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Freed Israeli hostage Mia Leimberg credited her pet dog Bella with providing "moral support" during the weeks she spent in captivity in the hands of Gaza militants."She was moral support, even though she didn't want to be."
Janis Laizans/ReutersHostages released by Hamas were given tranquilizers to make them “look happy” as they were freed from captivity, an Israeli official said Tuesday. Dr. Hagar Mizrahi, the head of the Israeli Health Ministry’s medical division, told the Knesset Health Committee that hostages were administered with clonazepam, a drug typically used to treat seizures and acute anxiety. Mizrahi said the sedative would make them seem relaxed and upbeat despite weeks of psychological terror in capt
An American mother of three was among the latest group of hostages released by Hamas on Wednesday, President Biden said.
Ditza Heiman was one of 12 hostages released by Hamas on Tuesday.
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday Israeli-American hostage Liat Beinin had been released by Hamas after being abducted during the militant group's attack on Israel on Oct. 7. Biden said Beinin had crossed the Gaza border and was safe in Egypt. Beinin was among 16 hostages released on Wednesday by Hamas on the final day of a two-day extension of a truce in the Gaza war.