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Monday, January 20, 2025
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British PM on release: 'Wonderful, long-overdue news'
Beaming, laughing, weeping, 3 freed hostages finally reunite with loved ones
By
Emanuel Fabian
,
Amy Spiro
,
Shoshanna Solomon
and
ToI Staff
UK-Israeli Emily Damari reveals she lost 2 fingers on Oct. 7; Romi Gonen thanks her community in voice message; Doron Steinbrecher’s family thanks public in name of ‘our heroic Dodo’
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Daily Briefing Jan. 20: Day 472 – Joy, fear as hostages freed, Palestinian prisoners released
By
Amanda Borschel-Dan
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Emanuel Fabian
and
Tal Schneider
On final day of presidency, Biden hails hostage deal, ‘looks forward’ to end of war
By
Jacob Magid
List includes top PFLP member, teen behind Jerusalem shooting
Israel frees 90 Palestinian security prisoners, who are welcomed with Hamas flags
By
ToI Staff
and
Agencies
After 3 civilian hostages released from Gaza, Israel releases inmates, mostly female, to West Bank or East Jerusalem – first of up to 1,904 Palestinians to go free in phase one of deal
As it seeks to project enduring strength, Hamas says will abide by truce if Israel does
By
Emanuel Fabian
and
ToI Staff
Hamas forces parting ‘gift bags’ on freed hostages as mementos of hellish captivity
By
ToI Staff
The three Israeli women freed Sunday after 471 days held hostage in Gaza were sent home by Hamas with "gift bags" and "Palestine" lanyards in a choreographed handover seemingly designed by the terror group for propaganda purposes. Inside the bags given to Emily Damari, 28, Romi Gonen, 24,...
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Jan. 20: Witkoff: There’s more value in freeing hostages, solving disputes than resuming war
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ToI Staff
Relatives of Doron Steinbrecher, Emily Damari, and Romi Gonen report they’re doing well after release from Hamas captivity
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'On a national level, it’s not a good deal'
Convicted terrorists to be released are ‘an open wound’ for victims’ families
By
Gavriel Fiske
While many support any effort to bring home live hostages, some bereaved family members call for a terrorist death penalty in order to halt the cycle of hostage release deals
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Jacob Magid
Trump looks to ride on success of hostage deal as he readies to take oath of office
Donald Trump appears set to ride on the success of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that he helped finalize before even entering office, as he is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday. Trump threatened “all hell to pay” in the Middle East if the hostages weren’t returned by his January 20 inauguration....
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Trump’s national security adviser vows Hamas will never again govern Gaza
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Iran says it hopes Trump will take ‘realistic’ approach, show ‘respect’ to Mideast
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AFP
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ToI Staff
Trump set for US presidential swearing-in, capping unprecedented comeback
By
Zeke Miller
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CHRIS MEGERIAN
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MICHELLE PRICE
Washington freezes over as former leader who tried to overturn 2020 election returns to office with sheaf of executive orders in hand and Democrats’ ‘resistance’ largely neutered
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Biden, who campaigned on issue of antisemitism, leaves as it hits historic levels
By
Ron Kampeas
Outgoing US president established 1st national strategy to fight antisemitism, even appointing special envoy, but couldn’t stop surge of anti-Jewish hate after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack
Op-Ed: Day 471 of the war
David Horovitz
From hell to safety in a few frenzied seconds
Four hundred and seventy-one days. Four hundred and seventy-one days after they were dragged away into the dark underworld of Hamas captivity, where nobody knows what hell they endured, Romi Gonen, 24, Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31, emerged into the light on Sunday afternoon. And they were not merely standing and walking but also,...
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IDF: 'They're in our hands. They're coming home'
Hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, Doron Steinbrecher return to Israel after 471 days
By
Emanuel Fabian
,
ToI Staff
and
Agencies
For the first time since November 2023, three hostages taken during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel were released by Hamas on Sunday under a ceasefire deal, returning to Israel after 471 days in captivity in Gaza and being reunited with their families. The first three hostages freed under the deal were...
