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     Four hostages kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival during the 7 October attacks have been rescued from central Gaza. Noa Argamani, 26, Almog Meir Jan, 22, Andrei Kozlov, 27, and Shlomi ...

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     ...on the Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Hostage-Taking and the Wrongful Detention of United States Nationals...

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     Families release photos of five female Israeli soldiers from their first days of captivity in Gaza

     The Hostages Families Forum Headquarters said the families of the observers – Agam Berger, Daniella Gilboa, Liri Albag, Naama Levy and Karina Ariev – have decided...

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3. www.cnn.com › 2024/07/16 › middleeastFamilies release photos of five female Israeli soldiers from ...

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   3 hours ago · Hamas’ attack on Israel left around 1,200 people dead and saw more than 250 captured and taken hostage in the enclave. Following the attack, Israel launched a war in Gaza that has killed more ...

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5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › HostageHostage - Wikipedia

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   A hostage is a person seized by an abductor in order to compel another party, one which places a high value on the liberty, well-being and safety of the person seized—such as a relative, employer, law enforcement, or government—to act, or refrain from acting, in a certain way, often under threat of serious physical harm or death to the ...

6. www.cnn.com › us › live-newsHostage situation at Texas synagogue: Live updates | CNN

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   Jan 16, 2022 · The hostage situation at a Texas synagogue continues to unfold, and an FBI crisis negotiator is still in contact with the subject inside, according to Colleyville Police Sgt. Dara Nelson.

7. www.cbsnews.com › news › israel-hostages-video-hamasSister of Israeli hostage seen in harrowing video says world ...

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   May 23, 2024 · Tel Aviv — Thousands of Israelis took the streets again Wednesday night with one clear message for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government: Free the hostages. The demonstrations were...

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8. www.nytimes.com › article › israel-hostages-hamasWhat to Know About the Hostages Taken by Hamas and Others ...

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   Nov 20, 2023 · The hostages include people from more than 40 countries, at least 20 Thai farm workers and at least one Palestinian resident of Israel, a bus driver who spent the night near the outdoor party...

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   Is hostage-taking a political or a 'industry'?

   • Hostage-taking is still often politically motivated or intended to raise a ransom or to enforce an exchange against other hostages or even condemned convicts. However, in some countries hostage-taking for profit has become an "industry", ransom often being the only demand.

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   Why do people take hostages?

   • The practice of taking hostages is very ancient, and has been used constantly in negotiations with conquered nations, and in cases such as surrenders, armistices and the like, where the two belligerents depended for its proper carrying out on each other's good faith.

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   Is a rabbi a hostage?

   • A rabbi is believed to be among the hostages. Israel’s Minister of Diaspora Affairs Nachman Shai said in a tweet on Saturday that he is “monitoring closely” the hostage situation unfolding at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, from Israel.

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   Where does the word hostage come from?

   • The English word hostage derives from French ostage, modern otage, from Late Latin obsidaticum ( Medieval Latin ostaticum, ostagium ), the state of being an obses (plural obsides ), 'hostage', from Latin obsideō 'I haunt/frequent/blockade/besiege', but an etymological connection was later supposed with Latin hostis 'stranger', later 'enemy' .

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10. www.nytimes.com › 2024/07/12 › worldRescued Hostage Describes Months of Uncertainty and Terror in ...

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    4 days ago · July 12, 2024. Idling away the hours in a darkened room in Gaza with two other hostages, Andrey Kozlov sometimes heard one of his captors on the other side of the door typing away on a laptop. The ...

11. www.cnn.com › interactive › 2023Who are the hostages freed during the Israel-Hamas conflict?

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    Jun 13, 2024 · These are a few of the 116 people who have been freed since their capture by Hamas on October 7 in a surprise attack by the militant group on southern Israel. Most of the hostages were released...