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  • 'We can begin to breathe again': Emotional reunions between families, hostages
    Israel Hayom - 11:02 Feb 15, 2025
    The families of three Israeli hostages released Saturday from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad captivity are experiencing emotional reunions at the Reim reception point near the Gaza border, marking another milestone in ongoing humanitarian exchanges. Avital Dekel expressed profound gratitude before reuniting with her husband Sagui Dekel Chen: "I thank everyone who assured me Sagui […]
  • Sagui learned of his daughter's birth, Sasha of his father's murder
    Israel Hayom - 09:29 Feb 15, 2025
    Relatives and friends of Alexandre Sasha Troufanov, Sagui Dekel-Chen, and Iair Horn gathered across Israel to watch their long-awaited release, overwhelmed with a mix of joy, apprehension, and concern: 'We won't breathe easy until we see them with our own eyes.' In the town of Givot Bar in the Negev, loved ones of Sagui Dekel-Chen […]
  • LIVEBLOG: After 500 days, 3 hostages back in Israel
    Israel Hayom - 07:00 Feb 15, 2025
    Three Israeli hostages captured from Kibbutz Nir-Oz during the October 7 attacks were released Saturday morning, ending their nearly 500-day ordeal in Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad captivity. Red Cross arrived at the designated release point in Khan Younis, where Alexandre Sasha Troufanov, Sagui Dekel Chen, and Iair Horn awaited their freedom. Hamas has prepared […]
  • Sasha Troufanov: The son left behind in Gaza
    Israel Hayom - 06:00 Feb 15, 2025
      Alexandre Sasha Troufanov, 29, was abducted on Oct. 7, 2023, from his family home in kibbutz Nir Oz, where he had grown up and where he was visiting that Saturday with his girlfriend Sapir Cohen. The terrorists breached the house while the family was sheltering in the safe room, seized control of the property, […]
  • A father yet to meet his newborn: Sagui Chen to be released from Gaza
    Israel Hayom - 05:45 Feb 15, 2025
    In the quiet moments at their home, three young girls await their father's return. For Sagui Dekel-Chen's family, the pain of his absence reverberates through every daily routine – especially for his newborn daughter, who knows him only through stories and photographs. Chen, 36, was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 attack, […]
  • Iair Horn to be released, brother still held in Gaza
    Israel Hayom - 05:30 Feb 15, 2025
      Iair Horn, 46, the eldest of the Horn brothers, was taken from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz along with his younger brother Eitan, 37, who had been visiting that fateful weekend of October 7. In an impossible Solomon-like judgment, Iair is set to be released while Eitan remains absent from the list. Signs […]
  • Report: This is Egypt's plan for Gaza reconstruction
    Israel Hayom - 04:55 Feb 15, 2025
    The Qatari Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported Saturday morning that Egypt's plan for Gaza's reconstruction is centered on forming a Palestinian committee overseen by the Palestinian Authority, excluding Hamas from the process. According to Egyptian sources, this committee is expected to take responsibility for Gaza's reconstruction as part of the proposed framework. Additionally, Egyptian and other companies […]
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  • High-profile terrorists to be released in exchange for hostages
    Israel Hayom - 23:54 Feb 14, 2025
    Palestinian media sources reported Friday that the sixth phase of the hostage exchange agreement will involve the release of 369 Palestinian prisoners, comprising 36 individuals serving life sentences and 333 detainees arrested in Gaza following October 7, 2023. The distribution plan indicates that 334 prisoners will return to Gaza, while 24 face deportation abroad, 10 […]
  • Israeli hostages Sasha Troufanov, Sagui Dekel Chen, Iair Horn to be released Saturday
    Israel Hayom - 12:30 Feb 14, 2025
      The Prime Minister's Office of Israel confirmed Friday that three more Israeli hostages are slated for release from Hamas captivity on Saturday through Qatari and Egyptian mediation: Alexandre Sasha Troufanov (29), Sagui Dekel Chen (36), and Yair Horn (46). Alexandre Sasha Troufanov Alexandre Sasha Troufanov, 29, was taken from Kibbutz Nir-Oz alongside his mother […]
  • Sasha Troufanov: The son left behind in Gaza
    Israel Hayom - 11:00 Feb 14, 2025
      Alexandre Sasha Troufanov, 29, was abducted on Oct. 7, 2023, from his family home in kibbutz Nir Oz, where he had grown up and where he was visiting that Saturday with his girlfriend Sapir Cohen. The terrorists breached the house while the family was sheltering in the safe room, seized control of the property, […]
