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Israelis Bid Farewell To Hostage In Emotional Kibbutz Funeral

Dozens of mourners gathered Wednesday in Nir Oz, a kibbutz in southern Israel near Gaza, to bid farewell to Ohad Yahalomi, whose body was returned by Hamas last month.

International Business Times

One Year After the Oct. 7 Hamas Attack, Members of 3 Argentinian Families Are Still Held Hostage

The hostages all had ties to Kibbutz Nir Oz, a community many Argentinian Jews called home, among them, a one-year-old boy who spent his first birthday in captivity.

Latin Times

‘Time stopped here on 7 October’: life in kibbutz that endured unimaginable loss one year ago

Nir Oz, a ‘paradise’ now inhabited by just two people, sustained the most damage and bloodshed per capita in Hamas attack

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Anger, Despair As Israelis Bury Hostages Who Died In Captivity

Tearful crowds gathered on Wednesday for the funerals of hostages whose bodies were recovered this week from war-torn Gaza, with some mourners voicing anger that they were not saved.

International Business Times

Mission to Israel Part VIII: The Nir Oz Kibbutz

Hostages from this kibbutz were held only a few kilometers away.

Reason

Israel says it has recovered the body of Israeli hostage Elad Katzir in Gaza

Elad Katzir, 47, was from Nir Oz, a kibbutz near the Gaza border. The small community of 400 residents was among the hardest hit in Israel by Hamas-led attackers on Oct. 7.

WEKU

Israel's Shiri Bibas: Unwitting Face Of Hostages

Poignant images of an anguished Shiri Bibas clutching her two red-headed boys as she was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 have turned her into the face of the Israeli hostages seized that day.

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Live updates | A hostage held in Gaza dies in captivity, his southern Israeli community says

A man from the southern Israeli Kibbutz Nir Oz has died in captivity

The Independent UK

Israel's Hamas Attack Survivors Find Solace Underwater

Deep under the Red Sea, a passing Israeli warship could barely be heard as Yamit Avital held her breath and dived, her mind briefly cleared of the trauma of the October 7 Hamas attacks.

International Business Times

The Hamas attack left many Israeli farms abandoned — some worry forever

In some of the farm communities hardest hit during the Oct. 7 attack, volunteers from Israel and around the world are arriving to fill the gap left by workers who are no longer there.

WEKU

'We are officially hostages.' How the Israeli kibbutz of Nir Oz embodied Hamas hostage strategy

The recent release of dozens of Israeli hostages is bringing new focus on Hamas rampage through the kibbutz of Nir Oz. In Nir Oz, Palestinian fighters roamed unopposed for hours

The Independent UK

Who are the Israeli hostages freed by Hamas during Gaza truce?

Who has been released so far?

The Guardian - UK

Who are the first hostages released from Gaza?

Hamas released 24 hostages on Friday, including 13 Israelis, one Filipino man and 10 Thai citizens

The Guardian - UK

‘It brings hope’: in Tel Aviv plaza, cheers greet news of hostage release

Hundreds waiting in ‘Hostages Square’ sing songs as the names of those being released filter out

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The Independent UK

‘Long nightmare’ for UK-Israeli man as relatives still missing after invasion

More than 100 people from the Nir Oz kibbutz were killed or taken hostage by Hamas militants.

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