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Michal Yaakov Itzhaki

Michal Yaakov Itzhaki

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Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Israeli mother's anxiety for hostage son worsened by state of those freed

As Israel anxiously awaits the possible release of more hostages held by Hamas on Saturday, Niva Wenkert recalls a video of her son Omer half

Israeli mother's anxiety for hostage son worsened by state of those freed
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Hostage mother gets first sign of life from son shackled in Gaza tunnel

Nearly 500 days after Hamas gunmen seized him from a roadside bomb shelter in southern Israel, Alon Ohel managed to get a message out

Hostage mother gets first sign of life from son shackled in Gaza tunnel
News|World

Parents of German-Israeli woman whose body found in Gaza thankful to have a grave

German-Israeli Shani Louk's father says that finally laying his daughter to rest will be a gift after her body was recovered from

Parents of German-Israeli woman whose body found in Gaza thankful to have a grave
News|World

Mother of rescued Gaza hostage recounts 'hard and joyful' reunion

The mother of one of the four hostages rescued from Gaza by Israeli commandos last week described the surge of emotions that she and her

Mother of rescued Gaza hostage recounts 'hard and joyful' reunion
News|World

Israeli hostage mother fights for son's life

On a Tel Aviv terrace at sunset, for a moment, everything seems so normal.

Israeli hostage mother fights for son's life
Crime|News

Hope and pain endure on Israeli kibbutz hit hard by Oct 7 attack

Avida Bachar runs his hands across the steel surface of a door that is pierced with bullet holes and is still stained by his son Carmel's

Hope and pain endure on Israeli kibbutz hit hard by Oct 7 attack
Entertainment

A year after she was taken hostage, Israeli girl adapts to new family life

Israeli couple Leron and Zoli Mor have identical tattoos on their arms showing a procession of eight elephants, their tails and

A year after she was taken hostage, Israeli girl adapts to new family life
MidEast|World

On the edge of Gaza, Israeli settlers want back in

Jewish settlers, including ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet, gathered on the border of Gaza on Monday

On the edge of Gaza, Israeli settlers want back in
MidEast|Political|World

Israeli farmer whose son was killed by Lebanon rocket works to restore orchard

Five weeks ago, Moshe Weinstein found the body of his son Omer and four farm workers killed by a Hezbollah rocket, their bodies lying

Israeli farmer whose son was killed by Lebanon rocket works to restore orchard
MidEast|Political|World

UN torture expert visits Israeli scenes of Oct 7 Hamas attack

The United Nations' senior expert on torture visited the Israeli kibbutz communities attacked on Oct. 7, 2023, for the first

UN torture expert visits Israeli scenes of Oct 7 Hamas attack
MidEast|Political|World

A mother's anguish: One son to be freed from Gaza, another left behind

News that Israel and Hamas have reached a hostage release deal after 15 months of war in Gaza is bittersweet for Ruth Strum --

A mother's anguish: One son to be freed from Gaza, another left behind

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