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Agreement leaves more to be done and many captives behind

The pontiff met separately early this morning with relatives of 12 hostages held by Hamas and families from Gaza. “This is not war, this is terrorism,” Francis said. Do not “go on with the passions that in the end kill everyone.” The pause should lead to the release of the first 10 Israelis and 30 Palestinians starting tomorrow at 10 am. The fate of Asian hostages remains uncertain, including that of a Thai woman who has likely given birth to a baby in Hamas captivity.

"There is no victory until the last abductee," families of abductees tell the war cabinet return of hostages must be the primary goal of the operation.

Family members of Israeli hostages held in Gaza for more than a month describe how their loved ones were kidnapped — and what they are doing to try and get them released.

Shlichim say being away from home is challenging and emotionally fraught, but are convinced of the need to serve as a bridge between U.S. Jewish communities and the Jewish state

Families of Israelis Held Hostage by Hamas: A Special Project Ali Alziadna Has a Brother, Two Nephews and a Niece Among the 239 Israelis Held Hostage in Gaza. Both He and Other Bedouin Make Clear That the War on Hamas Isn't a War of Arab Against Jew

Among the victims of Hamas' massacres in southern Israel were several Palestinian laborers from the Gaza Strip. Here is one of those stories.

The families of those kidnapped by Hamas called for their safe return, including: Hagar Brodutch and her children, Ofri, 10, Yuval, 8, and Uriah, 4; IDF soldier Roni Eshel, US-Israel citizens Gadi and Judih Weinstein Haggai; and Argentina-Israeli couple Luis Norberto Har and Clara Marman.

They hear gunfire from every direction. Their home is close to the edge of the kibbutz fields. The four Hamas soldiers push them forward.

From the blog of Lisa Fliegel at The Times of Israel