MELANIE LIDMAN

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Israel grieves as Hamas turns over the remains said to be of a mother and her 2 young children

JERUSALEM (AP) — Ariel and Kfir Bibas — two of the youngest hostages held in Gaza — became a symbol for Israelis of the brutality of Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack. The...

Relatives of Israeli hostages are terrified as the Gaza ceasefire teeters

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — After 16 months of excruciating uncertainty, Idit Ohel finally received word this week that her 24-year-old son, a hostage in Gaza, is still alive.She said she fainted...

‘What can I do to bring the others home?’ Hostages freed from Hamas captivity vow all must return

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — For the final two months of his captivity in Gaza, American-Israeli Keith Siegel was forced to lie down at all times in a cramped room. For most...

After the initial ecstasy of freedom, released hostages face a long road to recovery

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When Ilana Gritzewsky returned to Israel after being held captive in Gaza for 55 days in November 2023, she had so much adrenaline coursing through her body...

Israeli doctors say five released Thai hostages in “fair” health after 15 months of captivity

BEER YAAKOV, Israel (AP) — When the mother of one of the Thai hostages held in the Gaza Strip for over a year caught sight of her son on a Facebook livestream...

A destroyed Israeli kibbutz on the Lebanese border starts to pick up the pieces. Who will return?

KIBBUTZ MANARA, Israel (AP) — Kibbutz Manara in northern Israel is so close to the Lebanese border that patrons of a local pub joke, with gallows humor, that the militant group Hezbollah...

After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his mission

HAIFA, Israel (AP) — Naftali Fürst will never forget his first view of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, on Nov. 3, 1944. He was 12 years old.SS soldiers threw open the doors of...

Who are the Israelis released or recovered on the first day of the ceasefire?

JERUSALEM (AP) — Three hostages held by Hamas were released Sunday after 471 days in captivity as part of a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group. A gradual release of...

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