Families of hostages still inside Gaza say ceasefire is ‘one and only chance’ to bring loved ones home
Supporters call on all parties to maintain ceasefire until remaming 90 hostages released
Supporters call on all parties to maintain ceasefire until remaming 90 hostages released
Ceasefire reached fifteen months after Israel vowed to wipe Hamas ‘off the face of the earth’ following 7 October attack
Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag freed as 200 Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons released in second such exchange under fragile truce
The deal, brokered by the United States and France, ended more than a year of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah
More than 250 foreign and Israeli hostages taken by Hamas in the 7 October attack, according to Israel, with 91 still in Gaza
Not on the list is Arbel Yehoud – the last female civilian hostage being held in Gaza – who Israeli officials had briefed they expected to be released this weekend
Bel Trew in Jerusalem and Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza speak to families searching through photographs of thousands of unidentified bodies and dozens pulled from collapsed buildings to try to find out what happened to their family members during 15 months of Israel’s war inside the besieged territory