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Keren Shem, the mother of French-Israeli woman Mia Shem who was freed from Hamas captivity today, holds a photograph of her daughter as she speaks to the press in Tel Aviv, Oct. 17, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Gil Cohen Magen-AFP via Getty Images)
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Last remaining teens and Mia Shem, seen in early hostage video, among 8 freed from Gaza on Thursday

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer November 30, 2023November 30, 2023
Israeli security at the scene of a terror shooting attack at the entrance to Jerusalem, Nov. 30, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Chaim Goldberg-Flash90)
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Hamas claims Jerusalem shooting attack that kills 3 as Gaza truce is narrowly extended

by Eliyahu Freedman November 30, 2023
Members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad release Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Nov. 28, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Flash90)
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16 more hostages are freed as Netanyahu vows to resume war at truce’s end

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer November 29, 2023
Orange balloons have become a symbol of the Bibas family because of the abducted children’s red hair. (Photo/JTA-Miriam Alster/Flash90)
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Most child hostages are back in Israel. Kfir and Ariel Bibas, 10 months and 4 years old, are still in Gaza.

by Eliyahu Freedman November 28, 2023November 28, 2023
Families of the hostages and their supporters call for the release of all the hostages during a demonstration ahead of the war cabinet meeting on the fifth day of the temporary truce in Tel Aviv, Nov. 28, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Alexi J. Rosenfeld-Getty Images)
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10 Israelis, including teen with her dog, and 2 Thais freed from Gaza as cease-fire goes into overtime

by Ron Kampeas November 28, 2023
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit a building and cars in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, October 9, 2023. (Photo/Chaim Goldberg-Flash90)
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Giving Tuesday: Orgs supporting people affected by war in Israel

by J. Staff November 28, 2023December 5, 2023
Oren Rubinstein, whose cousins Shiri and Noga Weiss have been released from Hamas captivity, stands in front of San Francisco City Hall holding a poster he printed in Spanish with information about Mexican nationals who were taken as hostages in the Oct. 7 attack. (Photo/Andrew Esensten)
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‘They may heal someday’: Pacifica man’s cousins are among hostages released in Israel-Hamas truce

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Emma Goss.(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Emma Goss November 27, 2023
Hamas hands over Israeli hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza City, Nov. 27, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Stringer-Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Israel-Hamas truce set to extend as 11 more hostages are released

by Ron Kampeas November 27, 2023November 27, 2023
Elon Musk (left) and an Israeli delegation including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) visit Kibbutz Kfar Aza, Nov. 27, 2023. (Photo/Israel Government Press Office)
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Elon Musk, under fire for antisemitism on X, visits Israel and tours ravaged kibbutz with Benjamin Netanyahu

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer November 27, 2023
Sheryl Sandberg speaks during the Digital-Life-Design conference in Munich, Germany, Jan. 20, 2019. (Photo/JTA-Lino Mirgeler-DPA-AFP via Getty Images)
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Sheryl Sandberg joins Jewish women in calling out lack of concern about sexual assault of Israelis

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg November 22, 2023November 22, 2023

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