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  • New names of returning Israeli hostages made public
    Israel Hayom - 10:09 Jan 31, 2025
    Israel received a list of the names given by Hamas for the three Israeli hostages it would release on Saturday as part of a new exchange deal for Palestinian prisoners The three men set to be freed are Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel, and Ofer Kalderon, Israeli officials confirmed. Yarden Bibas was taken captive along with […]
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  • Israel has a wildcard; will it use it with Trump?
    Israel Hayom - 09:33 Jan 31, 2025
    A directional read: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to Washington equipped with one request from his government partner, Religious Zionism Party Chairman Bezalel Smotrich: to present portions of the October 7 horror footage at the outset of his meeting with President Donald J. Trump.* While Palestinians maintain their narrative as the primary victims of […]
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  • Female captive found Siddur in Hamas captivity, fasted on Tisha B'Av
    Israel Hayom - 09:04 Jan 31, 2025
    Fresh testimony has emerged Friday about Agam Berger's 482-day ordeal in Hamas captivity. Yaffa Deri, wife of Shas party chairman Knesset member Aryeh Deri, and their daughter Margalit Peretz, visited the released observers at the hospital Friday, revealing intimate details of Agam's spiritual resilience. During the visit, Deri shared that "Agam found a Siddur (Jewish […]
  • Hero hostage managed to convince Hamas to give him books in English
    Israel Hayom - 05:26 Jan 31, 2025
    Eighty-year-old Gadi Mozes, released Thursday from Hamas captivity as part of the hostage deal, endured his entire captivity in isolation, paralleling the experience of fellow hostage Arbel Yehoud. Their first human contact with other Israelis came when they met each other – both residents of Kibbutz Nir Oz. Their release photos generated widespread concern as […]
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  • How the Israeli Air Force was caught completely off guard by Hamas
    Israel Hayom - 23:37 Jan 30, 2025
    It started as another routine shift in "The Pit" – that polished, screen-filled underground chamber nestled deep beneath the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv. The female career officer from the Air Force Intelligence Wing who sat before one of those screens was likely quite bored. Until suddenly, an alert flashed across her monitor: something […]
  • Yarden Bibas: The father who tried to stop Hamas from taking his family
    Israel Hayom - 23:25 Jan 30, 2025
    Yarden Bibas, held captive by Hamas, will be released on Saturday and return to Israel as part of the Hamas hostage deal, while grave concerns remain for the lives of his wife and two young children, Kfir and Ariel. Israel conveyed a message to Hamas through Qatar and Egypt several days ago, requesting additional information […]
  • Keith Seigel: The American whose mother died while he was in captivity
    Israel Hayom - 23:05 Jan 30, 2025
      Keith Samuel Siegel (65), a resident of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, was violently taken captive alongside his wife Aviva (63) during the Hamas terror attack on Oct. 7, 2023. While Aviva was released after 51 days as part of the initial Nov. 2023 agreement, Keith remained in captivity – marking their last encounter. The kidnapping […]
  • Fight for me': Dad's ordeal in Gaza nears end
    Israel Hayom - 23:00 Jan 30, 2025
    Three hostages – Keith Siegel, Ofer Kalderon, and Yarden Bibas – are scheduled to be released Saturday. Kalderon's children were at his home in Nir Oz on October 7 when terrorists broke in. They escaped through a window and hid in bushes for hours before being captured. They were released in the first exchange deal […]
  • After 482 days in Gaza's hell, Arbel Yehud returns home
    Israel Hayom - 16:10 Jan 30, 2025
    After 482 in brutal captivity, Arbel Yehud has returned home to Israel. in their first public statement, Yehud's family expressed overwhelming emotion following her release: "Our life's mission, to bring Arbel back to us, has succeeded, and we are flooded with emotions. Ahead of us lies a long journey of family recovery. We are a […]
  • 'Now our heart is full': The 5 observers' emotional reunion
    Israel Hayom - 14:00 Jan 30, 2025
      Eli Albag, father of Liri Albag, responded today (Thursday) to Agam Berger's release from Hamas captivity. "They've come full circle," he said. Her four fellow IDF observers awaited her arrival with a sign that read "Now our heart is full." "We're overjoyed that Agam has returned and is reuniting with her friends," Eli said. […]
  • A deal was finally signed – but tragedy persists
    Israel Hayom - 13:24 Jan 29, 2025
      Over a year has passed since the last – and until now, only – hostage deal in which 50 Israeli hostages who were brutally taken on Oct. 7, 2023, were returned to their families' embrace. The ceasefire took effect on the morning of Nov. 24 – my birthday – and my wish and that […]
  • IDF Northern Command CO Ori Gordin: 'Hezbollah has been defeated.'
