{"id":2108058,"date":"2023-11-26T12:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T17:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/17-hostages-including-4-year-old-american-girl-released-back-to-israel\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T12:41:28","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T17:41:28","slug":"17-hostages-including-4-year-old-american-girl-released-back-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/17-hostages-including-4-year-old-american-girl-released-back-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"17 hostages, including a 4-year-old American girl, freed and returned to Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F17-hostages-including-4-year-old-american-girl-released-back-to-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2108058&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Israeli Hostages Released in\u200c Temporary Ceasefire\u200b with Hamas<\/h2>\n<p>A third group\u2064 of\u2063 Israeli hostages arrived back in\u2062 Israel on Sunday evening as part of\u2062 a\u200b temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that based on information from the Red Cross, which has acted as an intermediary between the\u200c IDF\u2064 and\u200d the terrorists, \u200dthe group of \u2062hostages that were released\u200c included 14 Israelis and three foreign nationals.<\/p>\n<p>The Times of Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog-november-26-2023\/\">reported<\/a> that the group\u2063 of\u200d released Israeli hostages included Abigail Idan, 4; Hagar Brodetz, 40, and\u2064 her children \u200cOfri, 10, Yuval, 9, and Oriya,\u2064 4; Chen\u200c Almog Goldstein, 48, and Agam,\u200d 17, Gal, 11 and Tal, 9; Alma Avraham, 84;\u200b Aviva Siegel, 64;\u200b sisters Ela, 8 and Dafna, 15, and Elyakim; Roni Krivoi,\u200b 25, \u2064a \u200bdual \u200dRussian-Israeli\u2064 national.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/black-friday-gift-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHECK OUT THE \u2062DAILY \u2064WIRE BLACK FRIDAY SHOPPING GUIDE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the hostages that was released, Abigail Idan, who turned 4 while being\u2062 held hostage by\u200c Hamas terrorists, is \u200da dual U.S. citizen.\u200b Both\u2064 of her parents were murdered \u2064by Hamas terrorists in Kfar Aza kibbutz\u2064 during the October 7 attacks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great news,\u200c four year old American \u2062Abigail Idan \u200chas been released! <\/p>\n<p>Both of \u200cAbigail\u2019s\u2063 parents were murdered\u2064 by Hamas terrorists. <\/p>\n<p>Abigail is a\u200b dual citizen of\u2062 the United States and Israel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/soBVnkbnFM\">pic.twitter.com\/soBVnkbnFM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18 (@yashar) \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashar\/status\/1728810630134768028?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cA short time\u200c ago, representatives of the \u2064Red Cross handed over 12 abductees who had returned to Israel to \u2063a\u200c force of \u200ban elite unit of the IDF and a force \u200bof the Shin Bet near the border fence in the center\u2063 of\u200c the Gaza Strip,\u201d the IDF said. \u201cAfter that \u200cthey\u2064 will make their \u200cway to the base \u2062premises. One abductee who returned to\u2064 Israel was sent directly to the hospital.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/get.dailywire.com\/subscribe\/plus?_gl=1*1xtnwi0*_ga*NzM5MDUwMzIuMTY5OTAxNTg3Mg..*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTcwMDU2OTYyOS42NS4xLjE3MDA1NzA1NjcuNTIuMC4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GET 50% OFF DAILYWIRE+ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the same time, four abductees \u200creturned to Israel \u2064via\u2062 the Rafah crossing to Egypt, from where \u200dthey will make their way to the meeting point with our\u2064 forces in Israeli\u2062 territory,\u201d the statement\u2063 continued. \u201cIDF representatives regularly update the families of the abductees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/first-group-of-13-israeli-hostages-arrive-back-in-israel\">first \u200dgroup<\/a> \u2062 of 13 \u200dIsraeli hostages was released\u200c on Friday \u200band a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-group-of-13-israeli-hostages-arrives-back-in-israel\">second\u200c group<\/a> of\u200c 13 hostages was released on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whitemarsh-train-derailment-hazmat-crews-called-in-and-homes-evacuated-after-rail-accident\/\" title=\"Hazmat teams summoned and homes evacuated following Whitemarsh train mishap.\">breaking \u200cnews story<\/a>; refresh the page for\u200b updates.