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Israel, Hamas open to cease-fire, prisoner swap, sources say

Hamas insists on setting hostage release list unilaterally and demands Israeli withdrawal to pre-determined lines; Israel agrees on list but seeks timeline and access to it for cease-fire planning, rejects withdrawal

Reuters, Moran Azulay | 12.17.23

'Insanely talented drummer': Israel's metal music scene mourns hostage killed in friendly fire tragedy

Yotam Haim, abducted to Gaza on Oct. 7 and mistakenly killed by IDF fire after 70 days in captivity, was the drummer for metalcore newcomers Persephore; upon learning of his death, musicians and figures from the local music scene paid they tribute to him

Naama Barkan | 12.16.23

Tal Haimi, Joshua Mollel confirmed killed by Hamas, bodies held in Gaza

Both men listed as missing since Oct. 7; Haimi, member of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak alert squad, survived by wife, 3 children; Mollel, Tanzanian agricultural intern, worked in Kibbutz Nahal Oz

Matan Tzuri, Yael Ciechanover | 12.14.23

Bnei Brak lights Hanukkah menorah for release of Israeli hostages

Haredi city will project names and photos of Israeli captives on central building, underlining Israel's commitment to bring them back home

Ynetnews | 12.12.23

נר ראשון של חג החנוכה עם לוחמי צה"ל שנלחמים כעתברצועת עזה

Watch: IDF soldiers light first candle of Hanukkah in Gaza

General joins troops for candle-lighting in Jabaliya as Hanukkah begins with events honoring captives held by Hamas; Germany, Ukraine leaders light menorahs; candles lit at Western Wall and in Hassidic Jerusalem yeshiva for each captive

ynet correspondents | 12.08.23

‘Shadows of children’: hospital chief speaks of torments suffered by young hostages

The CEO of Israel’s main children’s hospital, which cared for 19 released child hostages, says that after almost two months of near-starvation, the youngsters are weak, but it is their psychological scars that will be hardest to heal

By Aaron Poris/The Media Line | 12.07.23

Hanna Katzir's condition deteriorates after returning from Hamas captivity

Kibbutz Nir OZ resident Hanna Katzir, 76, remains hospitalized in serious condition, her husband was murdered and her son is still in Hamas captivity; 'She is proof that every day in Gaza is a life-threatening situation. The trauma, the hunger and the lack of medical attention caused her heart problems'

Iris Lifshitz Klieger | 12.06.23

Hamas sedated hostages before release 'to make them appear happy,' Health Ministry says

Ministry official describes 'war crimes related to lack of proper medical care' and 'cases related to feeding' security officials instructed her not to elaborate on due to concerns for safety of hostages still in Gaza

Adir Yanko | 12.05.23

אמיליה אלוני ששוחררה משבי חמאס חוזרת לגן

Five-year-old Emilia returns to kindergarten for first time since release from Gaza

Emilia joyfully returns to her friends in Yavne after release from Gaza alongside her mother; grandfather describes ‘immense excitement’ and smooth reintegration

Gal Ganot | 12.05.23

רז בן עמי, דניאל אלוני, דיצה הימן, יפה אדר, יוכבד ליפשיץ

Released hostages testify: 'inferno, horror movie, bring them home now'

Women freed tell of the hardships in Hamas captivity, demand the return of all hostages in campaign of families to pressure government to regard their release ahead of the the fighting

Yael Ciechanover | 12.03.23

After saving her baby from terrorists, Yarden's Gaza abduction ends in joyful reunion

Yarden Roman Gat, her husband and daughter leapt from terrorists’ truck under fire on way to Gaza; splitting up, Alon and Gefen hid in bushes and escaped while Yarden abducted; now, she is finally returning home

Ilana Curiel | 11.30.23

Russian-Israeli mother, grandmother freed, son still held by Hamas

After husband Vitaliy murdered on October 7, Elena Trufanova back in Israel after 54 days in captivity alongside elderly mother Irena Tati; however, her son Sasha and his girlfriend Sapir Cohen remain behind

Yael Ciechanover | 11.29.23

יוכבד ליפשיץ ששוחרה מהשבי מפגינה מול הקריה בתל אביב עם שלט של בעלה

Freed hostage, 85, recounts confronting Hamas captors: 'Aren't you ashamed?'

Yocheved Lifshitz says Hebrew-speaking terror group official remained mum after irate question

Ynet | 11.29.23

ליאורה ארגמני, אימהשל נועה ארגמני שנחטפה מהמסיבה בנובה, מבקשת להחזיר את ביתה

'I wish for the chance to see my Noa, at home': Mother battling cancer begs for return of daughter held in Gaza

Liora Argamani, who suffers from brain cancer, appeals to Biden and Red Cross in video to bring her daughter Noa back as her health deteriorates

Sivan Hilaie | 11.29.23

סמל קיריל ברודסקי ז"ל, סמל ראשון תומר יעקב אחימס ז"ל, סמל שקד דהן ז"ל

IDF announces 3 soldiers killed on Oct. 7 whose bodies are held in Gaza; Gantz says war will resume after cease-fire

IDF forces came under fire and explosives in Gaza cease-fire breach injuring 3; Former hostage Alma Abraham's condition improves

ynet correspondents | 11.28.23

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