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A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized—such as a relative, employer, law enforcement, or government —to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, often under threat of serious physical harm or death to the ...
Oct 10, 2023 · Armed fighters with the Palestinian militant group Hamas captured more than 100 soldiers and civilians — including women, children and senior citizens — during a surprise assault and incursion into...
1 day ago · Noa Argamani, a rescued hostage, embraces her father, Yakov Argamani, following her rescue, on June 8, 2024. Israeli Army/Handout via Reuters. Argamani was in captivity for eight months before she ...
Nov 20, 2023 · The country’s military said roughly 240 people had been taken hostage during the Hamas attack. Just four have been released; one has been rescued.
Jun 8, 2024 · Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by Hamas since October in a raid in the Gaza Strip on Saturday that Palestinian officials said killed more than 200 people. The hostage rescue...
May 16, 2024 · Prolonged arbitrary detention and being held hostage can have long-lasting consequences, forcing victims and survivors to rebuild their lives and their identities from the ground up after their release.
6 days ago · The group representing Israel’s hostages and their families has released a video showing the kidnapping of three Israelis by Hamas on October 7, shortly after the group condemned Prime Minister ...
Nov 24, 2023 · Israel and Hamas have agreed to a four-day ceasefire in Gaza, enabling the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Andrew Chang examines the fragile truce and the ...
6 days ago · By Daniel Arkin. The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old Israeli American who was kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, said Monday that newly released video of his abduction should serve as a ...
Dec 1, 2023 · Around 240 people, from infants to octogenarians, were taken hostage during Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7. Dozens have been freed but many more remain missing, presumed to be held by...
