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Jay Zeidman Jan 01, 2025 Wishing all of you a happy New Year and happy final night of Hanukkah. Chag Semeach as we say in Hebrew. We pray that all of our hostages come home now and that the people of Israel can live in peace. Am Israel Chai. While it is hard to switch […]

Jay Zeidman Dec 29, 2024 Chag Sameach and Happy Hanukkah! Tonight, Jews around the world will celebrate the fifth night of Hanukkah. I wanted to share a picture and video of a Menorah made from rocket fragments that is on display in hostage square in Tel Aviv. “In each fragment – a story of survival. Pieces

Jay Zeidman Jan 05, 2025 Situational Update On Saturday, Hamas published a propaganda video on Saturday revealing a sign of life of hostage Liri Albag. “I’m only 19 years old. I have my entire life in front of me, but now my entire life has been put on pause,” she says in the video. Albag’s family ask

Hostages Held in Gaza: 98; IDF Soldiers Lost: 840 Jay Zeidman Jan 15, 2025 Situational Update The Times of Israel writes: Israeli diplomatic officials said on Monday evening that Israel was in the “advanced stages of the negotiations” with Hamas for a ceasefire deal that would see the terror group release some of the hostages it

Hostages Held in Gaza: 70; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Feb 20, 2025 [WARNING] Tonight’s special update contains emotional, graphic, and very difficult videos and images. I felt it was important to share what we know about the fate of the Bibas family and Oded Lifshiz, specifically that one of the four bodies received today was

Hostages Held in Gaza: 63; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Feb 22, 2025 Shiri Bibas Update Kibbutz Nir Oz said early Saturday morning that resident Shiri Bibas was murdered while held captive in Gaza, after Hamas handed over her body overnight and it was brought to Israel for identification. According to assessments by Dr. Chen Kugel,

Hostages Held in Gaza: 63; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Feb 26, 2025 Hostage Update According to the Times of Israel: Israel is expecting the four remaining slain hostages from the first phase of the hostage deal to be released by Hamas on Thursday. Hamas has agreed not to hold such ceremonies during the release of

Hostages Held in Gaza: 59; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Mar 02, 2025 Hostage Update On Thursday night, the bodies of Itzik Elgarat, Ohad Yahalomi, Shlomo Mantzur, and Tsahi Idan were returned to Israel without a public ceremony. Yahalomi, Idan, and Elgarat were murdered while in captivity in Gaza, the PMO said, while Mantzur was killed on October 7,

Hostages Held in Gaza: 59; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Mar 05, 2025 Today’s update is rather lengthy because it covers two critical and timely issues: the IDF’s report on its findings, mistakes, and failures on October 7th, and the continued surge of antisemitism on college campuses across the country. While there is a lot

Hostages Held in Gaza: 59; IDF Soldiers Lost: 846 Jay Zeidman Mar 09, 2025 There are now currently 58 hostages taken on 10/7 currently in captivity in Gaza (there are 59 hostages remaining in total) The family of hostage Matan Angrest has authorized the publication of another Hamas propaganda video. According to the Times of Israel, the 21-year-old captive IDF soldier, taken