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Israelis push for release of hostages in Gaza

Israeli women protested today in support of the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas militants.

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Israeli soldiers carry the flag-draped casket of reservist warrant officer Yuval Nir during his funeral at a cemetery in the West Bank settlement of Kfar Etzion, Wednesday, Jan. 31. Nir, 43, was killed during Israel's ground operation in the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli army has been battling Palestinian militants in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel.
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Israeli activists block the exit of Ashdod port to stop trucks they claim are carrying humanitarian aid destined for the Gaza Strip, in Ashdod, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 1. The activists say no aid should enter the territory until Israeli hostages held captive by the Hamas militant group are released.
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Israeli women demand the immediate release of the Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group at a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 1. Israel says Hamas is still holding more than 100 people it captured in an Oct. 7 raid that triggered the current war with Israel.
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Israeli women demand the immediate release of the Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group at a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 1.
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Israeli women demand the immediate release of the Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group at a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 1.
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An Israeli soldier stands in his tank at a staging area in southern Israel, near the Gaza border, Thursday, Feb. 1.
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An Israeli soldier waves from a tank on the way back from the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, near the Gaza border, Thursday, Feb. 1.
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Smoke rises behind rubble from buildings destroyed in the Israeli Army's ground operation in the Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, adjacent to the Gaza border fence, Thursday, Feb. 1.
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Rubble from buildings destroyed in the Israeli Army's ground operation in the Gaza Strip are seen from southern Israel, near the Gaza border fence, Thursday, Feb. 1.

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