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The 200 fish were bred in captivity with help from the Victorian Fisheries Authority.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Hamas later turned over another body which was confirmed as that of Shiri Bibas , Israel’s army radio reported early on Saturday, adding Bibas was likely slain in captivity with her children.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
Netanyahu's vow for revenge was rejected by the aunt of the Bibas children, who said Israeli officials had failed to protect them on the day of the attack and then abandoned them in captivity.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Al-Sayed, a Bedouin Arab citizen of Israel, and Mengistu, an Ethiopian-Israeli man, had been in captivity for around a decade, after crossing into Gaza on their own in separate incidents.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 22 Feb. 2025
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Hamas later turned over another body which was confirmed as that of Shiri Bibas , Israel’s army radio reported early on Saturday, adding Bibas was likely slain in captivity with her children.
—Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
Netanyahu's vow for revenge was rejected by the aunt of the Bibas children, who said Israeli officials had failed to protect them on the day of the attack and then abandoned them in captivity.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Al-Sayed, a Bedouin Arab citizen of Israel, and Mengistu, an Ethiopian-Israeli man, had been in captivity for around a decade, after crossing into Gaza on their own in separate incidents.
—Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 22 Feb. 2025
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“In captivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20captivity. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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