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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 being held by a Salafi group affiliated with Palestinian ...

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.

In December 2023, the Israeli military expressed "deep remorse" after soldiers mistakenly killed three hostages in northern ...

Hamas has released a new propaganda video of hostage David Cunio, one week after his former captive wife urged the Palestinian militant group to show proof that her husband was alive. The video ...

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

A Hamas official said any hostage exchange deal will only be agreed to alongside a permanent ceasefire agreement.

The post, shared by the star, drew attention to the plight of 19-year-old hostage Liri Albag who was the subject of a a Hamas propaganda video released on Saturday. “This is Liri, only 19 years old.