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‘A deeply meaningful moment,’ it ‘fills our hearts with hope’: World hails hostage release
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ToI Staff
Reporter's notebook
A mix of joy, hope, sorrow and song awaited released hostages outside the hospital
By
Shoshanna Solomon
Father and husband of hostages freed in Nov. 2023 on what lies ahead for the newly released
By
Jessica Steinberg
Avihai Brodutch, who sat outside Defense Ministry demanding return of his family, says the 3 hostages freed after 471 days, 2 of whom are from his kibbutz, will ‘live it their whole lives’
‘A big day,’ but… Israeli leaders welcome freed hostages, even as some bash the deal
By
Amy Spiro
and
ToI Staff
Welcoming the release of hostages Romi Gonen, Emily Damari, and Doron Steinbrecher as part of the first day of the ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, most Israeli leaders and politicians reacted with joy and pride at their return to Israel. At the same time, some right-wing...
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Lawmakers slam Arab MK for saying he’s ‘happy for release of hostages and prisoners’
By
Sam Sokol
and
ToI Staff
IDF reservist killed, senior officer seriously hurt by roadside bomb in West Bank
By
Emanuel Fabian
Sgt. First Class (res.) Eviatar Ben Yehuda, 31, killed in Palestinian town of Tamun during patrol; blast injures his battalion commander, 3 other soldiers
Soldier Oron Shaul, whose body was recovered from Gaza, laid to rest in Israel
By
ToI Staff
Israeli extremists torch Palestinian homes, cars in outburst of violence in West Bank
By
Jeremy Sharon
and
ToI Staff
IDF: Troops arrested 2, dispersed rioters; watchdog disputes latter claim; ultranationalists say will ‘spoil’ Palestinian prisoner release celebrations if authorities don’t clamp down
Top Ops
Amichai Eliyahu
The unbearable price of freedom
As a government minister opposed to this deal, I must state clearly: Releasing terrorists is a moral crisis that threatens Israel’s security
Catherine Perez-Shakdam
The bitter lesson of the hostage release
The immoral equivalency of innocents taken captive with those convicted of atrocities fundamentally legitimates terror. That is wrong – and dangerous
Jonah Platt
Get hip to your own hypocrisy
Given the pragmatic and moral imperatives to stand together, US Jews on both sides need to stop their inflammatory, divisive rhetoric
Sue Surkes
He’s still at it: AIDS research pioneer who made Ethiopia healthier
Zvi Bentwich got a lifetime achievement award from the Society for International Development. Here’s why he so richly deserves the honor
Crowds erupt in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square as captives arrive back in Israel
By
Noam Lehmann
,
AFP
and
ToI Staff
After a tense afternoon, thousands cheer and hug as Jerusalem confirms Doron Steinbrecher, Emily Damari and Romi Gonen are in Israeli hands
In Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, Hamas looms large as tension turns to celebration
By
Deborah Danan
Explainer
Sam Sokol
With Otzma Yehudit out of government, Netanyahu set to appoint replacement ministers
The exit of Itamar Ben Gvir's ultranationalist Otzma Yehudit party from the government on Sunday morning over the ceasefire deal in Gaza is set to leave multiple government posts empty, sparking what one coalition insider has described as "a big internal fight" within Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling Likud party over the allocation of the suddenly available positions. The resignations...
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'You can slander Israel, just not using misappropriated money'
US attorney uses ‘lawfare’ to force $700K settlement from Jewish Voice for Peace
By
Asaf Elia-Shalev
David Abrams makes a living off hunting alleged fraud by groups critical of Israel; in JVP’s case, the group allegedly misrepresented itself when applying for COVID relief funds
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British Airways to resume London-Tel Aviv service on April 5
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ToI Staff
UK police question Labour ex-chief Corbyn over anti-Israel march; 77 arrested, 9 charged
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Agencies
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ToI Staff
One in five Israeli tech firms moved some operations and staff abroad during war
By
Sharon Wrobel
Amsterdam club cancels Israeli comedian’s show after antisemitic threats
By
Zev Stub
Germany must never ‘turn the page’ on the Holocaust, says Scholz
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AFP
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ToI Staff
Iran sentences pop singer Tataloo to death for blasphemy
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