Kibbutz Be'eri confirms deaths of hostages from Hamas video
Community confirms deaths of Itay Svirsky and Yossi Sharabi, who were kidnapped on October 7, a day after Hamas claimed they were dead and the IDF said it feared they were dead.
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New York Times:
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IDF investigation:
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IDF hits dozens of Hezbollah terror targets in Wadi Saluki
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Prime Minister's Office:
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Northern Command chief:
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IDF confirms:
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Intelligence Min. to int'l community:
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Grave of Bais Yaakov founder desecrated
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Condition of Ra'anana ramming victims improves
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IDF locates 100 rocket installations deep in Gaza
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Strauss recalls Quaker cereal product
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After Iowa caucuses:
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2024 US elections:
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BBC host shares, then deletes, anti-Israel post
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Gilad Shalit met families of hostages held in Gaza
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Israel-Egypt border:
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Iran claims:
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Watch:
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Piers Morgan interviews Thomas Hand, father of Emily who was thought to have murdered by Hamas before it was discovered she was abducted to Gaza.
'Sheep herders' on the fence
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