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A woman mourns in a memorial for deceased hostages Shiri Bibas, her two children, Ariel and Kfir and Oded Lifshitz at 'Hostages Square', where Israelis are gathering while waiting for the release of six hostages in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
 
Israel-Hamas War Day 505 || No Evidence Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas Were Killed in Airstrike, Forensic Institute Says
 
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A poster shows Shiri Bibas, who was kidnapped to Gaza with her husband and two young sons on Oct. 7, 2023, in Jerusalem on Friday.
 
Israel-Hamas Day 504 || Red Cross: Israel Received a Coffin That Hamas Claims Holds Shiri Bibas' Body
 
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Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, at the hospital before his arrest.
 
Report: Detained Gazan Hospital Director Seemingly Admits Hostages Were Held There
 
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One of the buses that exploded late on Thursday.
 
Shin Bet Arrests Two Israelis Suspected of Involvement in Tel Aviv Suburbs Bus Bombs
 
Josh Breiner  
 
 
The six hostages released on Saturday. Starting top right going clockwise: Abera Mengistu, Omer Shem Tov, Omer Wenkert, Hisham al-Sayed, Eliya Cohen and Tal Shoham.
 
Six Israeli Hostages Released From Hamas Captivity, Two of Them After a Decade in Gaza
 
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Amos Biderman, Verter cartoon, February 21, 2025.
 
Analysis || All of Israel Prepared for Heartbreak. Netanyahu Prepared an Ugly Attack
 
Yossi Verter  
 
 
The six Israeli hostages released Saturday. Top row, left to right: Tal Shoham, Hisham Al-Sayed and Abera Mengistu. Bottom row, left to right: Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert.
 
These Are the Six Israeli Hostages Which Were Released From Hamas Captivity on Saturday
 
Rachel Fink  
 
Posters of Ariel Bibas, Shiri Bibas and Kfir Bibas in Jerusalem on Wednesday.
 
'Yarden Asked the Whole World to Know' || IDF: Terrorists Killed Kfir and Ariel Bibas With Bare Hands, Covering Up Their Actions
 
Yaniv Kubovich  
 
 
President Donald Trump speaks at the State Dining Room of the White House, on Friday.
 
Trump: 'OK' With Netanyahu Imminent Choice on Gaza After 'Barbaric' Return of Bibas Bodies
 
Ben Samuels  
 
From right to left: Ariel, Shiri, Yarden and Kfir Bibas.
 
Body of Hostage Shiri Bibas, Murdered in Gaza Captivity, Handed Over to Israel
 
Jonathan Lis  
 
 
 
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