    Israel Hayom - 09:53 Jan 29, 2025
    For the first time since the start of the war, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin, head of the IDF Northern Command, gave an exclusive interview at Israel Hayom's Northern Conference. He addressed the visit of the education minister to his sector, the possibility of an enemy incursion in Israel's north, and Hezbollah's current state. "The view […]
  • Israel maintains ties with terror-ridden UNRWA despite new law
    Israel Hayom - 09:30 Jan 29, 2025
    Just days before Israel is set to enforce the law severing ties with UNRWA, the corrupt agency whose employees facilitated Hamas' Oct 7., Israel Hayom has learned that the Israeli government and military authorities maintain their cooperation with the organization for food distribution in Gaza. Despite political officials denying such ties and in contradiction of […]
  • Agam Berger: The IDF observer who refused Hamas' orders to violate Shabbat
    Israel Hayom - 08:57 Jan 29, 2025
    Agam Berger, age 19, from Holon, is one of five female observers who were abducted to Gaza from the Nahal Oz military post on Oct. 7 and remain in captivity. The disturbing footage of her abduction alongside her friends, captured by the terrorists' body cameras, was released by her family. The only image published since […]
  • Arbel Yehoud: The Israeli hostage set to be released without her beloved
    Israel Hayom - 08:56 Jan 29, 2025
      After more than 480 days in captivity, Arbel Yehoud (29) from Kibbutz Nir-Oz will finally return home. Yet this moment of overwhelming joy is tempered by an impossible reality – her partner Ariel Cunio (27), kidnapped alongside her, will remain in Hamas captivity with his brother, David Cunio. As one of the young male […]
  • Inside Oct. 7's fateful hours: How chaos crippled the General Staff
    Israel Hayom - 07:25 Jan 29, 2025
    The IDF's investigation into the October 7 Hamas attack reveals a complex picture of decision-making and response under unprecedented circumstances. While then brigade commander Major General Shlomi Binder, head of the Operations Division, is credited with making correct decisions during the crisis, questions remain about the critical hours leading up to the attack and the […]
  • Fitness trainer sexual scandal rocks Israel
    Israel Hayom - 05:15 Jan 29, 2025
    The Israeli police has begun an investigation after receiving a report about suspected illegal access and distribution of sensitive footage recorded by security cameras at a gym in Yavne, a city in central Israel. The leaked videos, which depict a fitness trainer engaging in sexual activity with female clients at the gym, some of them […]
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  • Antisemitic attack foiled after Sydney explosives-laden van found
    Israel Hayom - 03:47 Jan 29, 2025
    Australian law enforcement discovered a caravan containing explosives and materials indicating plans for an antisemitic attack in Dural, New South Wales, The Guardian reported. New South Wales Premier Chris Minns described the situation as a "very serious threat" to the community, highlighting the deployment of substantial police and counter-terrorism resources to address the situation, The […]
  • US Congress set to scrutinize Egypt's breach of peace accord
    Israel Hayom - 23:42 Jan 28, 2025
    The US Congress is set to address Egyptian violations of the peace agreement with Israel for the first time following the persistent deployment of Egyptian military forces in the Sinai Peninsula in large numbers. This sensitive matter will initially be examined in a closed forum of Republican congressional members during their weekend gathering in Washington. […]
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  • No to infighting: Sheldon Adelson's legacy lives on
    Israel Hayom - 23:34 Jan 28, 2025
    Four years have passed since we lost our Sheldon, and every minute without him feels like an eternity – as if I'm holding my breath underwater. Each day without him at the helm of our family, business, and philanthropy feels like an eternity. Over these four years, we've watched our children and grandchildren grow and […]

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