ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 502

Daily Briefing Jan. 30: Day 482 – Hamas theatrics and utter bedlam as 8 hostages freed

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on today’s release of Agam Berger, carefully staged by Hamas, and the chaotic handover of civilians Arbel Yehoud, Gadi Mozes and 5 Thai nationals

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Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.

Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.

This morning, 8 hostages — 3 Israelis and 5 Thais — returned to Israel from Gaza where they were taken by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists on October 7, 2023.

Agam Berger, 20, the final surveillance officer among seven young women taken hostage on October 7 was released from the northern Gaza Strip in a staged ceremony this morning. Fabian debriefs us on what we know about her health and describes the situation in the northern part of the Strip as the IDF allows residents to return there.

Several hours later, two Israeli civilians were released amid a seething mob in Khan Younis: 29-year-old Arbel Yehoud, who was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz, and her fellow kibbutznik Gadi Moshe Mozes, who is 80. Fabian describes the utter chaos of their releases, along with five Thai nationals who were freed in a separately mediated deal.

We look ahead to Saturday’s release of three further hostages and discuss who may — or may not — be on the list, as well as future pullbacks by the IDF.

And finally, we hear about what is happening along Israel’s northern borders with Lebanon and Syria.

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For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.

Discussed articles include:

Arbel Yehoud, Gadi Mozes, 5 Thais, freed amid mayhem in Khan Younis; Agam Berger released

IDF reveals it killed Hamas terrorist seen dragging Naama Levy to captivity on Oct. 7

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