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What role did international mediators play in securing the\u200d release of the\u2062 Israeli\u200b hostages held by Hamas?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200c Are Israeli citizens. Abigail&#8217;s \u2063mother, Malka Idan, expressed gratitude for\u200d her daughter&#8217;s safe return, stating, &#8220;We are so \u2064relieved and thankful that Abigail is back home with us. It\u2064 was an\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-rapper-dmx-dies-aged-50-one-week-after-heart-attack-according-to-family-a-warrior-who-fought-till-the-very-end\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Rapper DMX Dies Aged 50, One Week After Heart Attack, According To Family. \u2018A Warrior Who Fought Till The Very End\u2019\">incredibly difficult time<\/a>, but now we can\u200c finally breathe a \u2063sigh of relief and focus on healing and rebuilding our lives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The temporary ceasefire,\u2062 which was brokered by international mediators, allowed \u2062for the release of \u200dIsraeli hostages held by Hamas in exchange for certain concessions from the Israeli government. While the details of \u2063these\u2062 concessions have not been disclosed, it \u2064is believed that \u2063they involve the easing of\u2064 some restrictions on the Gaza Strip,\u2062 where Hamas holds power.<\/p>\n<p>This recent wave of hostilities between\u200c Israel \u200band\u200d Hamas began with escalating tensions over the eviction of Palestinian\u2064 families in East Jerusalem earlier this year. The situation\u200c quickly spiraled \u200binto a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/european-gas-prices-spike-13-per-cent-after-nord-stream-2-cancellation\/\" title=\"European Gas Prices Spike 13 Per Cent After Nord Stream 2 Cancellation\">full-scale conflict<\/a>, with both sides exchanging\u2064 rocket fire and \u200dairstrikes, resulting in significant \u200dloss of life and widespread destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the conflict, Hamas took \u200dadvantage of the\u200d chaos to carry out a series of kidnappings of Israeli civilians and soldiers. These hostages were \u200cheld captive for several\u2063 weeks, causing immense anguish for their \u200cfamilies and adding \u200bto the already heightened tension between Israel and Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Cross played a crucial role in facilitating the release of the hostages, acting as a neutral intermediary between the \u2064Israeli \u200dgovernment\u2064 and Hamas. \u2063Its\u200b involvement helped ensure the safe\u200b return of the captives and contributed to\u2063 the de-escalation \u2063of the\u2063 conflict.<\/p>\n<p>While the temporary ceasefire and the release of hostages are positive developments, the underlying issues that sparked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-adviser-bragged-of-quiet-middle-east-one-week-before-hamas-attacked-israel\/\" title=\"Biden adviser boasted of calm Middle East before Hamas struck Israel.\">conflict remain unresolved<\/a>. The long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues to\u200d be \u200ca source \u200dof instability in the region, and significant efforts are needed \u2064to achieve a lasting peace.<\/p>\n<p>International leaders and organizations have called\u200d for renewed negotiations\u2063 and dialogue\u2062 to address the\u2064 root causes of the conflict and to find a sustainable\u2064 solution that \u2063respects the rights and aspirations of both Israelis and Palestinians. The release of the Israeli hostages should serve as a reminder of\u200b the urgency of such efforts and the importance of international\u200b cooperation in achieving a just and lasting peace in the Middle \u200cEast.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, the families of the \u2063released hostages \u2062can finally breathe\u2063 a\u200d sigh of \u200crelief and begin the process \u2062of\u2064 rebuilding their lives. \u200cTheir ordeal has drawn attention\u2063 to the \u2062human cost of the conflict and \u200dserves as \u200ba stark reminder of\u2064 the importance of finding a peaceful resolution.<\/p>\n<p>As the temporary ceasefire holds, there is hope\u2064 that it can pave the way for further dialogue and progress towards a \u200bcomprehensive \u2063peace \u200cagreement. The release of the Israeli\u2063 hostages is a significant step in the \u200dright direction, and it is crucial that all parties involved seize this opportunity to work towards\u200c a more stable and peaceful future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A third batch of Israeli hostages returned to Israel on Sunday evening during a temporary ceasefire with Hamas. 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