Day: November 24, 2023

PM, ministers welcome release of Gaza hostages, vow to free all those still in Strip

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Senior government officials say they are determined that all of the some 240 people kidnapped on Oct. 7 will be returned home; opposition leaders also welcome release By TOI STAFFToday, 10:44 pm   The hostages released by Hamas in an ambulance en route to Israel on November 24, 2023. (Screen capture/Youm7) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, war cabinet […]

Of the 13 abductees expected to be released from Hamas captivity tomorrow, 8 are children

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JERUSALEM POST STAFF NOVEMBER 24, 2023 23:47 Updated: NOVEMBER 24, 2023 23:49The list of 13 abductees expected to be released tomorrow from Hamas captivity in Gaza includes eight children, according to Israeli media.

The infernal choice behind the hostage deal

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Israel is in this terrible situation principally because of America. (November 23, 2023 / JNS) As if Israelis weren’t traumatized enough by the depraved Hamas pogrom on Oct. 7, the hostage deal concluded this week cruelly deepened their agony. On Wednesday morning, the terms of the deal between Israel and Hamas were announced. Of the […]

Hamas hostage deal – 24 women, 15 teenage boys to be freed from Israeli jails

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The inmates, all of them from the West Bank or Jerusalem, will be handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross. REUTERS NOVEMBER 24, 2023 10:49 Updated: NOVEMBER 24, 2023 11:03 Israel will on Friday release 39 Palestinian prisoners, among them 24 women and 15 teenage males, in the West Bank in exchange […]

Daily Briefing Nov 24: Day 49 – Temporary ceasefire begins as all eyes on hostage release

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Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on where the IDF is during the pause in offensive operations, rockets from Lebanon; US bureau chief Jacob Magid on humanitarian concerns By TOI STAFFToday, 10:26 am     Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world. […]

Israel-Hamas War: IDF warns Gazans not to return north during ceasefire

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“The war is not over yet. The humanitarian pause is temporary. The northern Gaza Strip is a dangerous war zone and it is forbidden to move north.” ALEX WINSTON NOVEMBER 24, 2023 08:17 Updated: NOVEMBER 24, 2023 09:28 As reports emerged on Friday morning of Gazans who fled south returning to their homes in the […]