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Hamas said on Monday that two of the hostages captured on Oct. 7 had been killed in Israeli airstrikes and released images that appeared to show their bodies, but the Israeli military cast doubt on the claim. Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, chief spokesman for the Israeli military, said at a press briefing that at least one of the hostages was not killed by its forces. At the same time, the videos appeared to demonstrate the leverage which Hamas can exert on Israeli society through the hostages. Previous videos released by Hamas about the hostages have omitted or distorted crucial details. She said that Hamas fighters dug her and Mr. Svirsky out but that Mr. Sharabi had been killed.

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☆ Wounded Israeli tattoo artist held hostage by Hamas was operated on by a vet in Gaza, her family says
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Israeli hostage Mia Schem was operated on in Gaza, her aunt has claimed. AdvertisementThe aunt of released Israeli hostage Mia Schem said that a vet performed surgery on her while Hamas held her in Gaza. Schem was one of an estimated 240 people taken hostage by Hamas during the unprecedented October 7 terror attacks. AdvertisementAfter Schem was taken hostage, Hamas released a video showing her lying down as a person off-camera wrapped bandages around her right arm. 🇵🇸🇮🇱 Mia Shem, who was held hostage by Hamas, said this about her experience:"People were very good.

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Media affiliated to Hamas said explosions and gunfire could be head in the northern part of the Gaza Strip ahead of the truce deadline. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report and there was no immediate comment from Israel or Hamas. Mark Regev, an adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel was open to continuing the ceasefire if Hamas committed to further hostage releases. Israel had previously set the release of 10 hostages a day as the minimum it would accept to pause its assault. [1/5]A helicopter carrying hostages released amid a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel arrives at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv district, Israel, December 1, 2023.

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☆ Desperate families of hostages held in Gaza are losing hope after a cease-fire deal with Hamas was delayed
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-23 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Families of hostages held in Gaza say they fear their relatives may not be released, per reports. "We don't know who's going to come out," the aunt of a hostage told The New York Times. AdvertisementThe families of the hostages held by Hamas face an agonizing wait to hear about their potential release after a cease-fire deal with Israel was delayed. AdvertisementThe cease-fire will be extended by one day for every 10 hostages released by Hamas, the Israeli government said in a separate press statement . We don't know who's going to come out," Schem told the outlet.

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☆ Hamas releases new hostage video, Netanyahu denounces 'cruel propaganda'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a press conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz (not pictured) in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv , Israel , 28 October 2023. ABIR SULTAN POOL/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsJERUSALEM, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned as "cruel psychological propaganda" a video released on Monday by Hamas that shows three hostages seized by the Islamist movement on Oct. 7. The video shows three woman - identified by Netanyahu as Yelena Trupanob, Danielle Aloni and Rimon Kirsht - sitting side by side against a bare wall, with Aloni addressing an angry message to the prime minister. In a statement, Netanyahu repeated a pledge to make every effort to bring the hostages home. The short video is the second hostage message issued by Hamas, following an earlier clip of 21-year-old Franco-Israeli woman Mia Schem that was released on Oct. 17.

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☆ Hamas says it releases two U.S. hostages 'for humanitarian reasons' after Qatari efforts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hamas' armed wing, the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, has released two U.S. hostages from Gaza — a mother and her daughter — "for humanitarian reasons" in response to Qatari mediation efforts in the war with Israel, its spokesman Abu Ubaida said on Friday. It said more than 20 hostages have been killed by Israeli air strikes, but has not given any further details. Israel has also said that there will be no end to its full blockade of the enclave unless Israeli hostages are freed. Hamas has released a video of Mia Schem, a 21-year-old French-Israeli woman captured at a dance party. American and British officials have confirmed they have been working with Qatar to secure the release of hostages, including their citizens, held in Gaza.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the mother and daughter were abducted by Hamas while they were staying at Kibbutz Nahal Oz. Israelis are still reeling from the Hamas assault and from images of fellow citizens being bundled off to Gaza, which is ruled by Hamas. An attempt to rescue all those Hamas said were now held in different locations could jeopardise their lives. American and British officials said they have been working with Qatar to secure the release of hostages, including their citizens, held in Gaza. Israel has also said that there will be no end to its full blockade of the enclave unless Israeli hostages are freed.

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☆ Hamas hostages: what we know so far
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

Israel has responded by pounding Gaza with air strikes, killing thousands, and has said it will act to free the hostages while wiping out Hamas. Hamas has suggested the hostages could be swapped for approximately 6,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Israel has said that there will be no end to the blockade of the enclave without freedom for Israeli hostages. Israel says the hostages were taken to Gaza but their exact whereabouts within the enclave are unknown, making their rescue more complicated. U.S. President Joe Biden said his administration is "workin’ like hell" to find American hostages held by Hamas.

