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Joy and tears for friends and families of released hostages

‘We saw Liri coming back. It’s crazy,’ said one of Albag’s friends

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People react and hold up photos at Hostages square while watching live streaming of the release of the hostages on January 25, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Four Israeli hostages stand on a stage before Hamas fighters hand them over to a team from the Red Cross in Gaza City (Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA/AFP via Getty Images)

Hostages Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag return to Israel

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(Clockwise) Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa and Naama Levy

Hamas names four female hostages to be released tomorrow

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From left: Kamim Foundation CEO Shay Shoham, Idit Ohel, and Noam Sagi at the Omer Tiroche Gallery in Soho on 23 January, 2025.

Filling the void: Hostage families share the healing power of art and music

By Eliana Jordan

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Emily Damari

Claudia Mendoza

By Claudia Mendoza

The Gaza conflict has exposed the challenges our community faces

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Independent pro-Gaza MP Iqbal Mohamed seemingly referred to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails as 'hostages' during PMQs (Image: Parliament TV).

Prime Minister's Questions

Pro-Gaza MP seemingly refers to Palestinian prisoners as ‘hostages’ during PMQs

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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Emily Damari wants to thank Tottenham Hotspur, together with its fans and players, for all their unwavering support

Emily Damari thanks ‘amazing’ Spurs fans for unwavering support

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We choose humanity even when the costs are high

Hope feels fragile in this broken world, but without it we risk losing hold of who we are

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January 22, 2025 10:18

Supporters and relativeswatching a live television broadcast on the release of Israeli hostages, at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on January 19 (Getty Images)

Starmer thanks Netanyahu for work to secure Emily Damari release

Both leaders agreed to cooperate to combat the threat posed by Iran

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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January 21, 2025 16:31

Sir Keir Starmer offered his thanks to Benjamin Netanyahu for his help in securing the release of Emily Damari, a Downing Street spokesperson said (Image: Getty)

‘I was certain that I’d die in Gaza’ – freed hostages share their testimony after 471 days in Hamas captivity

The three women recalled being held in underground tunnels, undergoing medical procedures without anesthesia and seeing their families campaign for their release.

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January 21, 2025 11:25

(L-R) Released hostages Romy Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari

Trump halts funding to Unrwa and revokes sanctions on settlers in executive orders

Hostage families also joined Trump on the podium at his inauguration on Monday

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January 21, 2025 10:53

US President Donald Trump greets relatives of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas during the inaugural parade (Image: Getty)

A day of ‘mixed emotions’ for hostage campaigners as three captives are freed

Hundreds of activists have been putting up posters and yellow ribbons for the past 15 months

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January 20, 2025 14:52

Hostage campaigners in Golders Green after the release of three female hostages, including British Israeli Emily Damari (Photo: Gaby Wine)

Hamas gives hostages ‘gift bags’ in propaganda stunt after 471 days in Gaza

The ‘goodie bags’ reportedly contained a map of the Strip and photos of the women in captivity

By Imogen Garfinkel

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January 20, 2025 13:46

The hostages being released to the red cross in Gaza (Getty)

Biden takes credit for ceasefire and hostage release in final speech as president

The president thanked his team and especially envoy Brett McGurk, the lead U.S. negotiator on the Israel-Hamas deal

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January 19, 2025 17:27

US President Joe Biden speaks about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal in North Charleston, South Carolina, on January 19, 2025. Biden welcomed the ceasefire taking hold between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, saying the "region has been fundamentally transformed." "After so much pain, death and loss of life, today the guns in Gaza have gone silent," the outgoing president said during a visit to South Carolina, just hours after the ceasefire took effect. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump: Israel-Hamas ceasefire ‘better hold,’ or ‘all hell will break out’

The US president-elect told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “This has to end. We want it to end, but to keep doing what has to be done.”

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January 19, 2025 15:29

Donald Trump (Getty Images)

Mandy Damari: “Emily’s nightmare in Gaza is over”

Emily was released by Hamas earlier today

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January 19, 2025 14:06

Emily reunited with her mother mandy

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