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Israel Update: March 2 (Day 514)

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,

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Israel Update: Eliya, Omer, Tal, Omer, Avera, and Hisham are Home! Shiri Bibas body is returned (day 506)

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,

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Special Israel Update: Operation Midnight Hammer and Three Hostage Bodies Recovered

Hostages Held in Gaza: 50 (-3); IDF Soldiers Lost: 871 Jay Zeidman Jun 23, 2025 Before I get to last night’s operation, I felt it was important to recognize that the bodies of three murdered hostages were recovered in an operation in the Gaza Strip. There are now 50 hostages remaining in Gaza, 20 are assumed

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Israel Update: Day 632

Hostages Held in Gaza: 50; IDF Soldiers Lost: 880 (+1) Jay Zeidman Jun 29, 2025 The Gaza Strip The IDF now maintains operational control over approximately 57% of the entire Gaza Strip according to Ben Tzion Macales (up from 52% just one week ago) Amit Segal writes: For Both Hamas and Israel, Time Is Running Out Deep concern, bordering on panic,

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