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20 February 2025, Israel, Tel Aviv: Israelis mourn at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, after the handover of the bodies of 4 Israeli hostages by Hamas. Hamas on Thursday turned over to Israel the bodies of four hostages held in the Gaza Strip, including the presumed remains of two young boys and their mother. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Bodies of hostages Kfir and Ariel Bibas and Oded Lifshitz brought home to Israel, Shiri Bibas remains in Gaza

Ariel and Kfir Bibas had become a symbol of the plight of the hostages since Oct. 7.
Hamas terrorists escort Israeli hostages (L-R, holding certificates) Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy on a stage before handing them over to a Red Cross team in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, on February 8, 2025.

Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi, and Or Levy appear gaunt, but determined after release from Hamas captivity: ‘Holocaust survivors’

One of the medical staff treating the three released hostages said that their condition was “no different from people who spent a year in a concentration camp.”

What happens inside Gaza’s secret tunnels?

[From top-left clockwise:] Arbel Yehoud, Agam Berger, Gadi Mozes, and five Thai citizens arrive in Israel after being released by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. January 30, 2025.

Hostages Agam Berger, Arbel Yehoud, Gadi Mozes, and five Thai citizens released from Gaza

The next release of hostages is set to take place this coming Saturday when three hostages will be released.
WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA - AUGUST 17: Republican Presidential Candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on August 17, 2024 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. Trump held a rally in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, a key swing state in the 2024 Presidential election against Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Is the US actually sending $50 million in condoms to Gaza?

Did the Biden administration allocate $50 million for condoms in Gaza? Let’s unpack the claim.
[Clockwise from top-left:] Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, Karina Ariev, and Liri Albag meet with their families after being released from Hamas captivity.

Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, and Naama Levy released from Hamas captivity

The next release of hostages is set to take place this coming Saturday when three hostages will be released.
[From left to right:] Emily Damari, Doron Steinbrucher, and Romi Gonen meet with their families after their release from Hamas captivity on January 19, 2025.

Hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher released to Israel

The next release of hostages will take place on Saturday, when four hostages will be released by Hamas.
Protesters calling for the return of hostages held in the Gaza Strip react after a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal was reached on January 15, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

After 15 months of war: Israel and Hamas sign hostage and ceasefire deal

The ceasefire is set to begin on Sunday at 12:15 p.m., leading to the release of 33 hostages over a period of six weeks.
A banner with a photo of former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran in July, (left) and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar (right), who was eliminated in Gaza in October, held by protesters protesting Sinwar's elimination in Tunis, Tunisia.

Israel eliminated Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar —what happens now?

Israeli and American officials expressed optimism that Sinwar’s elimination could remove a central obstacle to reaching a deal.

The aftermath of October 7 (part 3)

Amir Tibon’s October 7 book ‘The Gates of Gaza’ is a captivating story of fatherhood 

“Gates of Gaza” is a story of heartbreak, but also love and a father defying incredible odds to save his son.  
Family members and friends of the lost and kidnapped gather at the site of the Nova Festival to mark the one year anniversary of the attacks by Hamas, on October 07, 2024 in Re'im, Israel.

A year after October 7, mourning those lost and reflecting on the ongoing war

One year after October 7, Israel is still at war, against Hamas and Hezbollah, as well as other Iran-backed groups on different fronts.

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