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An elderly Israeli woman who was released by Hamas after being held hostage for weeks, said Tuesday that the tunnel system used by the militant group under Gaza is like a “spiderweb.” Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, was freed from captivity Monday after being taken hostage from her home near the Gaza border at the outset of…

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The family of two American hostages released by Hamas last week, Judith Raanan and her daughter, Natalie, described their struggle to grapple with feelings of relief for the freed mother and daughter — and fear for those still held captive by the militant group, including eight of their loved ones.

Former Israel-based NBC News correspondent Martin Fletcher shared an update on relatives Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie, who were released by Hamas last week.

In Tel Aviv and other Israeli communities on Friday, families of those held hostage by Hamas in Gaza set up empty Shabbat tables set for more than 200, symbolizing the missing.

GoFundMeAn American mom and daughter who were kidnapped and held hostage by Hamas for two weeks were released and returned to Israel on Friday night, a spokesperson for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office confirmed to The Daily Beast.Israeli authorities identified the women as Judith Raanan and her 17-year-old daughter Natalie, who were captured by Hamas during the Oct. 7 invasion. The spokesperson said Israeli officials received the mom and daughter—who live in Evanston, Illinois&...

CNN cites a source who said that the women had been released on “humanitarian grounds” because the mother is in poor health

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The mother of Mia Shem, seized by Hamas gunmen and held hostage in Gaza, has appealed for her immediate release along with at least 198 other hostages. "I'm begging the world to bring my baby back home," Keren Shem told reporters in Tel Aviv, holding up a picture of her French-Israeli daughter. The Islamist militant group released a video on Monday night, in which Mia Shem appeared with a wounded arm.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met for 40 minutes in Tel Aviv with relatives of German hostages held by Hamas and said the German government would do whatever it can to secure the hostages' release, the relatives told journalists on Tuesday. "We are getting out of this meeting a little bit more affirmed but still of course worried about our dear ones and the fate and safety of all the people being held hostage by the most barbaric, cruel human beings on this earth at the moment," ...