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3 weeks ago | 
bostonglobe.com | Patrick Kingsley |Johnatan Reiss |Adam Rasgon
Hamas released Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage it held in the Gaza Strip, on Monday evening after mediators brokered a deal between the group and the United States that largely circumvented the Israeli government. Alexander’s release came on the eve of a visit by President Trump to the Middle East, and was portrayed by Hamas officials as an attempt to secure US support for a wider deal to end the war.
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3 weeks ago | 
nytimes.com | Patrick Kingsley |Johnatan Reiss |Adam Rasgon
Edan Alexander, a dual Israeli American national, was released following pressure from President Trump, who is set to travel to the region. Hamas released Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage it held in Gaza, on Monday evening, after mediators brokered a deal between the group and the United States that largely circumvented the Israeli government. Hamas and the Israeli military confirmed the handover.
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1 month ago | 
nytimes.com | Johnatan Reiss |Isabel Kershner
From the first haircut to emotional support, a regularly updated guide covers what health professionals have learned about helping ex-hostages transition from captivity to freedom. A woman recently released after more than 15 months of captivity in Gaza refused any medical tests one day at the Israeli hospital that received her. The doctors were delighted. "We canceled a whole day's schedule," said Prof.
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2 months ago | 
nytimes.com | Patrick Kingsley |Johnatan Reiss |Ronen Bergman
Mr. Urich and Mr. Feldstein were arrested on Monday and a judge extended their detention by three days on Tuesday. Lawyers for both men declined to comment. Mr. Urich is a former media officer for the Israeli military who has become one of Mr. Netanyahu's most trusted strategists. He helped mastermind the prime minister's communications strategy through several recent elections.
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Feb 15, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Aaron Boxerman |Fatima Karim |Johnatan Reiss
Hamas freed three more Israeli hostages on Saturday as Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners, prolonging a fragile cease-fire in the Gaza Strip that appeared to be teetering only days ago. The hostages - Alexander Troufanov, 29, known as Sasha; Iair Horn, 46; and Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, one of the few Americans still held in Gaza - were noticeably thinner and paler after spending 16 months in captivity.
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Feb 15, 2025 | 
nytimes.com | Lara Jakes |Johnatan Reiss
On this sun-drenched morning there appeared to be fewer people gathered in Hostages Square than on previous release days. Naama Moses, a volunteer selling merchandise to support the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which represents relatives of the captives, ascribed this to the pain that many felt when they saw the three men who were freed last week. "Perhaps containing your disappointment would be easier at home in front of the telly, on your own," Ms. Moses said.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
sanjuandailystar.com | Lara Jakes |Ronen Bergman |Adam Rasgon |Johnatan Reiss
By Lara Jakes, Ronen Bergman, Adam Rasgon and Johnatan ReissHamas has indefinitely postponed the release of Israeli hostages who were set to be freed from the Gaza Strip this weekend, a spokesperson said Monday, accusing Israel’s government of violating an already fragile ceasefire agreement. The move threatens to derail both the six-week truce agreed to last month and the prospects for agreement on a lasting end to the war.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
wral.com | Lara Jakes |Ronen Bergman |Adam Rasgon |Johnatan Reiss
Palestinians gather as Hamas fighters escort Red Cross vehicles carrying Israeli captives Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi, and Or Levy, who have been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, after being handed over in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025.
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Feb 10, 2025 | 
bellinghamherald.com | Lara Jakes |Ronen Bergman |Adam Rasgon |Johnatan Reiss
EDITORS NOTE: EDS: ADDS graf "On another front ..."; REVISES graf now starting "In Gaza, a key ..." and grafs "Widespread anger ..." and "The initial ..."; RECODES as a Page 1 story.); (With: LEBANON-RETURNEES, TRUMP-GAZA, ISRAEL-BOOKSTORES-RAID, U.S.-GAZA-BOMBS JERUSALEM -- Hamas has indefinitely postponed the release of Israeli hostages who were set to be freed from the Gaza Strip this weekend, a spokesperson said Monday, accusing Israel's government of violating an already fragile...
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Jan 31, 2025 | 
seattletimes.com | Johnatan Reiss |Aaron Boxerman
JERUSALEM — The Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt is reopening to allow sick and wounded Palestinians to leave, officials said Friday, after more than eight months during which many who have needed medical care were trapped. Reopening the crossing at Rafah, which has long been Gaza’s lifeline to the outside world, is a key stipulation of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
