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White House and members of Congress celebrate release of American-Israeli Keith Siegel

Marco Rubio: Trump has made the safety of Americans around the world his top priority

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American-Israeli hostage Keith Siegel (centre) reuniting with family after 484 days in Hamas captivity (Image: GPO).

Yarden Bibas in a carefully orchestrated release by Hamas. His wife and young sons remain in Gaza (Image: Getty)

Yarden Bibas was ‘beaten and held in cages’ by Hamas terrorists

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Keith Siegel's release means all three Israeli hostages expected today have now been freed (Image: Getty)

Update: Hostage releases completed as Keith Siegel freed in Gaza City

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Former Palestinian prisoner Zakaria Zubeidi, 49, flashes victory signs as he is lifted by the crowd in Ramallah (Getty Images)

Who are the Palestinian prisoners that were released on Thursday?

By Imogen Garfinkel

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Released hostage Emily Damari and her mother Mandy spoke to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Friday morning (Photo: Emily Cohen)

Freed British hostage Emily Damari says she was held in Unrwa facilities

By Jane Prinsley

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Portraits of Bibas family, kidnapped by Hamas (Image: Getty)

Israel demand Hamas reveal status of Shiri Bibas and her two kids

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(L-R) Ofer Kalderon, Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas have been listed for release from Gaza tomorrow (Image: Hostages and Missing Families Forum)

Hamas names three hostages to be released tomorrow as Ofer Kalderon, Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas

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Owen Jones dubs knife attacker who ‘hunted Jews at checkpoint’ as ‘hostage’

The Guardian columnist claimed Palestinian prisoners are treated worse than Israelis taken captive by Hamas

By Jane Prinsley

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January 30, 2025 15:19

An Owen Jones YouTube video about 'Palestinian hostages' featured a picture of Palestinian knife attacker, Sara Abdullah, who stabbed an Israeli woman at a checkpoint in June 2023 (Photo: X)

Agam Berger reunited with fellow soldiers and family following Gaza release

The 20-year-old embraced Naama Levy, Liri Albag, Karina Ariev and Daniella Gilboa in a tearful group hug

By Imogen Garfinkel

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January 30, 2025 14:48

Agam Berger reunites with fellow soldiers Naama Levy, Liri Albag, Karina Ariev and Daniella Gilboa after her release from Gaza (Image: X)

Outrage as hostages released through ‘baying mob’ in southern Gaza

Crowds jostled the release party and attempted to take photos of the captives

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January 30, 2025 11:42

Hostages handed over to the Red Cross today in a tense and chaotic scene in southern Gaza (Image: Sky News)

IDF soldier Agam Berger freed by Hamas after 482 days in Gaza captivity

Two more Israelis and five Thai workers are set to be released later today

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January 30, 2025 11:04

Israeli hostage Agam Berger waves as Hamas hand her over to the Red Cross (Image: Getty)

Who are the three Israeli and five Thai hostages set to be released today?

Agam Berger has already been freed this morning after 482 days in captivity

By Imogen Garfinkel

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January 30, 2025 10:54

Left to right: Arbel Yehoud, 29, Agam Berger, 19, and Gadi Moshe Mozes, 80, are the hostages set for release on January 30, 2025 (Courtesy)

Gadi Mozes named as third Israeli hostage to be freed tomorrow

The 80-year-old will be released alongside Arbel Yehoud and Agam Berger

By Imogen Garfinkel

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January 29, 2025 16:26

Left to right: Arbel Yehoud, 29, Agam Berger, 19, and Gadi Moshe Mozes, 80, are the hostages set for release on January 30, 2025 (Courtesy)

Jake Wallis Simons

By Jake Wallis Simons

The cruel theatre of Gaza shows how well Hamas understands psychology

While the West has ‘emotional empathy’, the jihadis have ‘cognitive empathy’. The results are deadly

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January 29, 2025 14:54

The cruel theatre of Gaza shows how well Hamas understands psychology

Freed hostage credits Liri Albag with saving her life during brutal Hamas captivity

Amit Soussana claimed that the terror group ‘chained her like an animal’ and were planning to execute her

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January 29, 2025 12:26

Former hostage Amit Soussana said she was sexually assaulted by Hamas during her Gaza captivity (Image: Getty)

Pro-Gaza MP advertises motion calling Palestinian prisoners ‘hostages and abductees’ on Holocaust Memorial Day

One Labour MP labelled the motion ‘shameful’ and ‘disgusting’ in comments to the JC

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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January 28, 2025 10:45

Pro-Gaza independent MP Ayoub Khan has been criticised for a 'shameful' motion that seems to equate the hostages held by Hamas with Palestinian prisoners, some of whom are convicted of terror offences (Image: Ayoub Khan/X)

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