Tag: Hamas
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Parents of slain Hamas captive push for deal, warning remaining hostages won’t ‘make it much longer’
JERUSALEM — The body of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin was found “bullet ridden and emaciated” in a 60-foot-deep tunnel, his grieving parents told NBC News in their first interview since his death, warning that the scores of hostages still inside the Gaza Strip are “not going to make it much longer.” In a wide-ranging and…
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Intense overnight strikes in southern Lebanon; Israel releases Hamas documents
Share Secret Hamas documents reveal October 7 planning Secret Hamas documents provide a detailed record of planning for the October 7 attacks as well as efforts to recruit Hezbollah and Iran to join the assault, as reported by the New York Times. The documents, released by the Israeli military and obtained and verified by the…
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They were Israel’s eyes on the border, but their warnings about Hamas went unheard
TEL AVIV — They were Israel’s eyes on the border with Gaza, but former soldiers from a military observation unit say their warnings about suspicious Hamas activity ahead of the Oct. 7 terror attacks were repeatedly ignored. A year later, they are still seeking answers. “If I had been valued a little more — not…
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On the October 7 anniversary of the Hamas attacks, families share how they find comfort and hope for loved ones
He struggles with the sense that there is “no structure” to his days: “In most professions you can identify progress. The journalist tracks the number of articles they’ve written. The dentist tracks how many patients they have. But with us, the hostage families, how do you measure progress? It’s elusive because we just don’t know.”…
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Released hostages from Hamas captivity share haunting memories nearly a year after the October 7 attack
Ilana Gritzewsky, a pastry chef, no longer bakes cakes. It’s been almost a year since she was taken hostage by Hamas — the memories of the Oct. 7 terror attacks remain vivid — and her 55 days trapped in the group’s tunnels under the Gaza Strip transformed her. “Today, I’m doing more things that I didn’t used to…
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Hamas feels supported by Iran after being ‘disappointed’ by other Middle Eastern countries
DOHA, Qatar — The day after Iran launched strikes against Israel, a senior Hamas official told NBC News on Wednesday that the militant group has been let down by its Arab neighbors in the wake of the Oct. 7 terror attacks. In an interview in Qatar’s capital, Doha, where part of the group’s political wing…
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Hamas leader in Lebanon killed; Strike hits central Beirut
Share Apparent Israeli strike hits central Beirut for first time An apparent Israeli airstrike struck a building in the central Beirut neighborhood of Cola last night, according to videos posted to social media. The videos, geolocated by NBC News, show damage to the multi-story building as debris is seen on the ground below. People are…
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Who are the American hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza?
Nearly a year since Hamas and other militant groups kidnapped at least 251 people from Israel into Gaza, a cease-fire deal most likely to get them out alive and end the soaring death toll among Palestinians has remained elusive. Last month’s recovery of six hostages who were killed by their captors shortly before they were…