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Some of the hostages have undergone torture, Israel reportedly believes
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Israel is assessing that some of the living hostages to be freed tomorrow have undergone torture, Channel 12 news reports, without citing sources.
The network cites an unnamed senior defense official as saying that “with the return of the hostages, the war that began on October 7, [2023] will for all intents and purposes be over. This is the end of the campaign as we knew it.”
The IDF General Staff is already discussing the “day after,” and how to shape the post-war reality in Gaza, according to the report.
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