Now that we’re out, I can speak freely about some of the things I’ve learned having accidentally found myself in a war zone, hunkering down with Israelis and other tourists in Tel Aviv shelters: - I appear to have underestimated the power of trauma bonding - Israelis’

A report released by The Dinah Project that seeks to “set the record straight” on the assaults that occurred during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks found that the terror group systematically used sexual violence as a weapon of war. ejewishphilanthropy.com/new-report-by-…

Hundreds of thousands demonstrating in Tel Aviv this evening, answering the call of hostage families after a day of strikes and protests. Credit: Amit Goldstein

While Gaza war marches on, protesters hold the line for the hostages, Tamara Zieve reports. ji.news/43pti

According to the Hostages Families Forum, over 1 million people participated in protests throughout the day. jewishinsider.com/2025/08/israel…

Worth the read Jewish Insider via ⁦Tamara Zieve:⁩ “'We won’t normalize it’: Friends of Ziv and Gali Berman mark twins’ 28th birthday in Hamas captivity” jewishinsider.com/2025/09/ziv-an…

We'll keep reporting the stories of the hostages until the last one is home. ‘We won’t normalize' their captivity said a friend of twins Ziv and Gali Berman who turn 28 today while they are still held by Hamas in Gaza. jewishinsider.com/2025/09/ziv-an…

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Joint IDF and ISA Announcement: The seven returned hostages have arrived at the initial reception point in Israeli territory.

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Hostages Square reacting to news that next 13 hostages have been transferred to the Red Cross

All 20 of the living hostages are on Israeli soil.

Thousands at Hostages Square sing ‘Habayta,’ meaning “home” as they watch the release of 20 living hostages.

Twenty living hostages return home, report Melissa Weiss and Tamara Zieve ji.news/4a9ev

Hamas names 4 hostages whose bodies will be handed over today: Guy Illouz, Yossi Sharabi, Bipin Joshi, Daniel Perez timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…

Twenty-four still in Gaza timesofisrael.com/israel-accuses…

From mourning at the Kennedy Center to a hopeful yoga class, a call from Trump, & a tearful toast: the story of how hostage families learned their loved ones were coming home—an emotional 36 hours in DC that changed everything My latest Jewish Insider jewishinsider.com/2025/11/thirty…

Israel’s influential minister of strategic affairs, Ron Dermer, resigned from his post on Tuesday, three years after assuming the role. Tamara Zieve reports: ji.news/4dw3y

Trip to Chicago offers ‘peace of mind’ to female IDF ‘tatzpitaniyot,’ who monitor Israel’s borders Tamara Zieve and Rachel Kohn report: ejphil.com/4sb8f