Who Are the Israeli Hostages Released by Hamas?

Hamas Releases Bodies of 4 Israeli Hostages

Hamas said it handed over four hostages to Israel in a display a senior U.N. official called “abhorrent and cruel.” Israel later said only three bodies belonged to captives.

The New York Times - 1d

Hamas releases six Israeli hostages as ceasefire holds

Six living hostages — including two who were held in Gaza for a decade — were released by Hamas Saturday.

CBS News - 36m

Israel says slain Israeli mother was not among hostage remains released by Hamas

Hamas plans to release six more Israeli hostages this week, and in turn, Israel will return and release 600 Palestinian prisoners. The latest swap is part of the ceasefire deal, which is still ...

CBS News - 13h

Body released by Hamas is Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, family says

Human remains returned by Hamas to Israel on Friday are those of hostage Shiri Bibas, her family said Saturday, two days after the Palestinian militant group returned the wrong body.

NBC News - 8h

Who Are the 6 Freed Israeli Hostages

Two of the captives had been in the hands of Hamas for about 10 years. The rest were taken during the attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

The New York Times - 1h

Hamas returns the bodies of four Israeli hostages

Hamas released the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, said to include a mother and her two young children who have long been feared dead. CBS News' Debora Patta has more.

CBS News - 1d

Hamas releases all 6 hostages as planned in latest exchange

Hamas released six living hostages on Saturday in separate locations of the Gaza Strip.

ABC News - 15m

Live Updates: Hamas Releases 6 Hostages in Latest Exchange

In televised ceremonies and a more private handoff in Gaza, the group freed the hostages in a swap for 620 Palestinian prisoners. Earlier, Hamas handed over the body of Shiri Bibas, easing tensions ...

The New York Times - 5m

Hamas Releases Four Female Israeli Soldiers Under Gaza Cease-Fire Deal

The hostages are the second set to be released since the multiphase agreement came into effect, raising hopes for a lasting end to the war.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 25

Netanyahu vows to make Hamas pay for not returning body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas

Hamas on Thursday handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages, said to be Shiri Bibas and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz. But overnight, Israel's defense ...

CBS News - 1d

Hamas releases more hostages in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of ceasefire deal

Yahoo News - 6h

Hamas to free 6 more Israeli hostages from Gaza Strip in latest step of ceasefire

Hamas is set to free six more Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip

ABC News - 7h

Hamas releases 6 more hostages, signals readiness for next phase of shaky ceasefire

Hamas on Saturday released six Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, signaling readiness for the next phase of a shaky ceasefire. Avera Mengistu and Tal Shoham were ...

The Hill - 1h

Middle East crisis live: Hamas releases six hostages as Israel prepares to free hundreds of Palestinians

Hisham al-Sayed, Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu, Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert have now been released. A masked militant has sat down at a table on the stage with a Red Cross ...

The Guardian - 15m

Israeli hostages return home in caskets

Hamas handed over four coffins Thursday, which the militant group said contained the bodies of four Israeli hostages -- Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz, ...

CBS News - 1d

Israeli hostages return home in caskets

Hamas handed over four coffins Thursday, which the militant group said contained the bodies of four Israeli hostages -- Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, as well as Oded Lifshitz, ...

CBS News - 1d

Israel says body released by Hamas was not Shiri Bibas

The Israeli military says the body released by Hamas was not that of Shiri Bibas as they claimed. “No match was found for the fourth body,” they say, describing it as “anonymous and unidentified.” ...

NBC News - 1d

Germany condemns 'unbelievable perfidy' of Hamas hostage handovers

Yahoo News - 1d

Shiri Bibas' body confirmed as release of more Gaza hostages planned

Yahoo News - 7h

Body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has been returned, family says

The body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has been returned to Israel after Hamas sent back the wrong human remains.

ABC News - 6h

Family of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas says new returned body is hers

It comes as a six hostages and over 600 Palestinian prisoners are exchanged on Saturday.

BBC News - 55m

Hamas killed Bibas children 'with bare hands,' Israeli army says

Yahoo News - 22h

Hamas’s failure to return Israeli mother’s body strains ceasefire

A tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been strained by outrage over Hamas’s alleged transfer of an unknown body to Israel in the place of Shiri Bibas, the Israeli mother who was ...

The Hill - 20h

Hamas releases another body after Shiri Bibas incident causes outrage

Yahoo News - 11h

Body handed over by Hamas is that of Shiri Bibas, Israeli sources say

Yahoo News - 7h

The Latest Gaza Hostages Freed: Women Whose Hamas Warnings Were Ignored

The swap for four soldiers stationed on the border of the Gaza Strip at Nahal Oz follows 15 months of captivity and a campaign by their families.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 25

Bodies of the youngest Hamas hostages were retuned without their mother

The bodies of Kfir and Ariel Bibas, the two youngest captives held by Hamas, were confirmed to be among those released as part of a ceasefire deal. However, the body that was believed to be their ...

NBC News - 1d

Bodies of youngest Hamas hostages returned to Israel — but their mother wasn't, Israel says

Yahoo News - 1d

Israel says mother not among four hostages' bodies returned by Hamas

Yahoo News - 1d

Concerns for ceasefire as Israel accuses Hamas of breaking promise to return hostage remains

Israel says Hamas is violating the ceasefire deal over the return of hostage remains. Israel identified the bodies of a 4-year-old and his 9-month-old brother, but forensic tests revealed a third ...

CBS News - 23h

Concerns for ceasefire as Israel accuses Hamas of breaking promise to return hostage remains

Israel says Hamas is violating the ceasefire deal over the return of hostage remains. Israel identified the bodies of a 4-year-old and his 9-month-old brother, but forensic tests revealed a third ...

CBS News - 23h

Hamas turns over correct body of hostage Shiri Bibas

Hostage Shiri Bibas's body has been returned to Israel after Hamas turned over the wrong body on Thursday.

ABC News - 6h

Hamas hands over two more hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza

Yahoo News - 5h

Hamas hands over more Gaza hostages as Shiri Bibas' body confirmed

Yahoo News - 1h

Hamas frees five hostages as first phase of ceasefire nears end

Militant group due to release one more hostage on Saturday as part of exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

Financial Times - 2h

Hamas hands over three more hostages to Red Cross in Gaza

Yahoo News - 42m

Freed Israeli Hostages Still Had Shrapnel in Their Bodies From Oct. 7 Attack

Some of the women were held alone for extended periods and spent eight months in tunnels, an Israeli medical official said.

The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 27

As Truce Talks Stall, Fears Mount for Israeli Hostages in Gaza After 500 Days

“I was in Gaza. I survived. Keith survived. Others will not,” said Aviva Siegel, who with her husband was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. She urged the Israeli government to secure the release of ...

The New York Times - 1d

Hartford synagogue holds vigil to honor Israeli family after their bodies were returned by Hamas

Yahoo News - 1d

Who Are the Israeli Hostages Released by Hamas?

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