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Israel targeted with bus bombings, no one injured • Fourth body of returned slain hostages identified as Gazan woman

 Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel who are held hostage in Hamas captivity hang outside the protest tent calling for the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, February 19, 2025.
Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel who are held hostage in Hamas captivity hang outside the protest tent calling for the release of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, outside the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem, February 19, 2025.
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Hamas handed over alleged remains of Shiri Bibas to Red Cross - report

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IDF preparing to receive six hostages from Hamas on Saturday

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Ariel and Kfir Bibas killed 'in cold blood', IDF announces

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 Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2025
Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2025
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Hamas says Israel expected to free 602 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday

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PMO: Israel has received list of hostages to be released on Saturday

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Hamas says it is 'surprised by uproar' regarding Shiri Bibas, will carry out own investigation

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 Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip February 20, 2025.
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Hamas says it is 'surprised by uproar' regarding Shiri Bibas, will carry out own investigation

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Hamas claims Shiri Bibas's body mixed in rubble of Israeli airstrike - report

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Shin Bet arrests Jewish-Israeli who drove terrorist to Bat Yam ahead of bus bombings - report

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Lebanon's Hezbollah to bury Nasrallah in mass funeral

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Israel at war: What you need to know


  • Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
  • Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Re'im music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across Gaza border communities.
  • 69 hostages remain in Gaza.
  • 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity, IDF says.
  • The IDF launched a ground invasion of Lebanon on September 30.
  • The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire came into effect on November 27 at 4:00 a.m.
  • Netanyahu confirmed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire on January 17, 2025
  • 735 terrorists will be released as part of the hostage deal