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Arbel Yehud was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7, 2023, and is reportedly being held in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, by a Salafi group affiliated with Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

AN Israeli woman who was kidnapped with her boyfriend from her home during the October 7 bloodbath is set to be the next ...

Arbel Yehud and Silberman Bibas are the two remaining women civilians held in Gaza while there are five other women soldiers ...

The 29-year-old, among seven women set to be freed during the first part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas, is reportedly being held by a Salafi group affiliated with Palestinian ...

Netanyahu speaks with mothers of three hostages released Sunday, vows not to give up on other captives; Israeli envoy says Moscow working to free three non-Russian hostages ...

House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda President Trump wants a massive tax cut and immigration crackdown bill. Republicans must decide what to cut to help pay ...

Their names, faces and stories have resonated around the world, on posters and in prayers, since they were taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. Now, some of the 98 remaining hostages abducted that day, when ...

People take pictures on an overpass with a display of stock information in front of buildings in the Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, China August 6, 2024. REUTERS/Nicoco Chan/File photo ...

Yankees Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera and his wife, Clara, are accused of covering up the sexual abuse of a minor at their church and in their home in New York.

One of the show’s main stars suggests that discussions are already underway in the writer’s room for a possible season 8. Tributes have been pouring in following the passing of legendary filmmaker ...