Israeli citizenship , self-sacrificingly handed her infant daughter to her husband instructing him to flee , and was consequently taken hostage herself .
A number of hostages have been released . Too many have died in captivity . The bodies of the dead , too , are held hostage . Many scores remain in captivity , their condition , daily treatment , and ultimate fates unclear . Women have been serially assaulted . Many are deprived of medical care , basic sanitary facilities , and access by humanitarian organizations . Some are held in fortified tunnels built with funds and materials meant to provide for the needs of -- and thus stolen from -- the residents of Gaza themselves .
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