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People at the Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, November 24, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** כיכר החטופים חטופים מלחמה תל אביב מבקרים חברות ברזל The first group of Israeli hostages are now in the hands of the staff of the International Committee for Red Cross and are in ambulances on the way from Khan Younis in southern Gaza to the Rafah crossing into Israel, an Israeli official says. The families of the hostages are on their way to hospitals in Israel, where they are to be reunited later. Follow VINnews for Breaking News Updates <!– removing…

Palestinian demonstrators clash with Israeli security forces during a protest in the village of Kfar Qaddum, in the West Bank, June 23, 2023. Photo by Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** הפגנה צבא זורק אבנים מפגינים כפר קדום TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s Justice Ministry has published a list of 300 Palestinian detainees and prisoners who could potentially be released in a hostage deal. Most of those on the list published Wednesday are teenagers arrested over the past year for relatively minor offenses, including throwing rocks or alleged incitement. None was convicted of murder, though some served sentences for attempted…

Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza at “Hostage Square” in Tel Aviv, November 18, 2023. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מלחמה חטופים משפחות תל אביב חרבות עצרת ברזל מלחמה WASHINGTON – Israel, the United States and Hamas have agreed to a tentative deal that would free dozens of women and children held hostage in Gaza, in exchange for a five-day pause in fighting. The Washington Post is reporting Saturday night. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our WhatsApp group…

Members of the emergency squad of Moshav Amuka seen during a drill in Moshav Amuka, northern Israel, November 15, 2023. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מלחמה חרבות ברזל כיתת כוננות עמוקה עיר חרדי חרדים JERUSALEM — Requests for gun permits in Israel have skyrocketed since Hamas’ bloody Oct. 7 incursion, according to a press release from the Ministry of National Security. More than 236,000 new requests for permits have been filed since the attack — a figure equal to the number filed over 20 years, the statement said. A sense of insecurity gripped Israel following the attack…

Palastinans at a temporary tent camp set up for Palestinians who were evacuated from their homes, on the grounds of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on October 19, 2023, Photo by Atia Mohammed/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** אוהלים ברחו מלחמה פלסטינאים חרבות ברזל עזה TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s military insisted Wednesday its forces in and around the largest hospital in Gaza are specifically targeting Hamas, which it claims set up a command center there. Both Hamas and Shifa Hospital staff deny the Israeli allegations. “Israel…

Israelis protest for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza outside the UN Headquarters in Jerusalem, November 13, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 JERUSALEM — Families of hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza gathered outside the main U.N. offices in Jerusalem on Monday to demand the world body secures the release of their loved ones. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our WhatsApp group A representative of the group handed over a letter to the top U.N. official in Jerusalem addressed to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. “We urge…

Israeli soldiers seen at a staging area near the Israeli border with Lebanon, northern Israel, November 8, 2023. Photo by Ayal Margolin/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** צבא על גבול לבנון לבנונים גבול שטח כינוס הצפון WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its assault on Hamas in norther Gaza. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our WhatsApp group The Biden administration says it has secured a second pathway for civilians to flee fighting. President Joe Biden had asked Israeli Prime…

Palestinians at the rubble of a destroyed building from Israeli airstrikes in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 7, 2023. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** בניין הפגזה חרבות ברזל הפצצה עזה הרס פלסטינאים WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday reiterated that President Joe Biden does not support an Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip once the war ends. <!– Click to get Text Message Updates right to your phone –> Join our WhatsApp group Asked about Netanyahu’s comments, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said he would leave it to…

People look at names on a wall of fallen Israeli soldiers from the recent war at the Memorial hall for fallen soldiers on Mount Herzl, in Jerusalem, on November 7, 2023. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** חרבות ברזל חיילים מלחמה עזה לבנון נופלים שמות JERUSALEM — Israelis observed a minute of silence on Tuesday morning in memory of the victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel and the 348 soldiers killed since the assault, on its one-month anniversary. Israelis are marking the anniversary as a day of mourning over the attack, in which more than…

Israelis attend a rally calling for the release of Israelis held kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in Gaza outside the Defense Ministry Headquarters in Tel Aviv, November 4, 2023. Photo by Tomer Neubergr/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** מלחמה חטופים משפחות תל אביב חרבות עצרת ברזל מלחמה TEL AVIV, Israel — Thousands of people have joined a demonstration in Tel Aviv organized by families of some 240 hostages being held in the Gaza Strip. “Now!” the crowd chanted repeatedly, calling for hostages to be freed without delay after nearly a month in captivity. Many held pictures of the hostages, who include children…