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Freed hostages reunite with families in Tel Aviv after two years in captivity

Several Israeli hostages released from Gaza were reunited with their families on Monday at Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital, following more than two years in captivity.

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‘How long we dreamt of this day’: Joy and pain as families reunite across Israel and Palestine

ON THE GROUND: As Donald Trump claims ‘Holy Land is finally at peace’ in bombastic Knesset speech, Bel Trew in Tel Aviv, Rateb al-Qaissy in Ramallah and Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza witness very different homecomings for Israelis and Palestinians freed in deal

The Independent UK

‘I’m shaking all over’: hugs, tears and relief in Israel as Gaza hostages return

On a powerfully emotional day, 20 Israelis went home, hundreds of Palestinians were freed from prison and Trump had his perfectly scripted moment

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Why Donald Trump keeps rescuing Keir Starmer from international humiliation

NEWS ANALYSIS: With Keir Starmer facing scorn from both Israel and the US ambassador in Tel Aviv over the UK’s role in the Middle East peace process, the US president has once again come to his aid. Political editor David Maddox explains why

The Independent UK

Huge Trump-shaped sign thanking president displayed on Israeli beach

Donald Trump was greeted with a giant sign stretched across Tel Aviv’s beachfront thanking him as he landed in Israel on Monday (13 October).

The Independent UK

Tears, Joy In Israel As Hamas Hands Over First Hostages

Hundreds of people gathered on Tel Aviv's Hostages Square erupted in joy, tears and song as news broke that Hamas had handed over the first hostages to be released on Monday after two years of captivity in Gaza.

International Business Times

Trump-Gaza latest: US president signs peace deal and withdraws Netanyahu’s invite amid Erdogan threat

Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees exchanged for last 20 living Israeli hostages and captives

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‘Our nightmare is coming to an end’: Trump flies to Israel to push through last critical hours of Gaza ceasefire

Israel expects Hamas to release the remaining hostages early on Monday, as both sides cling to the hope of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza

The Independent UK

Israel awaits release of last hostages by Hamas before Monday deadline elapses

Israeli government spokesperson told reporters in Tel Aviv that following their release, the hostages will then be transferred across the border into Israel and taken to Re'im military base.

Euronews

Who are the hostages Israel believes are still alive?

Hamas is due to release the 48 hostages still being held in Gaza, most of them kidnapped during their 7 October 2023 attack on Israel. 20 of them are believed to be alive, with the fate of two more still unknown.

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Israelis cheer Trump at Tel Aviv rally as they brace for the return of hostages

Israelis applauded US President Donald Trump, and some booed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as US envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner addressed a weekly rally in Tel Aviv that many hoped would be the last.

Euronews

‘Bring them home now’: Thousands in Israel demand ceasefire holds and last hostages returned

Donald Trump’s top envoy, son-in-law and daughter addressed ecstatic crowds in Tel Aviv

The Independent UK

‘Your body shivers from the scale of the destruction’: Thousands of Palestinians head back to their shattered lives after ceasefire

SPECIAL REPORT: As the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire holds for now, Bel Trew in Tel Aviv and Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza report on the Palestinians walking back to the rubble of their homes while Israelis dare to hope for the release of all the hostages taken on October 7 2023

The Independent UK

‘It feels like a dream’: protests come to end as Israelis sing in ‘hostages square’

After 733 days, news of agreement greeted with celebration in Tel Aviv and stickers saying: ‘They’re coming home’

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International Business Times

'They're Coming Back': Israelis Await Return Of Gaza Hostages

Thousands of jubilant Israelis gathered in a Tel Aviv square Thursday, hopeful for the return of hostages held in Gaza, after two years of fear and worry.

The Independent UK

Families of Israeli hostages, mired in anguish, erupt into joy as freedom nears for the captives

For two years, Hostages Square in central Tel Aviv has been a place of anguish and despair

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Israelis gather to mark two years since 7 October Hamas attack

A rally in Tel Aviv will call for release of remaining hostages in Gaza. Plus, global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

The Guardian - UK

Israelis gather to mark two years since 7 October Hamas attack that killed 1,200

Commemorations held in kibbutzim whose members were killed or kidnapped as Tel Aviv rally to call for hostages’ release

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The Guardian - UK

Weary Israelis greet Trump as saviour as hostages deal inches closer

Israelis in Tel Aviv cautiously optimistic but show little sympathy for Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza

The Guardian - AU

Dfat officials supporting five Australians in Israeli prison after they were detained on pro-Palestinian flotilla

The Global Movement to Gaza group have raised concerns about the conditions in which the Australians are being held in detention

The Guardian - UK

Israel’s culture minister threatens national film awards after Palestinian story takes top prize

Miki Zohar says he will cancel funding for the Ophir awards after The Sea, about a 12-year-old Palestinian boy who is denied entry to Tel Aviv, wins best picture

International Business Times

TV Writer Hagai Levi: Boycott Risks Hitting Israel's Critical Voices

Acclaimed Tel Aviv-based TV screenwriter Hagai Levi says many artists like him want to leave Israel because of the Gaza war, fearing the consequences of a gathering cultural boycott of their country.

The Guardian - UK

Radiohead announce first tour dates since 2018 – and face boycott from pro-Palestine campaigners

Activists have asked fans to spurn the gigs until the band ‘convincingly distances itself’ from guitarist Jonny Greenwood performing in Tel Aviv during the Gaza war

Euronews

Thousands rally in Tel Aviv to press for Gaza hostage release

Israeli protesters blocked major roads and gathered in city squares on Tuesday, calling for a ceasefire that would bring home the hostages still held in Gaza, while government leaders pushed ahead with plans for an assault on Gaza City.

The Independent UK

Aerial footage shows scale of disruption as Israeli hostage families hold nationwide day of protest

Aerial footage from Tuesday (26 August) shows widespread disruption on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv as demonstrators call on the government to agree to a ceasefire deal which would see all hostages returned home.

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