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NYC 4 Democracy 🇮🇱🇺🇸 @traitoramongus.bsky.social · Apr 3

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NYC 4 Democracy 🇮🇱🇺🇸 @traitoramongus.bsky.social · 5h

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 5h

Nadav Tamir’s @jstreetdotorg.bsky.social
conversation today from hostages square with Sky News:

“For two years, we have waited for this emotional day - a day so many have fought for.

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 12h

🚨 Avinatan Or was alone throughout the entire period of captivity and did not meet any other hostages at all.

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 12h

New details about Avinatan Or’s captivity:

He was held most of the time in central camps under harsh conditions

During his captivity, he was starved by the captors

An initial medical report states: very thin and weak, lost 30–40% of his body weight

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 12h

New details about Elkana Buchbut’s captivity:

He saw his family fighting for him in rallies at the Hostages’ Square and in the media

Suffers from abdominal pain because he overate in the days leading up to his release, and also has pain in his legs and lower back🧵

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 12h

Anat Angrest, Matan Angrest’s mother,in an interview on the broadcast:

“He endured very severe torture during the first few months and was alone for a long period.He doesn’t remember exactly how he was kidnapped,but he does remember the battle and feared that his friends were killed that morning.🧵

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 12h

Not a single eye remained dry: the emotional reunion of Sharon and David, and of Arbel and Ariel.

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 12h

Maxim Harkin and his family on their way to the hospital, in an Air Force helicopter.

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 11h

Omri Miran’s reunion with his daughters.

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 11h

The emotional reunion of Matan Angerest with his family.

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 11h

Nimrod Cohen’s reunion with his family.

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 11h

Eitan Horen’s reunion with his family.

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 11h

The convoy carrying the four fallen hostages has just passed the Gama Junction. Residents of the Eshkol Regional Council came to pay their respects.🕯️💔🫡

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 11h

🇵🇸 Footage from Gaza of executions in Gaza City of suspects accused of collaborating with Israel

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 10h

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 9h

First hug after two years: Elkana reunites with his son, Re’em. 💛🫂

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 9h

Dad is home: David Cuniom’s first hug with the twins, Emma and Yuli

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 9h

www.ynetnews.com/article/sjli...

After 738 days in Hamas captivity, hostage couple Avinatan Or and Noa Argamani reunite

Avinatan Or reunited with Noa Argamani for the first time since their violent abduction from the Nova festival; in IDF photos, a frail Or embraces Argamani and his parents Yaron and Ditsa

www.ynetnews.com

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 9h

Tel Aviv beach, in front of the US embassy.
Credit: Aviv Atlas

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 9h

For the first time in more than two years, no living Israeli hostages remain in Hamas captivity. The last 20 living hostages were released from Gaza, after 738 days in captivity, under the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas. 🕊🕊🕊

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Alon Pinkas @alonpinkas.bsky.social · 12h

newrepublic.com/article/2016...

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Be Glad the Hostages Are Home. Be Worried About the Rest.

There is reason to hope for peace in Palestine. There is also reason to remain on guard.

newrepublic.com

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 14h

Now in Berlin at Bebelplatz (the Book Burning Square), dozens have gathered to celebrate the return of the hostages

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 14h

Reunited and it feels so good 💛

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 14h

Avinatan Or, separated on October 7th from his partner, Noa Argamani (taken hostage on a motorcycle), are going to be finally reunited.

First photos of Avinatan 💛🕊

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 14h

IDF and Shin Bet: Two coffins of fallen soldiers are on their way to be handed over to the IDF🕯️🕊

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Voice4Justice @voices4justice.bsky.social · 14h

Bar Kuperstein in an emotional first meeting with his brother at Tel Hashomer Hospital. 💛🕊

His sister said to him in a hug: “Finally, you’re home! We’ve been waiting so long.”

Credit: Aviram Hasson

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