Carmit Palty Katzir prepares to speak at a weekly rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, calling for the immediate release of the hostages being held in Gaza, Feb. 17. Tamir Kalifa for NPR hide caption
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Meirav Leshem Gonen (left), whose daughter Romi is being held hostage in Gaza, embraces Sharon Alony Cunio, who was kidnapped and released from captivity along with her two children and whose husband, David, remains hostage, as the march to Jerusalem passes Kibbutz Sa'ad in southern Israel on Feb. 28. Tamir Kalifa for NPR hide caption
Thursday
Suheir Barghouti's son, Saleh Barghouti, was shot dead by the Israeli military in 2018 in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Six years later, she still doesn't know where his body is. Ayman Oghanna for NPR hide caption
How the dead serve as bargaining chips in the Israel-Hamas conflict
Monday
This photo provided by the Israeli military shows an Israeli Air Force helicopter carrying what the military said are two released hostages, at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Monday. Israel Defense Forces via AP hide caption
Tuesday
Palestinians migrate to safer areas due to Israeli attacks that continue in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Jan. 30. Ahmed Zaqout/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Radio Ajyal producer Mohammed Daher listens to a caller during a weekly radio program in which Palestinians send messages to their relatives in Israeli prisons. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption
Sunday
A man holds a sign calling for the release of the hostages taken by Hamas militants into the Gaza Strip during a demonstration at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday Jan. 13, 2024. Leo Correa/AP hide caption
Saturday
A man wearing an Israeli flag looks toward ambulances outside a hospital in Petah Tikva, Israel, on Nov. 24. Erik Marmor/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Israelis gather to witness the first batch of released hostages being brought to Schneider Hospital via helicopter on Nov. 24. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption
Wednesday
Romi Gonen, age 23, was taken hostage and wounded in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel. It's unclear whether she'll be among those released as part of the hostage deal. Gonen Family hide caption
An Israeli woman waits to learn if her sister, a Hamas hostage, will be freed in deal
Wednesday
Ido Dan, an uncle to three children feared abducted by Hamas and taken to Gaza, stands for a portrait with his twin daughters. The remnants of their sixth birthday party, which took place the same day as the incursion, are still around the house. Tanya Habjouqa/NOOR for NPR hide caption
Families of hostages taken by Hamas militants are desperate amid threats of execution
Friday
Commandos Cédric de Pierrepont (left) and Alain Bertoncello were killed during a rescue operation that freed four hostages in Burkina Faso, France's navy says. French Ministry of Defense hide caption
Sunday
In this image from video released by Taliban Media in December 2016, Caitlan Coleman talks in the video while her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle holds their two children. U.S. officials said Pakistan secured the release of Coleman of Stewartstown, Pa., and her husband, who were abducted five years ago while traveling in Afghanistan and then were held by the Haqqani network. Taliban Media via AP hide caption
Canadian Man Details Horrors Family Endured In Years Held By Haqqani Network
Thursday
British daily newspapers from earlier this year showed the masked killer now identified as ISIS figure Mohammed Emwazi. He was targeted Thursday by the U.S. in an airstrike in Raqqa, Syria. Daniel Sorabji/AFP/Getty Images hide caption