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☆ Mia Schem's mother didn't know she was alive until seeing her bandaged and 'very terrified' in a Hamas hostage video
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mia Schem's mom said she didn't know her daughter was alive until she saw a Hamas hostage video. Mia Schem is one of about 200 people believed to have been abducted in Israel by Hamas fighters. Keren Schem explained that she did not know whether her daughter was dead or alive until she saw the video Hamas released. Meanwhile, an Israeli army spokesman called the hostage video of Mia Schem "psychological warfare," according to Reuters. As a result of the attacks by Hamas, Israel declared war, launching relentless retaliatory airstrikes in Gaza and killing more than 2,700 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.

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☆ First hostage video of 21-year old Mia Shem posted by Hamas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —The short video clip shows Mia Schem lying on a bed, her right arm being bandaged by someone out of the frame. Schem, a 21-year-old French-Israeli woman, is being held hostage by the militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The video released by Hamas on Monday is the first footage of any of the dozens of people held in the enclave. Schem’s mother told CNN on Monday that she believed her daughter’s resilience would help her survive. She is being held hostage by the group, which released a video of Schem on Monday.

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☆ Emmanuel Macron Calls for Release of Franco-Israeli Hostage Mia Schem
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

French President Emmanuel Macron called for the immediate release of Mia Schem, a 21-year-old Franco-Israeli hostage who appeared in a video Hamas released Monday. Schem was injured and kidnapped from an outdoor music festival where over 250 people were killed. Macron’s office denounced the “ignominy of taking innocent people hostage and their odious staging” in a video. France’s foreign minister has been in touch with families of hostages taken by Hamas, including Schem’s, and is working for their release, the office said.

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An aerial view of a music festival that was the site of a Hamas attack. The next images are of Ms. Schem, who disappeared from the site of a music festival where at least 260 people were killed, speaking directly to the camera in Hebrew. “At the moment I am in Gaza,” Ms. Schem says in a solemn, clipped voice. “She called me to say she was going to a party down south,” Keren Schem said. Keren Schem said one person who was at the show described having seen her daughter walking toward a kibbutz nearby.

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An aerial view of a music festival that was the site of a Hamas attack. “At the moment I am in Gaza,” Ms. Schem says in a solemn, clipped voice. Ms. Schem’s mother, Keren Schem, said last week that she had last spoken to her on Oct. 6, the day before the attack. “She called me to say she was going to a party down south,” Keren Schem said. Keren Schem said one person who was at the show described having seen her daughter walking toward a kibbutz nearby.

☆ The last time Hamas released a hostage, it took 5 years for him to be freed
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The IDF said Hamas is holding nearly 200 people hostage after carrying out a deadly terror attack. The last time Hamas freed a hostage was in 2011, when it released the IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. AdvertisementAdvertisementHamas is holding nearly 200 people hostage after it carried out a deadly terror attack in Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces. The last time Hamas released a hostage was in 2011, when it freed the IDF soldier Gilad Shalit. Israel has relentlessly bombarded the Gaza Strip since Hamas' October 7 terror attacks.

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☆ Families of hostages are struggling with 'ambiguous loss,' cycling through hope and despair as they await word on their loved ones after Hamas' attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

About 140 people are likely hostages of Hamas. Not knowing whether to grieve or hold hope is having an immobilizing effect on the families. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The families of Israel's dead are holding funerals and mourning in the wake of Hamas' deadly rampage. A Hamas video indicated his 18-year-old son had been taken hostage.

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☆ Hamas Releases Video of 21-Year-Old Hostage
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Hamas released a video on Monday of one of the hostages, a 21-year-old woman named Mia Schem, who was injured and kidnapped from an outdoor music festival where over 250 people were killed.

Persons: Mia Schem

☆ Hamas releases hostage video of Franco-Israeli woman
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

JERUSALEM, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The Islamist group Hamas released a video on Monday showing a statement from one of the captives seized in last week's devastating attack on Israel. The Israeli military issued a statement, saying it was in constant touch with Schem's family and condemning Hamas as a "murderous terrorist organization". "In the video, Hamas is trying to portray itself as a humane organization, while it is a responsible for the murder and abduction of babies, women, children, and elderly," it said. Earlier, Hamas' armed wing said non-Israelis kidnapped on Oct. 7, were "guests" who would be released "when circumstances allow". Reporting by James Mackenzie and Roleen Tafakji; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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