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At the dark end of a brutal year, I’m grateful to these heroes for showing us the light

From the Bondi beach rescuers to the women taking on the police, great acts of courage offer hope even in the bleakest times

The Guardian - UK

A plea for compassion to counter blind hatred over Israel and Gaza

Letter: A reader is heartened by Sharone Lifschitz’s article about the second anniversary of 7 October and her parents’ kidnapping by Hamas

The Guardian - UK

Two years after 7 October and the kidnap of my parents, hate is in fashion. For all our sakes, we need compassion

So many were killed – yet on her release, my mother said ‘shalom’ to her captors. Let’s learn from that moment of grace, says Sharone Lifschitz, London-based film-maker and academic

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Jewish body holding rally after 488 arrested over Palestine Action support

The Board of Deputies of British Jews is holding the commemorative event ahead of Tuesday’s anniversary of the October 7 attacks on Israel.

Evening Standard

October 7 rally taking place hours after 500 arrested for Palestine Action protest

The Board of Deputies of British Jews is holding the commemorative event

The Independent UK

Hostage families urge Keir Starmer to take ‘bold steps’ in helping to end war

Two British families of Israeli hostages have written to the Prime Minister asking for ‘diplomacy’ and ‘bold steps’ to help end the war in Gaza.

Evening Standard

Hundreds attend funeral of UK-linked hostage Oded Lifshitz, 84

Dr Sharone Lifschitz, 53, of Walthamstow, east London, the daughter of peace activist Oded Lifshitz, has campaigned for all the hostages to be freed.

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Starmer ‘deeply saddened’ by death of UK-linked hostage after body returned

The body of Oded Lifshitz was confirmed as one of the four returned to Israel by Hamas on Thursday,

Evening Standard

Family of UK-linked hostage confirm ‘bitter news’ of Hamas returning his body

The body of 84-year-old Oded Lifshitz was identified as one of the four returned by Hamas on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Body of UK-linked hostage believed to be among those returned by Hamas

The body of Oded Lifshitz, 84, is thought to be one of the four returned by Hamas on Thursday

Evening Standard

Hamas’s youngest Israeli hostage Kfir Bibas, brother and mother confirmed dead

Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel were abducted by Hamas on 7 October 2023

The Independent UK

Fears of ‘propaganda exercise’ as hostage body to be released, lawyers say

Islamic Jihad says it will release body of UK-linked hostage Oded Lifshitz on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Daughter of one of the oldest Gaza hostages calls for all kidnapped to be freed

Dr Sharone Lifschitz, 53, of Walthamstow, east London, says the gradual releases by Hamas are like ‘a reality show from hell’.

Evening Standard

Soon we will know if my father is alive. Even then, we cannot rest until all Israeli hostages are returned

Every day families like mine try to be brave, try not to despair – and pray that the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, says film-maker Sharone Lifschitz

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Daughter of Israeli hostage says it would be a ‘miracle’ if he was freed alive

Sharone Lifschitz’s mother Yocheved was among the first hostages to be released by Hamas, but her 84-year-old father Oded remains in captivity.

Evening Standard

Families of hostages wait for news after three freed on first day of ceasefire

Foreign Secretary David Lammy said ‘our thoughts are with’ British-linked hostages Eli Sharabi, Oded Lifshitz and Avinatan Or.

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Tragic Tale Of Innocent Lives Caught In Gaza Conflict

The dire humanitarian crisis in Gaza is highlighted by the urgent medical needs of a baby and the hostage situation of an elderly man, underscoring the tol...

Evening Standard

UK Gaza hostage relatives warn time is running out as Hamas floats ceasefire deal

Plea comes as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returns for fifth visit to region since the conflict erupted

Evening Standard

British relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza say they've been 'utterly abandoned' by UK Government

They accuse the government of a lack of communication, and not doing enough to help secure the release of captives

Evening Standard

Let them all come home: Britain's plea on hostages held by Hamas as truce begins

Britain appealed on Friday for the release of every hostage taken by Hamas from southern Israel as a four-day ceasefire took hold, offering some respite from seven weeks of bloody war in Gaza.

The Guardian - UK

Families of hostages in Gaza wait to see if relatives among those freed

Relatives of some of the 240 hostages say it is like ‘Russian roulette’ waiting to hear who will come out

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