Paris, France, Jan 26, 2026 (AFP) - The 251 Gaza hostages seized in Hamas's October 7 attack

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With Monday's announcement of the return of Ran Gvili's remains, none of the 251 hostages abducted more than two years ago during Hamas's attack on Israel remain in the Gaza Strip. The majority of the captives, or 207, were alive when militants took them during their unprecedented attack on October 7, 2023, which sparked the war in the Palestinian territory. Of those hostages, 166 survived and 41 died in captivity, including three who were mista......

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