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| Israel Faces Hostage Dilemma in Gaza | Israel Faces Hostage Dilemma in Gaza |
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| As terrified families of hostages abducted by Hamas hold tense vigils, voicing fears that Israel’s ground attacks in Gaza could take the lives of their loved ones, the country got a rare bit of good news on Monday: Israeli soldiers had secretly rescued a 19-year-old woman. | As terrified families of hostages abducted by Hamas hold tense vigils, voicing fears that Israel’s ground attacks in Gaza could take the lives of their loved ones, the country got a rare bit of good news on Monday: Israeli soldiers had secretly rescued a 19-year-old woman. |
| The Israeli military provided few details about the operation along the Gaza border to free the woman, Pvt. Ori Megidish, whose release was kept quiet until word started to trickle out that she had been freed in an overnight raid two days prior. | The Israeli military provided few details about the operation along the Gaza border to free the woman, Pvt. Ori Megidish, whose release was kept quiet until word started to trickle out that she had been freed in an overnight raid two days prior. |
| The soldier came home to a country still deeply traumatized by the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, while worried family members wondered how many of the other 240 hostages would make it home. | The soldier came home to a country still deeply traumatized by the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7, while worried family members wondered how many of the other 240 hostages would make it home. |
| The predicament of the hostages underscores the extraordinary dilemma facing Israel as it seeks to achieve its military goal of destroying Hamas while attempting to free the men, women and children held in locations likely scattered around Gaza. | The predicament of the hostages underscores the extraordinary dilemma facing Israel as it seeks to achieve its military goal of destroying Hamas while attempting to free the men, women and children held in locations likely scattered around Gaza. |