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Arbel Yehud was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7, 2023, and is reportedly being held in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, by a Salafi group affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

The 29-year-old, among seven women set to be freed during the first part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas, is reportedly ...

When Hamas released a video of female Israeli soldier Liri Albag this month, after 15 months in Hamas captivity, her parents ...

Israeli demonstrators outside the prime minister's office in Jerusalem hold photos of Liri Albag and other hostages during a protest calling for their release from being held in the Gaza Strip by ...

TV20′s David Snyder has the stories we will be following this week.

Lauren Robbins' friend Liri Albag has been held hostage since Oct. 9. That’s just two days after the war in Gaza started.

There are men, women and children on the list of 33 to be released from Gaza. Two are U.S. citizens. Israel is set to free ...

"If someone dares want the hostages back, they're an enemy of the people," said Eli. "It got to a situation where people hit ...

Hollywood superstar Gal Gadot said Wednesday she was never told she couldn’t wear a hostage pin to the Golden Globes, weighing in on the controversy that has surrounded her in recent days, after ...

The Israeli military says its troops have found the body of a Bedouin Arab hostage held by Hamas in Gaza, as well as evidence that suggests another may also be dead. The body of Yousef Zyadna, 53, was ...

Gal Gadot has called for the release of 19-year-old Liri Albag and other Israeli hostages held by Hamas since October 7, 2023. Sharing a heartfelt message on Instagram, Gadot expressed her sadness ...