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After 4-Year-Old American Girl Is Freed by Hamas, Her Family Breathes Sigh of Relief
[ad_1] On Oct. 7, she witnessed her parents’ murder, before being abducted. On Friday, nearly seven weeks later, she spent her fourth birthday while under captivity. And on Sunday, she was finally freed, as one of the hostages Hamas released under a deal with Israel. Her name is Avigail Idan. Avigail, whose name has also been spelled “Abigail” in U.S.…
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Here’s What We Know About the Israeli Hostages Released on Sunday
[ad_1] Dafna and Ella were at home with their father, Noam Elyakim; his partner, Dikla Arava; and her son, Tomer, in Kibbutz Nahal Oz during the Oct. 7 attack. In the early hours of the attack, photos surfaced on the Telegram messaging platform of the two girls sitting on mattresses in a location unfamiliar to their family. A video also…
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American Girl Among Hostages Released on Sunday, Biden Says
[ad_1] President Biden on Sunday hailed the release of Avigail Idan, a 4-year-old American citizen who has been held hostage by Hamas for seven weeks, and vowed to keep working to secure freedom for others in captivity and extend the pause in the fighting. “Thank God she’s home,” Mr. Biden told reporters in Nantucket, Mass., where he has been marking…
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American Hostage Might Be Released on Sunday, Jake Sullivan Says
[ad_1] At least one American citizen could be among the group of hostages Hamas is set to release on Sunday, Jake Sullivan, President Biden’s national security adviser, said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “We do have reason to believe that there will be an American released today,” Mr. Sullivan said. Israel and Hamas are halfway through a four-day pause in…
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Hamas Commander for Northern Gaza Brigade Is Dead, Group Says
[ad_1] Hamas, the armed group that controls Gaza, said on Sunday that one of its top commanders had been killed in its war with Israel there. The announcement from Hamas came on the third day of a four-day truce between Israel and Hamas to facilitate the release of hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.…
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Freed Israeli Hostages Tell Relatives of Their Time in Captivity
[ad_1] A mother released from captivity in Gaza with her young son told relatives that they had slept on chairs pushed together. An 85-year-old grandmother from a different family described counting the days to keep track of time. On Sunday, two days after the first group of 13 hostages was released and brought back to Israel, details began to emerge…
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Ukrainian Attack Cuts Power to Some Russian-Occupied Areas
[ad_1] A Ukrainian strike on a power station in Russian-held territory in eastern Ukraine overnight cut power to towns and cities, the pro-Russian authorities there said on Sunday, less than a day after Moscow launched a record number of attack drones toward Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital. The overnight attack was another sign of Kyiv’s determination to inflict damage on its…
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Sierra Leone Declares National Curfew Amid Security Concerns
[ad_1] The authorities in Sierra Leone declared a nationwide curfew on Sunday, hours after what they described as a thwarted effort by unidentified men to break into one of the West African country’s key military armories and barracks. The country’s president, Julius Maada Bio, said early Sunday that there had been “a breach of security” at the Wilberforce military barracks…
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Thai Mother Rejoices as Son Among Latest Hostages Released by Hamas
[ad_1] Watsana Yojampa had been waiting by the telephone for nearly two months, wondering whether she would get good news — or the worst possible message that a mother could hear. Soon after the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack in the Gaza Strip, Ms. Watsana’s son, Anucha Angkaew, appeared in a photograph that circulated on social media showing him with three…
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Thai Mother Rejoices as Son Among Latest Hostages Released by Hamas
[ad_1] Watsana Yojampa had been waiting by the telephone for nearly two months, wondering whether she would get good news — or the worst possible message that a mother could hear. Soon after the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack in the Gaza Strip, Ms. Watsana’s son, Anucha Angkaew, appeared in a photograph that circulated on social media showing him with three…
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