An Israeli woman stares into Gaza where her loved one is being held hostage.

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An Israeli woman stares into Gaza where her loved one is being held hostage.

Carrie Kahn/NPR

As the war drags on, families of hostages who have been held in Gaza for nearly eleven months are becoming increasingly frustrated and angry. Some of them release some of their pain by yelling their loved ones names into Gaza, in hopes of being heard.

And the U.S. pressures Israel to change the way it evacuates civilians from parts of Gaza, amid fears of their safety.

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