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What Matters Most On Saturday, November 25, 2023

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Nov. 25: 13 Israeli, 4 Thai hostages freed from Gaza arrive in Israel, are taken to hospitals

By ToI Staff and Ricky Ben-David

Step was held up by Hamas for hours * Group includes 8 Israeli kids, 5 Israeli women, but mom of freed child remains captive in Gaza * Israel frees 39 Palestinian security inmates

12:07 am

Hamas publishes clip showing it handing over some of the hostages
11:31 pm

Irish PM says relieved Emily Hand has been 'found' after she was 'lost'; is slammed over wording
11:28 pm

Israel says it has released 39 Palestinian prisoners after 13 Israelis freed from Gaza

Doron Katz Asher and her two young daughters Raz, 4, and Aviv, 2, are reunited with husband and father Yoni, on November 25, 2023. (Schneider Children's Hospital)

Day 1 of hostage releases

In photos and videos, first freed hostages hold emotional reunions with families

Tears of joy as 4 children, 3 mothers, 6 elderly women released by Hamas meet with loved ones after 49 days in captivity

Doron Katz Asher and her daughters Raz and Aviv after their release from Hamas captivity on November 24, 2023.(Israel Defense Forces)

Families of freed hostages express joy, tempered by fear for abductees still in Gaza

By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff

The hostages released by Hamas in an ambulance en route to Israel on November 24, 2023. (Screen capture: Youm7)

Live updates (closed)Nov. 24: Israel receives list of second group of hostages slated for release Saturday

By Jacob Magid, Michael Bachner, Ricky Ben-David and ToI Staff

Illustrative: Israeli soldiers wait for the arrival of Israeli hostages at Schneider Children's Medical Center in Petah Tikva, November 24, 2023 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Israel awaits 2nd group of hostages following long Hamas delay on release

13 more people expected to return, following 1st group of 13 on Friday, but process stalls for hours; US, Qatar, Egypt intervene; Qatari delegation arrives in Israel

An illustrative photo of a private jet. (Eisenlohr via iStock by Getty Images)

Qatari delegation said to arrive in Israel via private jet for talks on hostage deal

By ToI Staff and Agencies

Ofri Bibas wears a shirt with a picture of her brother, sister-in-law and their two children, age 4 and 10 months, held hostage in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Nov. 21, 2023. (AP/Ariel Schalit)

Relatives of hostages still in Gaza during lull in fighting face enduring nightmare

Lt. Roi Nahary was killed in action against terrorists at Kfar Aza on October 9, 2023. His family donated his organs. (Courtesy)

'Knowing we have made life possible for others strengthens us'

Grieving their fallen soldier sons, families donate their organs, spread life

By Renee Ghert-Zand

These are the stories of 5 regular and reserve IDF soldiers whose hearts, lungs, livers, and kidneys have given 25 people a new lease on life, during dark days of war

Israeli hostages released on November 24, 2023: Top from L-R: Adina Moshe, Margalit Moses, Danielle Aloni and her daughter Emilia; middle: Doron Asher and her daughters Raz and Aviv, Hannah Katzir; bottom row: Keren Munder and her son Ohad, Ruti Munder, Yaffa Adar and Channah Peri. (Photos: Courtesy; combination image: Times of Israel)

Day 1 of hostage releasesReleased hostages include woman PIJ falsely said had died

13 Israelis, including 4 kids, back in Israel after held hostage in Gaza for 49 days

By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid

4 children, 3 mothers, 6 elderly women handed over by Hamas in deal for lull in war and release of 39 Palestinian security prisoners; 10 Thais, 1 Filipino freed in separate deal

US President Joe Biden responds to a reporter as he leaves after speaking in Nantucket, Massachusetts, November 24, 2023, about hostages freed by Hamas in the first stage of a swap under a four-day temporary ceasefire deal. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Biden welcomes return of 1st group of hostages, says Hamas only responds to pressure

The hostages released by Hamas in an ambulance en route to Israel on November 24, 2023. (Screen capture: Youm7)

PM, ministers welcome release of Gaza hostages, vow to free all those still in Strip

Visitors sing and dance at the weekly Kabalat Shabbat on Tel Aviv's Hostages Square on November 25, 2023. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)

Reporter's notebook'There is no other way to get this done'

Hostages’ release inspires rare joy and relief on Shabbat eve at Hostages Square

By Canaan Lidor

For the first time, the normally solemn weekly event features dancing and singing, as participants draw encouragement after first 13 hostages released

I clenched a loaded gun aimed at the door and prayed to get through this. Once rescued, I entered a changed Israel.

Neil Gronowetter

Fight antisemitism? Ban the mask.

