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Hamas captured more than 200 people during his harrowing rampage in southern Israel on October 7 last year. Daily Express :: News Feed
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Israel to attend talks about ceasefire, hostage release after U.S. and mediators call on both sides to meet
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Read More »WATCH | ‘Possible breakthrough’ raises hopes for Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal
As talks resume in Doha, Qatar, a ‘possible breakthrough’ is raising hopes of a ceasefire in Gaza and a hostage return deal, with reports that Hamas is no longer demanding Israel agree to a permanent ceasefire upfront, though gaps between the two sides remain. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli military bombards central Gaza as Palestinian death toll in hostage rescue raid rises
Israeli forces pounded central Gaza anew on Sunday — a day after the enclave’s health ministry says 274 Palestinians were killed during a hostage rescue raid — as tanks advanced further into areas of Rafah in an apparent bid to seal off part of the southern city. CBC | World News
Read More »Families release footage of 5 female Israeli army conscripts taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7
Israeli television aired previously withheld footage on Wednesday of five pyjama-clad female army conscripts being seized by Hamas gunmen during the Oct. 7 raid that triggered the Gaza war. CBC | World News
Read More »‘We were very afraid’: Former hostage speaks about surviving Hamas captivity in Gaza
Luis Har was taken as a hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack and spent more than four months imprisoned in Gaza, before a rescue operation by the IDF set him free. CBC | World News
Read More »Hamas reveals British hostage has been killed just hours after releasing footage of him
British-Israeli Nadav Popplewell was taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 attacks. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Israel going ahead with Rafah operation as hostage talks continue, Netanyahu says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that his war cabinet approved continuing an operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah in order to pressure Hamas to release Israeli hostages and achieve the country’s other war goals. CBC | World News
Read More »‘I’m scared’: As hope fades for a hostage deal, a former captive fears for her husband still held in Gaza
Former hostage Aviva Siegel is imploring the government of Israel and others to get the remaining captives home from Gaza, including her husband, Keith. CBC | World News
Read More »Israelis grapple with how to celebrate Passover amid war and months-long hostage crisis
Passover is a celebration of freedom for Jews, commemorating the exodus of ancient Israelites from slavery in Egypt. However, this year the Israel-Hamas war is making the mood more sombre. CBC | World News
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