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Matan Zangauker. Former hostage Edan Alexander said Matan struggled to stand on his own, suffered from intestinal problems, stomach pain, and muscle atrophy.

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Omri Miran. Terrorists kidnapped him from his kibbutz, driving him across the border into Gaza in his own car.

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Segev Kalfon, Eitan Mor, and Avinaton Or. All three men were abducted by Palestinian terrorists from the Nova music festival.

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Eitan Horn was abducted from his kibbutz along with his brother, Iair, who was released in an earlier deal.

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Maxim Herkin and Bar Kupershtein were both abducted from the Nova music festival.
In a Hamas propaganda video, the two appear saying, “We are dying here with a pulse. We don’t feel human.”

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Gali Berman, Ziv Berman, Nimrod Cohen, David Cunio, and Ariel Cunio. Two sets of brothers. One soldier. Two years in captivity.

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After Two Years of Hell, They’re Coming Home 🎗️– Part 2🧵

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 18h

As Israel and Hamas enter a new ceasefire, the real battle won’t just be on the ground, it’ll be in the headlines. Watch how the story is told, what’s emphasized, and what’s left out.
Because bias doesn’t pause for peace.
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3 Things to Watch as the Ceasefire and Hostage Deal Unfold | HonestReporting

The Trump-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is expected to go into effect imminently. According to timelines being reported, Israel’s Security

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 20h

October 7 was one of the deadliest days in Jewish history. Yet UK media coverage of the anniversary blurred the truth, downplayed Hamas’ atrocities, and shifted the blame onto Israel. honestreporting.com/two-years-la...

Two Years Later: UK Media Delegitimizes October 7 as an Israeli Day of Mourning | HonestReporting

Two years after the October 7 massacre, UK media coverage downplayed atrocities and shifted the focus onto Israel’s response.

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 21h

Twenty-five years ago, HonestReporting started as a simple email list, and became a global movement holding the media accountable.
From challenging CNN to empowering readers worldwide, we’ve spent 25 years defending truth.
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HonestReporting 25 Years On: From a Spark to a Flame | HonestReporting

Twenty-five years ago, long before Facebook, Instagram, or X became part of our daily lives, HonestReporting was born. It is almost hard to imagine now,

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 1d

The media couldn't have been more wrong. The ignorance and misinformation surrounding the war is a direct result of how the media chose to cover it — and what it chose to ignore.

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 1d

Even activist Greta Thunberg didn't recognize hostage Evyatar David when she posted his emaciated body on her social media, wrongly claiming he was a Palestinian prisoner of Israel.

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By ignoring the kidnapped and the terror that started this war, journalists let Hamas rewrite the story and paint Israel as the villain.

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According to a June 2025 Boundless Israel survey, fewer than half of Americans even know Israeli hostages are still in captivity.

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 1d

The media think they've adequately covered the hostages.
...They're dead wrong.🧵

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 1d

Everyone’s talking about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, but few are talking about how the media will cover it.
3 things to watch for:
1️⃣ Who’s portrayed as the “victim.”
2️⃣ How language blurs moral clarity.
3️⃣ Who headlines blame when the truce breaks.
Stay alert. Stay skeptical.

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 2d

On Yom Kippur, Jews gathered to pray in Manchester and were met with terror.
This did not happen in a vacuum.
Years of media coverage portraying Israel as “uniquely evil” have fueled real-world hatred and put Jewish lives at risk. honestreporting.com/you-are-part...

"You Are Part of the Problem": Sky News Shamed Live on Air Over Manchester Synagogue Attack | HonestReporting

Key Takeaways Media bias paved the way: Manchester synagogue attack was the tragic result of years of distorted Israel coverage fueling antisemitism. Sky

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 2d

Just imagine if @nytimes.com published an opinion piece calling on the people who voted for Hamas, taught their children to hate Jews, & celebrated on Oct. 7 as Israelis were butchered, raped & kidnapped, to take collective responsibility for the outcome.

No, neither can we.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/opinion/israel-gaza-war-palestinians-netanyahu.html

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Hollywood’s “boycott Israel” pledge isn’t activism, it’s hypocrisy. Emmy-winning writer Michael Kaplan calls out filmmakers who target the world’s only Jewish state while ignoring real human rights abusers.
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Back to Black(list): An Open Letter to Hollywood's Israel Boycotters | HonestReporting

An award-winning Hollywood figure pens an open letter those in the movie industry who signed the pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions.

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 2d

The BBC's Jeremy Bowen, the only journalist who could, in the same paragraph, refer to the search for "precise language" while writing that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict simply "exploded into the Gaza war" two years ago.

You just couldn't make it up.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgqyj268ljo

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 2d

We'd like to extend a hearty Mazel Tov to @news.sky.com on recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

Better late than never.

https://news.sky.com/video/two-years-since-october-7-attacks-what-s-happened-so-far-13446062

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 2d

Since when was a call to arms for Palestinians to take over all of Israel, from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, a "political slogan," @the-independent.com?

That's not political sloganerring, that's inciting for the violent destruction of the Jewish state.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/palestine-protest-london-starmer-police-b2841254.html

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 2d

Yet, when Egypt seals its borders, preventing Gazans from fleeing to a fellow Arab country, what do we hear from @nytimes.com?

Silence.

And that says as much about The New York Times as the words it actually prints in its stories.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-war.html

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 2d

For years, we've been fed a narrative that all Gazans were living impoverished lives in an "open-air concentration camp."

Now, Palestinians in Gaza want you to know about the privileged lifestyles they've lost.

Make it make sense, @thetimes.com.

https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/israel-hamas-war/article/gaza-palestinians-october-7-attack-tbqqxsxf8

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HonestReporting @honestreporting.com · 3d

Since October 7, headlines have turned facts into fiction. The media twisted Israel’s fight against Hamas with false claims, skewed stats, and misleading stories. We uncovered the 25 biggest lies and the truth behind them. honestreporting.com/fake-massacr...

Fake Massacres, Skewed Stats & Misleading Claims: The 25 Lies The Media Told You About The October 7 War | HonestReporting

The top 25 lies that the media has told you about Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip over the past two years.

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