The anonymity of covered faces gives protestors license to intimidate Jewish students and damage property with impunity

Large crowds of pro-Israel demonstrators gather in Trafalgar Square, London, October 22, 2023, demanding the release of all hostages abducted from Israel to Gaza by Hamas terrorists. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

UK Jews to far-right leader: Stay away from march against antisemitism

By JTA and ToI Staff

Ahead of expected mass protest in London, Jewish leaders say Tommy Robinson and supporters ‘not allies of the Jewish community’; Jewish journalists at BBC prohibited from attending

Irish Garda police officers stand on duty outside the General Post Office (GPO) in O'Connell Street, in Dublin on November 24, 2023, following a night of violent protests. (PAUL FAITH / AFP)

Dublin: Heavy police presence prevents repeat of far-right rioting after stabbing

By AFP

Yaffa Adar. (Courtesy)

Israelis celebrate return of hostage Yaffa Adar, 85, whose stoicism ’embodies Zionism’

By Canaan Lidor

Grandmother of eight became an icon of resilience after apparently showing unbreakable resolve as she was kidnapped in mobility scooter on October 7

In this undated handout photo, Yaffa Adar sits on a chair in the garden at Kibbutz Nir Oz. (Adva Adar and Elinor Shahar Personal Management via AP)

RELEASED: Yaffa Adar, 85: Video on a golf cart among 1st evidence of hostages

By AP

Adina Moshe (Courtesy)

RELEASED: Adina Moshe, 72, freed after 49 days in Gaza

Channah Peri, 79 released; son Nadav Popplewell killed while captive in Gaza

On Oct. 7, Hamas sent family an image of South African-citizen mother and UK-citizen son in her Kibbutz Nirim living room

RELEASED: Jimmy Pacheco, Filipino caregiver freed with 10 Thais in separate deal

Munder grandmother, daughter & grandson released; grandfather killed in captivity

RELEASED: Doron Katz-Asher and daughters Raz and Aviv, freed from Gaza

Danielle Aloni, 44, and her daughter Emilia were visiting Aloni's sister Sharon Alony Cunio and family when they were abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023. They were released on November 24, 2023 (Courtesy)

Sisters and their daughters released; brother-in-law still captive

Danielle Aloni, 44, and daughter Emilia, 5, returned to Israel on Nov. 24; sister Sharon Aloni Cunio and twins released Nov. 27

Margalit Moses. (Courtesy)

RELEASED: Margalit Moses, 78: Cancer survivor freed from Gaza

Members of the Katzir family, Hanna and her son Elad, who were abducted when Hamas terrorists attacked Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023. Hanna was released on November 24, 2023. (Courtesy)

Hanna Katzir, 77 freed; son Elad still captive in Gaza

Illustrative: Victim of domestic violence and abuse. (djedzura/ iStock by Getty Images)

International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women

Domestic violence exacerbated by wartime, raising concerns over looser gun policies

By Carrie Keller-Lynn

Since the Knesset made it easier to qualify for a gun license last month, welfare groups register an uptick in firearms concerns for roughly 13,200 annual domestic abuse victims

In this photo provided by Manuel Hernandez Lafuente, the CMA CGM Symi is seen at port in Valencia, Spain, Oct. 22, 2023. (Manuel Hernandez Lafuente via AP)

Ship with ties to Israel targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean

By Agencies and ToI Staff

US official tells AP container ship ultimately owned by Israeli billionaire attacked by suspected Iranian drone, suffers slight damage; route and cargo unrelated to Israel

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez (L) and Belgium Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (R) hold a joint press conference on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip, in the north eastern Sinai province, on November 24, 2023. (AFP)

Israel to summon Spanish, Belgian envoys after appearance at Rafah crossing

By AP and ToI Staff

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Belgian counterpart Alexander de Croo hold press conference at Egyptian side of crossing ahead of release of abductees from Gaza

Palestinians executed for collaboration with Israel are hung on an electric pole on November 24, 2023. (Social media)

2 men executed in West Bank for allegedly spying for Israel, as mob cheers

By ToI Staff and AP

Men’s bodies hung on an electricity pole and later dumped in the trash as crowds call ‘traitors’ and ‘Allahu Akbar’

Daniel Lombroso, second from right, with his grandmother Nina Gottlieb, center, on the set of 'Nina & Irena.' (Courtesy of Lombroso via JTA)

'Keep going in life. Don’t feel sorry for yourself'

In ‘Nina & Irena,’ a director helps his grandmother open up about the Holocaust

By Linda Buchwald

80 years on, documentary filmmaker Daniel Lombroso captures survivor Nina Gottlieb’s experience in war-torn Poland, where she lost 25 family members, including her sister

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