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'They're coming in coffins': Israeli hostage families mourn dead

Relatives mourn Chanan Yablonka at his funeral in Tel Aviv

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Birthday in absence for Gaza's youngest hostage

Kfir Bibas was the youngest hostage to be kidnapped by Hamas militants in their attack on Israel

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Babies, over-80s, entire families: the Gaza hostages

Protesters rally in Tel Aviv on November 18, 2023 to demand the release of Israelis held hostage in Gaza since the October 7 attack by Hamas militants

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Israeli authors tackle trauma of October 7 with words

Roughly 50 Hebrew-language titles surveyed by AFP include detailed, unflinching testimonies from the October 7 attack

Agence France-Presse

'I went through hell': freed Israeli hostage recounts Hamas abduction

Yocheved Lifshitz, an 85-year-old Israeli, was abducted into Gaza and held there for more than two weeks

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For some, Israeli hostages' return brings tears of relief but fight goes on

This handout picture released by the Israeli army, courtesy of the hostages' families, shows Yoni Asher welcoming his daughters and wife after they were released from Hamas captivity

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What we know: ICC seeks arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Sinwar

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Israeli hostage families fight to keep spotlight on captives

Demonstrators carry posters with the images of hostages held in Gaza outside the Israeli president's residence in Jerusalem

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Israel turns to archaeologists to find victims of Hamas attack

Archaeological techniques have proved effective in identifying burnt victims of Hamas's attack on Israel

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Over 100 victims of Oct. 7 sue Iran, Syria, North Korea in US court

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