On 7 October 2023, as part of the Hamas-led attack on Israel at the beginning of the Israel–Hamas war, Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups abducted 251 people from Israel to the Gaza Strip, [2] [3] [4] including children, [5] women, and elderly people. [6] [7] Almost half of the hostages are foreign nationals or have multiple citizenships, [8] and some hostages were Negev Bedouins. [9] More @Wikipedia
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