The bodies of four more hostages were returned to Israel following the funerals of the last group to be released, with as many as 600 Palestinian prisoners to be freed in exchange
By Nathan Jeffay
Polish Museum defended the removal of Israeli flags bearing hostage ribbons from Bushey Synagogue tour group
By Jane Prinsley
‘This is a story that is worth telling as it offers a chink of light’, says the synagogue’s chairman
By Ellie Grant
‘His life ended in a tragic, undeserved, despicable way’
By The JC
The JC leader, 28th February 2025
Egypt will oversee the transfer of the bodies returning to Israel
By Joshua Marks
Thousands have gathered to pay their respects to Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir
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The bodies of four more hostages are expected to return as part of the deal
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Nidal Badarny made light of the plight of Thai captives and suggested that the certificates Hamas gave to female hostages were for ‘completion of a course in pilates’
By David Isaac
Israel rescued Argamani from a private home in Gaza last year
By JC Reporter
Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Evytar David were taken to watch the release of hostages from the sidelines
By Amelie Botbol
The two Bibas children and their mother will be buried in a private ceremony tomorrow
Eulogies at the ceremony near Kibbutz Nir Oz may be livestreamed after the family became a symbol of hostage suffering
Some of the returned hostages are unresponsive according to their relatives
The three men were paraded at a Hamas ceremony but the last hostage to be freed today, Hisham al-Sayed will be handed over privately
Avera Mengistu was held in Gaza for more than 10 years by Hamas
