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Families of Hostages Held in Gaza Hope for Their Own Ceasefire After Truce in Israel-Iran Conflict
- On October 7, 2023, Hamas militants attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, including Gali and Ziv Berman.
- This attack was part of a long-standing conflict involving Iran-backed militants, with Iran-armed Hamas aiming to catalyze wider regional attacks against Israel.
- The Berman twins, abducted from Kibbutz Kfar Aza near Gaza, have been held captive for 629 days amid ongoing hostilities and intermittent ceasefires.
- The Israeli government sees a new window of opportunity to negotiate as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire ended 12 days of fighting, with 33 hostages freed earlier this year.
- Families of hostages hope these developments might pressure Hamas to soften demands and lead to releasing all captives, though the war and negotiations remain complex and unresolved.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held on Friday his first meeting with the families of the hostages still held in Gaza since taking office in January, telling the loved ones that a "real victory" can only occur in Gaza when the remaining hostages are returned. Those in attendance included Omri Miran's
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing a wave of political and public pressure, despite a military victory over Iran that he has touted as historic. In March, Netanyahu abandoned a ceasefire deal with Hamas, resuming the offensive in Gaza and angering the families of Israeli hostages. The deal, brokered by Donald Trump’s envoy, had seen the release of dozens of hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Netanyahu, h…
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Israeli protesters urge action for Gaza hostages after Iran truce
Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Israel on Saturday to demand that the government secure the release of 49 hostages still held in Gaza, AFP reporters saw.It was the first rally by hostages' relatives since Israel agreed a ceasefire with Iran on June 24 after a 12-day war, raising hopes that the truce would lend momentum to efforts to end the Gaza conflict and bring the hostages home.Emergency restrictions in place during the war with Iran h…
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