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Israel Hamas War 2023

The hospital that learnt how to care for hostages back from hell in Gaza

Sheba Medical Centre had to come up with its own protocols and best practices to receive and treat returning hostages

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Dr Itai Pessach, director of the Children’s Hospital at Sheba Medical Centre

Fawzia Amin Sido who was kidnapped at the age of 11 by the Islamic State group in Iraq and later taken to Gaza has been rescued after more than a decade in captivity (Credit: Iraqi Foreign Ministry)

Yazidi woman rescued from Hamas in Gaza: ‘I tried suicide many times’

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Family members and friends of the lost and kidnapped gather at the site of the Nova Festival to mark the one year anniversary of the attacks by Hamas, on October 07, 2024 in Re'im, Israel. Various commemorations are taking place around Israel to mark the anniversary of the Hamas attacks in Israel. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Families mourn at Nova site on October 7 anniversary

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Vera Moshe, Shalev Moshe and Daniel Moshe stand by the picture of Eden David Moshe at the Supernova music festival site in memory of those massacred by Hamas on October 7 (Photo: Amelie Botbol)

My son came to me in my dreams and told me keep living, says anguished mum of Nova victim

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The Jews flocking to make aliyah after October 7

Thousands of diaspora Jews are planning new lives in Israel according to new figures from the Jewish Agency

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September 2, 2024 11:03

Warren and Leah Phillips with daughters Evie and Rosie arrived in Israel from Manchester to start their new lives in August 2024 (Photo: Warren Phillips)

The Israeli war veterans going for sporting glory at the Paralympics

‘It is my goal to show the world how strong we are’

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August 28, 2024 15:31

Israeli Paralympic rower Shmulik Daniel (photo: Datlev Sayev)

‘The death threats made me want to win more’ says Israel’s only Olympic Gold medallist

Tom Reuveny, who took gold in the windsurfing at the Paris games said that he was spurred on by the haters

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August 21, 2024 11:29

Gold medallist Israel's Tom Reuveny celebrates with his staff after the men's IQFoil windsurfing final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games sailing competition at the Roucas-Blanc Marina in Marseille on August 3, 2024. (Photo by Christophe SIMON / AFP) (Photo by CHRISTOPHE SIMON/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel’s Olympic stars reveal how national pride powered their success

Israel delivered a historical seven-medal haul in Paris

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August 14, 2024 10:59

Israel’s Olympic stars reveal how national pride powered their success

Columbia delegation visits Israel, but fear repercussions on their return to campus

Columbia has removed three senior administrators after they mocked the surge of Jew-hatred on campus

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August 1, 2024 07:08

Ilay David, the brother of Hamas captive Evyatar David, speaks to Columbia University faculty members on Tel Aviv's 'Hostage Square' (photo by Amelie Botbol)

“We are at a crossroad for democracy and free society”

Israel’s antisemitism envoy warns that Jews must stand together in a battle for civilisation

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August 1, 2024 07:00

Michal Cotler-Wunsh, Israel’s special envoy for combating antisemitism

Israeli team scores podiums in successive Tour de France stages

Tuesday marked the third time team Israel has come close to winning a stage in this year’s Tour

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July 10, 2024 09:01

Israel - Premier Tech team's Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang cycles during the 7th stage of the 111th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 25,3 km individual time trial between Nuits-Saint-Georges and Gevrey-Chambertin, on July 5, 2024. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) (Photo by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli Tour de France team invites October 7 survivors to race start

Injured soldier Oded Gelbstein, who was wounded in the Gaza Strip in November and is being treated in Italy, was also present

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July 1, 2024 10:22

Sharon Shevo and Avida Bachar, after they took part in a short ride in the streets of Florence, posing at the entrance of the Tour's fan zone in Piazza di Santa Croce (photo by Amelie Botbo)

Our Tour de France will all about Jewish unity after October 7, says Israel’s team leader

Israel-Premier Tech riders flew to Italy on Wednesday along with two survivors of the massacres

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June 27, 2024 11:18

From left: Sylvan Adams, Ron Baron, Gioia Bartali and Enrico Fink in Florence holding a framed Tour de France IPT jersey - photo by Noa Arnon

‘Quiet Rooms’ create sense of peace for evacuated Israelis

Spaces are designed to reduce anxiety and mental stress while calming sensory overload

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June 11, 2024 15:12

‘Quiet Rooms’ create sense of peace for evacuated Israelis

Cousin describes hostage’s condition after ‘miraculous’ rescue

Shlomi Ziv was rescued from Gaza on Saturday in a daring IDF radi

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June 10, 2024 14:53

Former captive Shlomi Ziv in a first embrace with his sister, Revital Nasi (left), and cousin Liat Ariel. Credit: The Hostage and Missing Families Forum.

The Nova survivor telling the hostages' story at Cannes film festival

Laura Blajman-Kadar wore a dress emblazoned with hostage faces on the Cannes red carpet

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May 20, 2024 14:01

Laura Blajman-Kadar, a survivor of the October 7 attacks wears a scarf reading "Bring them home" as she arrives for the at the Cannes Film Festival (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)

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