazans
1 year, 2 months ago

‘Share hostage information…to live in peace’: Israel's offer to Gazans

Hindustan Times  

The Israeli Defence Force made a request from the civilians of Gaza however with a deterrence asking for a ‘humanitarian deed’ and share actionable information about the locations of hostages where the Hamas has kept them in captivity. Israeli army spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari The IDF earlier confirmed that 222 hostages were being held captive since the Hamas launched …

Fifty Hamas hostages could be released soon, says mediator Qatar
1 year, 2 months ago

Fifty Hamas hostages could be released soon, says mediator Qatar

The Telegraph  

Negotiations have been revived, sources briefed on the talks said, and discussions are ongoing now about freeing another 50 of the roughly 200 hostages kidnapped by Hamas. The terror group offered to release the two Israeli women, Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, and Nurit Cooper, 79, over the weekend, but Israel turned down its demand that it stop air strikes on Gaza …

Hostage families hope for breakthrough after grandmother released by Hamas
1 year, 2 months ago

Hostage families hope for breakthrough after grandmother released by Hamas

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British families of those being held hostage by Hamas are …

Now freed, an Israeli hostage describes the ‘hell’ of harrowing Hamas attack and terrifying capture
1 year, 2 months ago

Now freed, an Israeli hostage describes the ‘hell’ of harrowing Hamas attack and terrifying capture

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — Eighty-five-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz spoke of a “hell that we never knew before and never thought we would experience” as she described the harrowing Oct. 7 assault on her kibbutz by Hamas militants and the terror of being taken hostage into the Gaza Strip. “Masses swarmed our houses, beat people, and some were taken hostage,” said Lifshitz, speaking softly …

Freed Israeli hostage: Hamas kidnapping was 'hell'
1 year, 2 months ago

Freed Israeli hostage: Hamas kidnapping was 'hell'

NPR  

Freed Israeli hostage: Hamas kidnapping was 'hell' Enlarge this image toggle caption Erik Marmor/AFP via Getty Images Erik Marmor/AFP via Getty Images Follow the latest updates on the Israel-Hamas conflict via NPR's digital live coverage. JERUSALEM — In a remarkable press conference the day after she was released by Hamas, freed Israeli hostage Yocheved Lifshitz described her kidnapping by militants …

Hamas releases two women held hostage after Egyptian-Qatari diplomacy
1 year, 2 months ago

Hamas releases two women held hostage after Egyptian-Qatari diplomacy

Al Jazeera  

Palestinian group says two women released for ‘humanitarian reasons and poor health grounds’. Two women held captive by Hamas in Gaza have been released, according to the Palestinian group and the International Committee of the Red Cross. In a statement on Monday, spokesperson Abu Obeida said on the group’s Telegram channel that the captives had been released for “humanitarian reasons …

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