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Shira Silkoff

Shira Silkoff

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Dueling rallies held in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem to urge hostage deal, Rafah operation

Mother of Matan Zangauker says no limit to the price she’d pay for his return, while father of Eitan Mor says putting military pressure on Hamas...

12.04.2024 30

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Marwan Issa: Shadowy Hamas ‘chief of staff’ who was a key mastermind of Oct. 7 attack

Terror group’s No.3, targeted by Israel in Sunday air strike, turned Qassam Brigades into organized force; first arrested in 1987, he has...

12.03.2024 30

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Praising hostages’ rescue, Israeli officials vow to ‘never give up’ until all are home

Netanyahu says ‘complete victory’ key to returning all captives, promises no opportunity will be missed; others laud daring operation as a...

12.02.2024 40

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Displaced women, children endure sexual violence inside evacuee hotels

Knesset Committee for the Advancement of the Status of Women addresses abuse faced by vulnerable populations inside the ‘pressure cooker’...

06.02.2024 20

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Netanyahu claims he never bought into ‘conception’ Hamas didn’t want to attack Israel

After years of placating terror group with Qatari money, work permits and lackluster responses to their attacks, PM insists he always knew the only...

30.01.2024 8

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Against all evidence, Hamas says it morally, religiously opposes harming women, kids

In 16-page English-language document issued to ‘clarify’ Oct. 7 massacres, Palestinian terror group alleges it only targeted soldiers,...

22.01.2024 50

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Hamas refuses Russia’s request to release its dual citizens from captivity in Gaza

Terror group officials claim Israel grants foreign citizenship to hostages in attempt to have them released, say October 7 reignited Palestinian dream...

21.01.2024 10

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Likud denies ‘baseless lies’ that it tried to entice Lapid, Liberman into government

Reported offers presented to the coalition lawmakers include portfolio currently held by Itamar Ben Gvir and coveted war cabinet positions

18.01.2024 20

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85 lawmakers sign petition to expel far-left MK who accused Israel of genocide

Motion to impeach Hadash-Ta’al’s Ofer Cassif to be heard by Knesset committee in coming weeks before going to a plenum vote

11.01.2024 10

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Report: Top IDF general advised preemptive strike against Hamas, year before Oct. 7

In November 2022 , then-chief of Southern Command presented three-step plan to cripple terror group, amid warnings it was planning attack like the one...

08.01.2024 20

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Syria’s Assad claims Holocaust was a lie fabricated to justify creation of Israel

Syrian dictator, who has himself been accused of genocide, says Jews weren’t specifically targeted during WWII, claims US funded Nazi...

20.12.2023 30

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For Israeli women, the IDF war room’s glass ceiling is constantly reinforced

For weeks before Hamas invaded, female soldiers tried to sound the alarm. They battled heroically that day and since. But when it comes to...

12.12.2023 20

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Israeli rights experts press UN to condemn Hamas crimes against women on Oct. 7

Ahead of Security Council session on impact of war on women and children, Israeli civil commission meets with panel for 1st time to present evidence...

23.11.2023 40

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Relatives of captives held in Gaza urge government to ensure their safe return

Representatives for hostages taken by Hamas-led terrorists say ‘country has no right to exist’ if they’re not returned; Arab faction leaders...

14.11.2023 20

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Women in abusive homes fear for their safety as war leads to relaxed gun licensing

Since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, some 8,800 gun licenses have been taken out in the name of security. But for women’s groups...

03.11.2023 20

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Surveillance soldiers warned of Hamas activity on Gaza border for months before Oct. 7

The brutal Hamas massacre on October 7 was preceded by months of warning signs noted by IDF surveillance soldiers and disregarded as unimportant by...

26.10.2023 30

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Iran foreign minister to meet with Guterres ahead of UN vote on Israel-Hamas War

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in New York on Wednesday evening ahead of a United Nations General Assembly vote set for...

26.10.2023 20

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Same-sex couples recognized under law for bereaved families

Same-sex couples will be formally recognized by Israel’s Defense Ministry under the laws pertaining to families of fallen IDF soldiers, Defense...

23.10.2023 8

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With tzitzit in high demand for IDF soldiers, volunteers take on the challenge

In an inconspicuous school hall in the heart of Jerusalem, dozens of people from all walks of life sit together at long tables preparing tzitzit —...

23.10.2023 40

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Mahsa Amini, whose death sparked Iran protest movement, is awarded EU rights prize

STRASBOURG, France — Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman whose death in police custody in Iran last year sparked worldwide protests...

19.10.2023 50

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Gaza fence was not designed to prevent mass assault on its own, builder said in 2018

The Gaza-Israel border fence was not designed, on its own, to withstand the kind of assault carried out by Hamas on October 7, when large contingents...

19.10.2023 40

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As Israel buries its dead, volunteers honor them by digging their graves

In the military section of a central Israel Yehud cemetery, Racheli Konstantyn has been volunteering for the past week as a gravedigger. She tells The...

16.10.2023 10

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As enemy rockets rain down, Israelis provide shelter to displaced pets

While first responders continue to work around the clock in Israeli communities hit by the shocking Hamas terror assault that has claimed the lives of...

14.10.2023 100

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