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Families Wait In Agony As Hostage Crisis In Gaza Deepens Amid Renewed Conflict

The hostage crisis in Gaza has intensified as Israel's military operations resume, leaving families of captives in a state of heightened distress. With over 58 individuals still held by Hamas, including children and the elderly, the prospect of their safe return grows increasingly uncertain. The ceasefire has collapsed, and renewed airstrikes have escalated fears that the hostages may become casualties of the ongoing conflict, while their families wait for them.

Israel Gaza war: Relatives of captives protest marking 600 days of captivity of hostage by Hamas
600 days of Israel-Hamas War | Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit

Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza hold up their photos and block a highway during a protest marking 600 days of captivity, demanding their release and an end to the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Israel Gaza war: Relatives of captives protest marking 600 days of captivity of hostage by Hamas
600 days of Israel-Hamas War | Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit

Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza release balloons to mark the 600 days of captivity, demanding their release and ending of the war in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Israel Gaza war: Relatives of captives protest marking 600 days of captivity of hostage by Hamas
600 days of Israel-Hamas War | Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit

Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza release balloons to mark the 600 days of captivity, demanding their release and ending of the war in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Israel Gaza war: Relatives of captives protest marking 600 days of captivity of hostage by Hamas
600 days of Israel-Hamas War | Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit

Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza hold up their photos and block a highway during a protest marking 600 days of captivity, demanding their release and an end to the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Israel Gaza war: Relatives of captives protest marking 600 days of captivity of hostage by Hamas
600 days of Israel-Hamas War | Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit

Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza hold up their photos and block a highway during a protest marking 600 days of captivity, demanding their release and an end to the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Israel Gaza war: Relatives of captives protest marking 600 days of captivity of hostage by Hamas
600 days of Israel-Hamas War | Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit

Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza hold up their photos and block a highway during a protest marking 600 days of captivity, demanding their release and an end to the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Israel Gaza war: Relatives of captives protest marking 600 days of captivity of hostage by Hamas
600 days of Israel-Hamas War | Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit

Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza hold up their photos during a protest marking 600 days of captivity, demanding their release and an end to the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Israel Gaza war: Relatives of captives protest marking 600 days of captivity of hostage by Hamas
600 days of Israel-Hamas War | Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit

Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza hold up their photos during a protest marking 600 days of captivity, demanding their release and an end to the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Israel Gaza war: Relatives of captives protest marking 600 days of captivity of hostage by Hamas
600 days of Israel-Hamas War | Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit

Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza block a highway during a protest marking 600 days of captivity, demanding their release and an end to the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Israel Gaza war: Relatives of captives protest marking 600 days of captivity of hostage by Hamas
600 days of Israel-Hamas War | Photo: AP/Ariel Schalit

Relatives and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza hold up their photos during a protest marking 600 days of captivity, demanding their release and an end to the war, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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