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Among those believed to be captives in Gaza are children, festival-goers, peace activists, caregivers, elderly people and soldiers. Here are some of their names and stories

New mother Celine Ben David Nagar was on a weekend away with friends - now she's thought to be in Gaza.

A Bar Mitzvah is meant to be a time of ceremony and celebration marking a child’s coming of age, but for one family on Saturday, the young man at the center of the ritual may have already been forced to grow up far too fast after his older brother was one of dozens of people taken hostage by Hamas one week ago.

Israeli troops and tanks are starting to amass at Gaza's land and sea borders, with Israeli officials vowing to send 10,000 soldiers into the besieged territory to root out and neutralise Yahya Sinwar, 60, the current head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip

New mother Celine Ben David Nagar was on a weekend away with friends - now she's thought to be in Gaza.

It has been one week since Hamas militants swept through southern Israel, killing people in the hundreds and taking dozens more hostage in an unprecedented attack that shook the nation and shocked the world — and families with loved ones missing are still desperate for answers.

Amid the devastating war in Israel, relatives of hostages have had to learn of their kidnappings through frantic, whispered phone calls, rushed text messages and videos posted to social media.

Priority will be given to babies whose mothers are dead, injured, missing, kidnapped, or serving in IDF reserves; nursing moms urged to donate