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Tag: Kidnapping and Hostages
Gaza Crisis Worsens as Israel Prepares a Possible Invasion
As Israel retaliates for the Hamas assault last weekend and plans a potential ground attack, its airstrikes have left Gazans without power, water and medical care.
As Israel Prepares for War in Gaza, Debate Is Over How and How Long
The country’s new unity government agrees that Hamas must be destroyed so it can never attack Israel again, but there is little appetite for a reoccupation.
Blinken Stresses Support for Israel While Urging Restraint on Gaza Airstrikes
During a visit to Tel Aviv, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken promised to help defend the country “as long as America exists.”
Family of Israeli Hostage Marks Her Birthday While Mourning Her Friend
For Noa Argamani’s 26th birthday, her family held a dinner with cake and two empty chairs: one for her and one for her boyfriend. Both were seen on video being kidnapped by Hamas.
Israel Forms Unity Government and Bombs Gaza in the Wake of Hamas Attack
Following the deadliest assault on Israel in half a century, the country is vowing to crush Hamas, and both sides are bracing for an escalating war.
Family of Thai Worker in Israel Worries About His Fate
Kiattisak Patee has been working on a kibbutz in Israel, and his family fears he may have been taken hostage by Palestinian gunmen.
Israel Retakes Towns Near Gaza as Its Military Readies Major Offensive
“The next step is to move forward, go on the offense,” an Israeli general said, as the country called up more reservists in response to devastating attacks by Palestinian gunmen who killed more than 900 people.
At Kfar Azza, an Israeli Kibbutz, ‘It’s Not a War or a Battlefield. It’s a Massacre.’
A Times reporter and photographer visited an Israeli village raided by Palestinian gunmen.
Washington Rallies Behind Israel, but a Lasting Consensus May Prove Elusive
Democrats and Republicans put aside an increasingly partisan divide over Israel to condemn the Hamas attack. But that support may be harder to maintain as Israel retaliates.