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Noam Tibon

Interior view of the new National Library of Israel, 2023. (Iwan Baan/File)
May 13, 2026, 11:18 am
Four authors named as finalists for Sami Rohr Prize
Jewish literature awards ceremony, held in association with National Library, to take place in Jerusalem this July
By Jessica Steinberg
Maj. Gen. (Res.) Noam Tibon speaks during a rally for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip at Habima Square in Tel Aviv, July 24, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
December 12, 2025, 12:00 pm
‘I want to fix the IDF’: Noam Tibon on the impact of Oct. 7 and what he plans to do in Knesset
Retired general who rescued his family from Hamas details plans for assertive defense policy, calls to expand the army’s ground forces and end what he sees as its politicization
By Sam Sokol
Opposition Leader Yair Lapid (L) welcomes Noam Tibon to the Yesh Atid party, in a press conference on November 18, 2025. (Elad Gutman)
November 18, 2025, 10:23 pm
Retired general Noam Tibon, known for Oct. 7 rescue, joins Yesh Atid party
Former commander of IDF’s Northern Corps, demanding state commission of inquiry into Hamas attack and end to Haredi draft exemptions, brings security experience to centrist faction
By Sam Sokol and ToI Staff
Director Barry Avrich, winner of the People's Choice Documentary Award for 'The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue,' poses with producer Mark Selby (R) at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival awards ceremony, in Toronto, Ontario, on September 14, 2025. (Harold Feng / Getty Images via AFP)
September 14, 2025, 9:49 pm
Oct. 7 documentary – briefly cut from Toronto film festival – wins People’s Choice Award
Filmmakers thank festival’s team for support, do not mention film’s removal and reinstatement after reportedly being asked to secure rights to Hamas bodycam footage of massacre
By ToI Staff
Noam Tibon (right) and his wife Gali Mir-Tibon attend the premiere of 'The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue,' at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, at Roy Thomson Hall on September 10, 2025, in Toronto, Ontario. (Shawn Goldberg / Getty Images via AFP)
September 11, 2025, 5:01 pm
Protesters picket a disinvited, and reinvited, Oct. 7 film in Toronto, but don’t deter heroes
The controversy-ridden premiere of ‘The Road Between Us’ goes as planned, as Noam and Gali Tibon appear in person to tell how they saved their family from Hamas terrorists
By Robert Rotenberg
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gather outside the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada to protest the screening of a documentary about a retired Israeli general who rescued his family from Hamas’s October 7, 2023, massacre, September 10, 2025. (Robert Rotenberg)
September 11, 2025, 6:13 am
Israeli film on Oct. 7 premieres at Toronto film festival after initially being dropped
Apologizing to Jewish community, TIFF head denies ‘The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue’ director Barry Avrich was asked to secure rights to Hamas bodycam footage of atrocities
By Agencies and Robert Rotenberg
(L-R) Noam Tibon and Barry Avrich of 'The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue' pose in the Getty Images Portrait Studio Presented by IMDb and IMDbPro during the Toronto International Film Festival at InterContinental Toronto Centre on September 8, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Gareth Cattermole / Getty Images via AFP)
September 9, 2025, 6:47 pm
Israeli film on Oct. 7 rescue at Toronto fest deepens industry split over Gaza
As ‘The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue’ is set to be screened, director Barry Avrich says he plans to bring his own security to event, supplementing strong police presence
By AFP and ToI Staff
Retired Israeli general Noam Tibon in the documentary 'The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue' (Courtesy)
August 13, 2025, 2:26 pm
Toronto film fest nixes Oct. 7 doc screening, cites Hamas ownership of massacre clips
Organizers say filmmakers didn’t legally clear footage, also cite ‘threat of disruption’; Sa’ar: This festival would have asked Hitler for approval to use Auschwitz footage
By ToI Staff and Zev Stub
Israeli troops inspect the ravaged site of the attack on the Supernova desert music festival by Palestinian terrorists near Kibbutz Reim in the Negev desert, October 10, 2023. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
June 25, 2024, 6:21 pm
‘Fauda’ creators, other filmmakers working on October 7 films
Avi Issacharoff and Lior Raz to script ‘October 7th’ on the rescue of Haaretz journalist by his dad, Noam Tibon, among other stories from the day of the Hamas onslaught
By Jessica Steinberg
Demonstrators protest calling for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv, May 6, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 11, 2024, 1:36 pm
‘Bring home the dead and the living’: Hostages’ families rally ahead of Memorial Day
Families of captives declared dead in Gaza speak in Tel Aviv, alongside French philosopher Bernard-Henri Levy; anti-government protests urging elections to be held nationwide
By ToI Staff
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