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Crowds of Israelis lined the streets and waved flags to welcome home Danielle Aloni and her five-year-old daughter Emilia, who were held hostage by Hamas in Gaza for 49 days. The mother and daughter were released as part of a temporary ceasefire deal. Their relatives, who were also kidnapped, are still held hostage. The emotional reunion comes after a period of uncertainty and fear for the family.
Yafa Adar, an 85-year-old Israeli great-grandmother who was famously abducted by Hamas terrorists on a golf cart, was among the first batch of hostages released as part of a temporary ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Adar's defiant image during the abduction became a powerful symbol of the conflict. Thirteen Israeli women and children, along with ten Thai nationals and one Filipino citizen, were freed and turned over to the Red Cross. The truce stipulates the release of 50 women and children hostages in exchange for the freedom of 150 Palestinian prisoners.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the possibility of "tactical pauses" in the fighting in Gaza for humanitarian reasons and potential hostage releases. The U.S. and Israeli governments will continue to communicate on temporary pauses, with Biden and Netanyahu agreeing to further discussions in the coming days. The White House emphasized the need for more aid and people to enter and exit Gaza, advocating for shorter pauses in strikes to achieve specific humanitarian goals.