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Einav Zangauker, center, mother of Matan Zangauker, who is being held hostage by Hamas, and other families and supporters of Israeli hostages, 23 September 2025.

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Video. Fact-checking claims that no female hostages made it out of Gaza

Updated: 21/10/2025 - 13:41 GMT+2

European journalists and commentators have purported that "not a single woman" survived captivity following the release of the last remaining hostages kidnapped by Hamas. These claims are misleading.

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