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One released hostage lost 44 pounds in 50 days of captivity and didn’t receive medication she needed. Others were given limited food — rice, hummus and beans — and slept in crowded conditions. An 84-year-old freed hostage has been in critical condition in the hospital with her pulse rate at 40.

The first of three military relief flights carrying aid for the Gaza Strip was set to arrive in Egypt on Tuesday, according to senior US officials, as the Biden administration seeks to escalate assistance for Palestinian civilians amid pressure from fellow Democrats.

‘My mother arrived on the brink of death.’ Families of former captives reveal experiences of seven weeks in captivity

One of the speakers at the event was Idan Zaccai, whose first name means an era or period of time in Hebrew. "My grandmother sat in a sewage for year in 1940 because she was born in Romania and she was hunted by the nazis. Never again is now. Never again is now," Zaccai said.

'I hope international pressure will assist us in the immediate return of our children whole and healthy,' a delegate says.

From the blog of Lawrence Witt at The Times of Israel

About 210 people are being held hostage by Hamas since surprise October 7 attack.

From elderly grandparents to young children, these are the people known to have been taken captive.

The killing of at least 1,400 people in Israel by Palestinian Hamas militants from Gaza and the taking of more than 100 hostages have reverberated around the world, notably in central and eastern Europe, with its strong Jewish connections and memories of the Holocaust.

The abduction of Holocaust expert Alex Danzig has caused particular distress in Israel and Poland.