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Former Hamas Hostage Liri Albag to Rejoin IDF, Says Her Father

(TJV NEWS) Liri Albag, a former hostage held by Hamas, plans to return to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), her father confirmed on Wednesday. She was kidnapped from the Nahal Oz outpost, where she served as a surveillance operator. After 477 days in captivity, she was freed in February during a ceasefire deal. Her father, […]

Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar (right) attends a state ceremony at the Mount Herzl Military Cemetery in Jerusalem marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of last year's Hamas-led terrorist invasion, Oct. 27, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.|
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Father of Fallen Soldier Demands ISA Chief Resign: “Stop Damaging This Sacred Organization”

(TJV NEWS) Tzik Bonzel, the father of Sgt. Amit Bonzel who was killed in Gaza, spoke candidly in an interview with 103FM about a recent meeting with Ronen Bar, the director of Israel’s internal security agency (ISA), following a Supreme Court hearing. Bonzel has been a vocal critic of Bar’s leadership, previously calling for his […]

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Global dismissal of Oct. 7 sexual crimes pushed freed hostage Amit Soussana to go public with her story

(JNS) The freed Israeli hostage Amit Soussana, whom the U.S. State Department decorated with an International Women of Courage Award on April 1, told JNS that the story of her survival of sexual assault resonates so much among the stories of Oct. 7 heroism due to widespread efforts to claim that such experiences never occurred. […]

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Israel makes counteroffer to latest Hamas hostage deal

By Vered Weiss, World Israel News On Saturday, Israel confirmed it received an Egyptian hostage release proposal that Hamas had agreed to. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded with a counteroffer. After discussing the deal with officials on Friday night, Netanyahu came up with the counteroffer “in full coordination with the US,” according to the […]

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Lawsuit Alleges U.S. Activists and Campus Groups Provided Material Support to Hamas: Free Speech or Coordinated Aid to Terrorism

Lawsuit Alleges U.S. Activists and Campus Groups Provided Material Support to Hamas: Free Speech or Coordinated Aid to Terrorism? By: Fern Sidman In a lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, a coalition of plaintiffs—comprising Columbia University students and parents of Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas on […]

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IDF & Shin Bet Launch New Wave of Strikes Against Hamas Targets in Gaza as Ceasefire Ends

IDF & Shin Bet Launch New Wave of Strikes Against Hamas Targets in Gaza as Ceasefire Ends By: Fern Sidman In a significant escalation of military operations, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) launched a broad offensive early Tuesday morning, targeting a wide array of Hamas terrorist infrastructure across the […]

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Netanyahu to negotiating team: Prepare for talks to release 11 hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night held an in-depth discussion on the matter of the hostages, attended by ministers, the negotiating team, and the leaders of Israel’s defense echelon. Following the discussion, Netanyahu instructed the negotiating team to prepare for continued talks for the immediate release of 11 living hostages and approximately half […]

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