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Formerly TwitterBenjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו
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Today, Israel carried out a remarkable rescue operation, freeing four hostages held by Hamas.
We're committed to getting the release of all the hostages, and we expect Hamas to release them all — but if they don't, we'll do whatever it takes to get them all back home.
Hamas is… pic.twitter.com/vxqxqBt0fz
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Israel ישראל
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We need to talk about the elephant in the room.
Many Gazan civilians participated in killing, raping, and kidnapping Israelis on October 7.
It is also reported that Gazan civilians were paid by Hamas to hold hostages captive in their homes.
Hamas is intentionally involving the… pic.twitter.com/AcboI8Hy3p
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Israel ישראל
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Reports are emerging that the rescued Israeli hostages were being held in the homes of civilians.
Here’s just one message circulating via a Hamas telegram group:
“The Israeli prisoners which were released a short while ago were being held by civilians, not by the Al-Qassam… pic.twitter.com/xFyxmt4HBu
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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian
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The military releases headcam footage showing the moment when the Israeli hostages rescued from Hamas captivity in central Gaza's Nuseirat by special forces were brought to a helipad to be airlifted to Israel.
The video comes from the camera of a soldier in the Navy's elite… pic.twitter.com/XhNmcMa7mr
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