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The KC speaking up for British hostage families: ‘It’s been quite a rollercoaster’

Barrister Adam Wagner and solicitor Adam Rose feel their work is ‘very personal’

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary David Lammy meet with the families of hostages and the bereaved at a commemoration event at 10 Downing Street in September 2024 (Picture: Lauren Hurley / No 10 Downing Street)

Ohad Ben Ami being released by Hamas on Saturday, February 8

Hamas cancels all hostage releases until further notice

By Daniel Ben-David

1 min read

Eli Sharabi, whose wife and two daughters were killed on October 7, reunited with his mother, Hanna, and his sister, Osnat, on Saturday. (Credit: IDF Spokespersons' Unit)

Hostages were choked, hung from the ceiling and starved by Hamas, freed captives claim

By Imogen Garfinkel

3 min read

Idit Ohel (centre), mother of hostage Alon Ohel, has called for his release after receiving a first sign of life in 492 days from released captives who were held with him (Image: Getty)

Hostage mother calls for special release as she receives son’s first sign of life in 492 days

By Daniel Ben-David

2 min read

Family members of freed Israeli hostages Fernando Simon Marman and Norberto Louis Har embrace them for the first time since they were rescued from Hamas in Gaza (Photo: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)

One year on, this freed hostage still can’t sleep – but Luis, 71, is dancing again

By Amelie Botbol

4 min read

BANGKOK, THAILAND - FEBRUARY 09: Bannawat Saethao, one of the recently released Thai hostages, reunites with his family after arriving to Suvarnabhumi Airport on February 09, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. Five of the remaining Thai hostages, who were released after 482 days in captivity in Gaza following their abduction by Hamas on October 7, have arrived at Bangkokâ€™s Suvarnabhumi Airport, while one Thai national remains captive in Gaza. Approximately 30,000 Thai migrant workers reside in Israel, primarily from Thailand's northeastern Isaan region, attracted by the high earning potential of farm work in Israel. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

Thai hostages freed from Gaza arrive home in Bangkok

1 min read

Hostage Or Levy (Getty Images)

Trump says freed hostages look like ‘Holocaust survivors’

By Joshua Marks

1 min read

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Calls grow in Israel for all hostages to be released together

Hostages suffering from malnutrition, says health ministry

By Daniel Ben-David

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February 9, 2025 13:19

Or Levy reunites with his 3 year old son

Hostages Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy free after 491 days

Emaciated hostages were paraded on stage by Hamas

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February 8, 2025 09:18

Eli Sharabi is reunited with his family. His wife and two daughters - British citizens - were killed on October 7.

Hamas names hostages for release following Gaza aid row delay

The announcement has deepened concern for the welfare of the Bibas children, who remain in Gaza

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February 7, 2025 16:18

Hamas has named the three hostages set for release tomorrow as Or Levy, Ohad Ben-Ami and Eliyahu Sharabi (Image: Getty)

Ariella Knoble-Gershon

By Ariella Knoble-Gershon

‘Israelis stop and thank us for campaigning for the hostages’

The Board of Deputies has been holding a weekly vigil opposite Downing Street for over a year

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February 6, 2025 10:35

A weekly vigil for the hostages opposite Downing Street, organised by the Board of Deputies (Photo: Amanda Rose/@amandarosephoto)

Warrior women: How October 7 spurred a female IDF revolution

Enlistment of women in Israeli combat units has surged by more than 20 per cent

By Eliana Jordan

3 min read

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February 5, 2025 11:48

A soldier from the mixed-sex Caracal combat battalion prepares her rifle at a shooting range in Nitzana, Israel (Photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)

The JC

The spirit of the hostages is an inspiration to us all

We thought they’d be broken by their ordeal. But they are strong and brave and extraordinary

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February 5, 2025 11:33

Freed hostages (L-R) Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Daniella Gilboa and Karina Ariev watch surveillance soldier Agam Bergerbeing released from Hamas captivity in Gaza (Israel Defence Forces)

Freed Israeli hostages ask to return to IDF service

Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa and Karina Ariev have requested to rejoin IDF

By Eliana Jordan

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February 5, 2025 11:07

Freed hostages (from R) Daniela Gilboa, Liri Elbag, Agam Berger, Karina Ariev and Naama Levy enjoy a performance at Beilinson hospital on February 4, 2025 in Petach Tikvah, Israel. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

London synagogues pledge continued support for ‘adopted’ freed hostage Agam Berger

By Eliana Jordan

2 min read

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February 4, 2025 17:51

Agam Berger in white with other freed hostages (r-l) Daniela Gilboa, Liri Elbag, Karina Ariev and Naama Levy at Beilinson Hospital during a musical performance (Photo: Getty)

Brother of man killed by freed Palestinian attacks ‘staggering’ hostage deal coverage

Hillel Fuld claims the media is failing to differentiate between Israeli hostages and convicted killers

By Nicole Lampert

3 min read

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February 4, 2025 16:27

Ari Fuld, who was stabbed and killed in 2018

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