ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 533

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Wartime Diaries

Everything in this corner of the world changed on Saturday, October 7, 2023. All around us, friends, family, colleagues, people have died. People are missing and kidnapped. Amidst the uncertainty, we bring you some voices and testimonies that paint a picture of these devastating times.
Produced in partnership with The Times of Israel.

Oran Almog (Israel Story)

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Wartime Diaries: Oran Almog

In the impossible arithmetic of hostage transfers, how does it feel to be told that the terrorist who shattered your world will walk free?

Released hostage Karina Ariev is seen with her parents after being freed from Hamas captivity on January 25, 2025 (Israel Defense Forces)

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Wartime Diaries: Karina is Home

Now that Hamas hostage Karina Ariev is home, listen back to her sister Sasha's experience in October 2023, at the very beginning of her captivity

January 26, 2025

Photograph by Yitz Woolf, courtesy Sarah Tuttle-Singer.

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Wartime Diaries: Sarah Tuttle-Singer

What do lovers do when under attack from both sides of an unimaginable war?

January 22, 2025

Robbie Gringras (Israel Story)

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Wartime Diaries: Robbie Gringras

Grateful for his safety and relative comfort in this war, one man says goodbye to his personal paradise.

December 6, 2024

Shaked Kestleman (Israel Story)

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Wartime Diaries: Shaked Kestleman

A citizen stops a terrorist, but is shot by friendly fire. What does his family do next?

November 29, 2024

Anwar Ben Badis (Israel Story)

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Wartime Diaries: Anwar Ben Badis

How do you raise a child who's on both sides of a war?

November 14, 2024