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Israel Briefing Day 509: Ceasefire crisis resolved - Phase 1 to be completed

The bodies of four more hostages are expected to return as part of the deal

By In Israel

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An agreement to complete Phase One of the ceasefire has reportedly been reached between Israel and Hamas (Image: Getty)
Comedian Nidal Badarny was arrested after making jokes about the recent Hamas hostage releases (Facebook/NidalBadarny)

Arab-Israeli comedian arrested following jokes about hostage releases

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Noa Argamani to make history as first freed hostage to address the UN Security Council

Noa Argamani to make history as first freed hostage to address the UN Security Council

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Family of hostages forced to watch release ceremony share their heartbreak

Family of hostages forced to watch release ceremony share their heartbreak

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The UK Foreign Office has called on Hamas to immediately return Shiri Bibas to Israel (Image: Flash90)

Thousands expected to pay respects to Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas along funeral procession route

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Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel (Picture: Flash90)

Bibas family to hold private funeral for slain hostages Shiri, Ariel and Kfir

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Six hostages are set to be released on Saturday (top L-R) Omer Shem-Tov, Omer Wenkert, Tal Shoham (bottom L-R) Eliya Cohen, Hisham al-Sayed, Avera Mengistu

Hostages starved, chained and kept in darkness say families

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Hostages Omer Shem Tov, Eliya Cohen and Omer Wenkert released in Gaza

By JC Reporter

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February 22, 2025 10:58
Omer Shem Tov is reunited with his parents (Photo: IDF)

Avera Mengistu and Tal Shoham freed from Hamas, back in Israel

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February 22, 2025 08:17
TOPSHOT - Newly released Israeli hostage Tal Shoham waves to supporters after arriving at Beilinson Hospital in the Rabin Medical Centre in Petah Tikva in central Israel on February 22, 2025. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

BBC accused of ‘whitewashing’ Hamas propaganda following Bibas body release

By Jane Prinsley

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February 21, 2025 18:31
BBC correspondent Paul Adams has been criticised for his social media posts and a recent report on the release of slain Israeli hostages (Photo: BBC)

Exclusive: Foreign Office demands return of Shiri Bibas to Israel following ‘abhorrent’ fake handover

By Lorin Bell-Cross

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February 21, 2025 17:24
The UK Foreign Office has called on Hamas to immediately return Shiri Bibas to Israel (Image: Flash90)

‘The terrorist who murdered my family has been set free — but I back the Israel-Hamas deal’

By Imogen Garfinkel

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February 21, 2025 14:51
(From left) Oran, his father Moshik, and his little brother Tomer. Moshik, Tomer, Almog's cousin Assaf, and his grandparents Ze'evik and Ruthie were killed in a 2003 terrorist attack. (Courtesy of Oran Almog)

Kfir and Ariel Bibas were murdered by terrorists’ ‘bare hands’ and corpses mutilated by Hamas

By Ellie Grant

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February 21, 2025 14:34
Poster bearing the portraits of Israeli hostages Shiri Bibas (C) and her two children Ariel (L) and Kfir (R) (Picture: Getty)

Who are the six Israeli hostages set to be released on Saturday?

By Ellie Grant

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February 21, 2025 08:50
Six hostages are set to be released on Saturday (top L-R) Omer Shem-Tov, Omer Wenkert, Tal Shoham (bottom L-R) Eliya Cohen, Hisham al-Sayed, Avera Mengistu
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By Rosa Doherty

If the bodies of babies can’t make the world care about Jewish lives, nothing can

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February 21, 2025 07:34
Kfir Bibas was just nine months old when he was abducted (Image: Getty)

IDF forensic analysis reveals body Hamas returned is not Shiri Bibas, and Kfir and Ariel were murdered in captivity

By Jewish News Syndicate

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February 21, 2025 07:04
The nine-month-old was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz alongside his parents and brother during the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks (Picture: Getty)
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