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Rep. Kathy Manning, a North Carolina Democrat who is Jewish, also implored the international community to do more to help free the hostages.
Four-year-old American hostage Abigail is surrounded by family in Israel who "brought her life back" after seven weeks of captivity, her great aunt said Wednesday, as relatives stressed they will not rest until everyone held by Hamas is freed.The young girl, whose parents were murdered in front of her on a kibbutz near Gaza as militants stormed Israel on October 7, is the first confirmed US citizen to have been freed by Hamas among the 60 hostages released during an extended truce.
Pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas' Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel and held in war-torn Gaza for nearly two months were released over the last few days during the cease-fire. Fifty-eight hostages -- 40 Israelis and 18 foreign citizens -- have been released by Hamas, exchanged for 117 Palestinians released from Israeli prisons. Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Nov 29, 4:54 PM EST 16 hostages rel...
Pawel.gaul/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel has been extended by two days, Qatari officials announced on Monday. Dozens of the more than 200 people taken hostage during Hamas' Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel and held in war-torn Gaza for nearly two months were released over the last few days during the cease-fire. Fifty-eight hostages -- 40 Israelis and 18 foreign citizens -- have been released by Hamas, exchanged for 117 Palestinians released from Israeli prisons. Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Nov 29, 4:54 PM EST 16 hostages rel...