Amid the untold death and destruction that has ravaged the Gaza Strip for the past two years and continues to strike with little notice, one group is tasked with delivering Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners—alive and dead—across one of the bloodiest front lines on Earth.
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Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
More than 1,900 living Palestinian prisoners and detainees who were released by Israel under the ceasefire agreement.
Inspired by how humans cup their ears or bats adjust ear shapes, the team is developing systems that better capture and emit low-power sound for navigation.
Because of Hughes, agents were able to identify Rudolph as the Birmingham bomber, and launch the investigation that would reveal his other crimes and lead to his capture.
Hamas committed to returning all living and deceased captives being held in the strip as part of the ceasefire deal reached earlier this month.
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David Brennan,
ABC News,
27 Oct. 2025
After two years of relentless violence, a fragile and uncertain ceasefire has settled over Gaza, bringing joyous scenes of Israeli captives reuniting with their families and of Palestinian prisoners returning home after years of detention.
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