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Jerusalem (AFP) - A US-Israeli woman seized in the October 7 Hamas attack was killed on the same day and her body remains in the Gaza Strip, her kibbutz community said on Thursday. Judith Weinstein Haggai, 70, had been thought to be the oldest woman among the hostages still held in Gaza by the Palestinian militant group. Her kibbutz of Nir Oz said that Haggai was "murdered in the massacre", and that her body remains in the war-torn Palestinian territory. Thursday's announcement by the community follows confirmation on December 23 that her husband, Gad Haggai, was also killed on October 7. "Th...
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Washington (AFP) - Family members of American hostages held by Hamas militants in Gaza said they had a "terrific" meeting Wednesday with US President Joe Biden and were still hoping for a "Christmas miracle." Biden held his first in-person meeting at the White House with about a dozen family members. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also attended, the White House said. US officials say an estimated eight US hostages are still being held since Hamas militants' October 7 attack on Israel and four have been released so far. The meeting came a day after Biden, who has stood by Israel since the at...
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Washington (AFP) - Four-year-old American hostage Abigail is surrounded by family in Israel who "brought her life back" after seven weeks of captivity, her great aunt said Wednesday, as relatives stressed they will not rest until everyone held by Hamas is freed. The young girl, whose parents were murdered in front of her on a kibbutz near Gaza as militants stormed Israel on October 7, is the first confirmed US citizen to have been freed by Hamas among the 60 hostages released during an extended truce. Great aunt Liz Hirsh Naftali stressed that while "it's a miracle" Abigail is safely with love...
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Washington (AFP) - Families of Israelis taken hostage by Hamas went to Capitol Hill Tuesday pleading for US support, as they described days that felt like an "eternity" while waiting for news of loved ones. Political upheaval in the US Congress, with last month's ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, caused a brief delay in the chamber's ability to act on Israel as it scrambled to elect a replacement. New Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson helmed one of several press conferences with hostage families Tuesday, on the one-month anniversary of Hamas militants' deadly attack on Israel, during...
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Washington (AFP) - Talks are being held on a "very significant" pause in the Middle East conflict to win the release of dozens of hostages taken by Palestinian militant group Hamas, a senior White House official said Friday. "It is something that is under a very serious and active discussion. But there is no agreement as of yet to actually get this done," the official said, as fighting between US ally Israel and Hamas raged in the Gaza Strip. An estimated 240 Israeli and foreign hostages were kidnapped by Hamas during its October 7 assault on Israel in which militants killed more than 1,400 pe...
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Paris (AFP) - Scores of foreigners were killed, wounded or taken hostage after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. The worst attack in Israel's 75-year history killed more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, inside the country, according to Israeli officials. Israel has responded with bombardment that has killed over 5,000 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-controlled health ministry in the territory. According to an AFP count, around 200 foreigners have been confirmed dead by their national authorities, many of them also holding Israeli nationality. Some 222 ...
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Paris (AFP) - Scores of foreigners were killed, wounded or taken hostage after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. The worst attack in Israel's 75-year history killed more than 1,400 people, mostly civilians, inside the country, according to Israeli officials. Israel has responded with bombardments that have killed around 3,000 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly civilians, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-controlled territory. According to an AFP count, over 160 foreigners have been confirmed dead by their national authorities, many of whom also held Israeli nationality. Some 199 p...
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Washington (AFP) - The US government has improved its coordination of efforts to secure the release of Americans held hostage abroad and its engagement with their families but further measures are needed, according to a report published on Wednesday. The report was prepared by the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation, named after the American freelance journalist who was abducted by the Islamic State group in Syria and murdered in August 2014. "The aim of this report is to identify the challenges that hostages, wrongful detainees and their families face, and present recommendations on how governme...
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Washington (AFP) - A senior White House official on Sunday denied reports from Tehran that an agreement had been reached with Iran for the release of four Americans detained there. "I can tell you, unfortunately, that report is untrue," White House chief of staff Ron Klain said on CBS's "Face the Nation." "There is no agreement to release these four Americans. We're working very hard to get them released. So far there is no agreement to bring these four Americans home." Klain's comments followed reports on Iranian state television, quoting "an informed source," that the US side had agreed to r...
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