Emily Hand

2023 - 11 - 26

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Emily Hand freed by Hamas after 50 days of captivity in Gaza (The Irish Times)

Nine-year-old daughter of Dublin-born Thomas Hand was among 240 people taken hostage by Palestinian militants in Israel on October 7th.

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Emily Hand: Irish-Israeli girl among latest Gaza hostages freed (BBC News)

The nine-year-old Irish-Israeli is one of 17 released on Saturday night under a Hamas-Israel deal.

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'Overjoyed': nine-year-old hostage Emily Hand returns to family in ... (The Guardian)

Relatives say they 'can't find the words to describe our emotions' as Israeli-Irish girl comes back from Gaza.

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Emily Hand: Irish-Israeli girl reunited with father who feared she was ... (The Independent)

Emily Hand is one of 13 Israeli and four Thai hostages freed in second group since Israel-Hamas ceasefire began.

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Irish-Israeli Hostage Emily Hand, 9, Is Reunited With Her Father ... (TIME)

Schoolgirl Emily Hand was among the second group of hostages to be released by Hamas and has been reunited with her father.

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Emily Hand's father promises “the biggest party" ahead of her ... (The National)

Irish-Israeli nine-year-old was initially feared dead after Hamas attack on Kibbutz Be'eri.

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Family of Irish-Israeli Girl Who Spent 9th Birthday in Captivity ... (PEOPLE.com)

Emily Hand, 9, is among the hostages released by Hamas on Saturday, Nov. 25 during its ceasefire truce with Israel. Before her release, Emily's father ...

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Jerusalem summons Irish envoy after PM's 'outrageous' remarks (National Post)

Leo Varadkar called Irish-Israeli captive Emily Hand 'an innocent child who was lost and has now been found,' failing to mention Hamas kidnapping.

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First thought to be dead, a 9-year-old Israeli girl is released by Hamas (NPR)

Israeli officials first told Emily Hand's father that his daughter was killed by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attack. The Israelis later found evidence she was alive ...

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Ireland Prime Minister Leo Varadkar's Post About Emily Hand ... (Newsweek)

Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar's Saturday statement about Emily Hand, a young Israeli hostage, drew backlash over the leader's word choice, ...

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Emily Hand 'better than expected' after hostage ordeal (BBC News)

The father of the Irish-Israeli girl says she has lost some weight but is doing better than expected.

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Narkis Hand, 54: Dancer, traveler and devoted mother (The Times of Israel)

Narkis Hand, 54, was murdered by Hamas terrorists in her home in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7. Family members said that her body was found on the kibbutz ...

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Parable pitfall: Irish PM's biblical allusion prompts outrage in Israel (POLITICO.eu)

DUBLIN — When Emily Hand, an Irish-Israeli girl kidnapped by Hamas, was released from captivity Saturday night, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar attempted ...

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In emotional photos and videos, girls Emily Hand, Hila Rotem ... (The Times of Israel)

Tears of joy as second group of hostages -- 8 kids, 4 mothers and 1 young woman -- return to Israel after 50 days in Hamas captivity.

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