  • WATCH: Former hostage urges Trump to enforce ceasefire, shares Hamas torture
    Israel Hayom - 11:00 Feb 14, 2025
      Keith Siegel, released two weeks ago from Hamas captivity through the hostage-prisoners exchange agreement, released a video message Friday directed at President Donald Trump, describing his grueling 484-day ordeal in captivity. "Every day felt like it could be my last," Siegel said, whose wife Aviva was also taken hostage and freed in an earlier […]
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  • The secret Israeli program to encourage Gaza emigration
    Israel Hayom - 10:40 Feb 14, 2025
      Two Gaza migrants, Talal al-Damsi and Khaled Abdul Qassab, entered the Israeli Embassy in Asuncion, Paraguay, in May 1970, where they fatally shot the ambassador's secretary, Edna Peer. The pair were among thousands of Gaza residents whom Israel had persuaded to emigrate to Paraguay in exchange for airline tickets and several hundred dollars. During […]
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  • Netanyahu's top aides and Qatar: A strong stench of money
    Israel Hayom - 07:10 Feb 14, 2025
      The fact that Israel urged Qatar to increase aid to Gaza has been known for a long time, but the alleged involvement of Netanyahu's office officials in "laundering" the emirate's image must be thoroughly investigated. We must not accept a reality where senior officials in the prime minister's environment work for an entity that […]
  • The wife, son, and money: Assad's new life in Moscow
    Israel Hayom - 07:00 Feb 14, 2025
      As you read these lines, a tall, slightly hunched man stares through the expansive window of his apartment atop a skyscraper in Moscow City, examining the view with a melancholic gaze. Over the past two months, his eyes have grown accustomed to this vista, though they've never learned to draw comfort from it. The […]
  • Iair Horn to be released, brother still held in Gaza
    Israel Hayom - 07:00 Feb 14, 2025
      Iair Horn, 46, the eldest of the Horn brothers, was taken from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz along with his younger brother Eitan, 37, who had been visiting that fateful weekend of October 7. In an impossible Solomon-like judgment, Iair is set to be released while Eitan remains absent from the list. Signs […]
  • A father yet to meet his newborn: Sagui Chen to be released from Gaza
    Israel Hayom - 07:00 Feb 14, 2025
    In the quiet moments at their home, three young girls await their father's return. For Sagui Dekel-Chen's family, the pain of his absence reverberates through every daily routine – especially for his newborn daughter, who knows him only through stories and photographs. Chen, 36, was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7 attack, […]
  • Hungary's forgotten Jewish heritage
    Israel Hayom - 05:00 Feb 14, 2025
    Climbing the paths leading to the summit of Gellert Hill is no simple task on January mornings. Though we're ascending on a day that isn't particularly cold by Central European standards, the ground is covered with a thin layer of ice that accumulated during the night, causing members of our group to occasionally slip. At […]
  • Israel awaits names of next hostages set for release as Phase 1 nears completion
    Israel Hayom - 02:00 Feb 14, 2025
      As the sixth wave of Phase One in the hostage deal approaches, Israel stands by Friday morning for the announcement of three names scheduled for Saturday's release. Officials are cautiously optimistic about the possibility of six additional hostages being freed next week, marking a potential acceleration in the release process. The roster of 17 […]
  • 'The Jewish community has their body in Australia, but their heart in Israel'
    Israel Hayom - 16:55 Feb 13, 2025
      The unprecedented rise in antisemitism during the past 16 months is undeniable. Not a day passes without new reports of antisemitic incidents worldwide, a relentless surge that began in the wake of Hamas' deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel. While American university campuses and European cities have dominated international headlines, the past month saw […]
  • US sanctions ICC prosecutor who issued arrest warrant against Netanyahu
    Israel Hayom - 16:15 Feb 13, 2025
    The US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions today (Thursday) on Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, as part of broader sanctions against the ICC. This was according to a statement from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The announcement comes about a week after President […]

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