Israel - Palestinian militants launch massive attack, 7 Oct 2023 #13

[margarita25]

Margalit Mozes, a former hostage, is back home with her family which includes three children and ten grandchildren. Margalit, 78, is a cancer survivor who requires constant medical care.Her ex-husband and neighbor, Gadi Mozes, remains a hostage.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1728231496128061731

She looks good.

So happy for this family. Can’t imagine the hell they’ve (and all of the families) have gone through, and continue to go through.

 

[Simply Southern]

US AF with a gentle nudge, usually just on the Lebanese border. Up until a few minutes ago it's been hanging out on the Egyptian border.

 

[Friday Fan]

Since it's been reported the hostages (who were freed yesterday) had no idea what was happening... I wonder if they feared the worst... if they were on their way to a possible death? I want to weep for them.

jmo

I'm sure that's what they were thinking...

 

[PommyMommy]

10:08 pm

Doctor who treated children released from Gaza last night says they’re in good health​

Schneider Children’s Medical Center director Dr. Efrat Bron Harlev tells Channel 12 news that the four children released from Hamas captivity last night are in reasonably good health.

Without violating medical confidentiality, Harlev shares that Ohad Munder, 9, Emilia Aloni, 5, Raz Katz Asher, 4, and Aviv Katz Asher, 2, did not sustain eyesight damage from presumably being underground for weeks. She said that all the children lost weight, as would have been expected during their ordeal.

The Health Ministry and Welfare Ministry provided the hospitals with protocols to follow regarding medical and psycho-social treatment of the hostages upon arrival. The protocols included strict instructions on how to avoid Refeeding Syndrome, a potentially fatal condition resulting from overfeeding or rehydrating an undernourished person too quickly.

Munder was shown on the news being visited by a group of his friends and enjoying an ice cream cone with them.

Harlev said that the children, along with their mothers and grandmothers, would remain in the hospital for several more days until they feel better and have adjusted to being home in Israel. Before the former hostages are discharged, the hospital’s medical and psycho-social staff will coordinate ongoing care for them through their health maintenance organizations.

 

[margarita25]

10:08 pm

Doctor who treated children released from Gaza last night says they’re in good health​

Schneider Children’s Medical Center director Dr. Efrat Bron Harlev tells Channel 12 news that the four children released from Hamas captivity last night are in reasonably good health.

Without violating medical confidentiality, Harlev shares that Ohad Munder, 9, Emilia Aloni, 5, Raz Katz Asher, 4, and Aviv Katz Asher, 2, did not sustain eyesight damage from presumably being underground for weeks. She said that all the children lost weight, as would have been expected during their ordeal.

The Health Ministry and Welfare Ministry provided the hospitals with protocols to follow regarding medical and psycho-social treatment of the hostages upon arrival. The protocols included strict instructions on how to avoid Refeeding Syndrome, a potentially fatal condition resulting from overfeeding or rehydrating an undernourished person too quickly.

Munder was shown on the news being visited by a group of his friends and enjoying an ice cream cone with them.

Harlev said that the children, along with their mothers and grandmothers, would remain in the hospital for several more days until they feel better and have adjusted to being home in Israel. Before the former hostages are discharged, the hospital’s medical and psycho-social staff will coordinate ongoing care for them through their health maintenance organizations.

(Yeah sadly I remember this refeeding syndrome from the Turpin children.)

 

[PommyMommy]

10:18 pm

IDF spokesman says there is ‘significant progress’ in release of hostages tonight​

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says there is “significant progress” in the efforts to release the hostages from the Gaza Strip tonight, following delays by Hamas.

“The effort to return the hostages is our moral and ethical duty. We are determined to fulfill this in any way,” Hagari says in an evening press conference. “The effort tonight is progressing and we will inform the families and the public when things happen. Patience is required.”

“There is significant progress,” he adds.

Hagari says “nothing is final until it actually happens,” as Israel is indirectly negotiating with an “evil terror group.”

“We will return the hostages in any way, through the deal, or through the next stages of the war,” he says in response to a question. “If the agreement is not fulfilled, we will go back to fighting.”

 

[fred&edna]

How are they all charging their phones to film the hostages being manhandled out, when the Palestinians told the world on *October 11* that the only power plant had shut down because of a lack of fuel? Do you understand how easily they’ve been taking you for a ride?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1728508317209624729

 

[katydid23]

(Somebody should tell them a ceasefire is in place. JS)

Tens of thousands march in pro-Palestinian London rally calling for Gaza ceasefire​

One arrested with Nazi placard as 1,500 police officers deployed; additional rallies take place in Paris and other French cities​

https://www.timesofisrael.com/tens-of-thousands-march-in-pro-palestinian-london-rally-calling-for-gaza-ceasefire/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

I remember visiting London 20 years ago and being surprised by how many Arab immigrants I met. And that was 20 years ago. Now London is very pro-palestine and no surprise there would be massive protests.

 

[fred&edna]

Wow.Yafa Adar, the 85 year old hostage, which was held by Hamas for 49 days and released yesterday - wanted to come tonight to the rally in Tel-Aviv, calling for the release of Hostages.Yafa - you are a superhero, truly!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1728495388347249093

 

[Simply Southern]

Must have been a powerful conversation. moo

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/biden-spoke-with-qatari-emir-to-push-resolution-to-hostage-release-delay/

US President Joe Biden spoke a short while ago with Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, urging him to act to overcome the Hamas delay in the implementation of the hostage deal, an official familiar with the matter tells The Times of Israel.

Less than an hour ago Qatar confirmed that the release of the next batch of hostages would move ahead soon after a delay of hours.

 

[PommyMommy]

10:27 pm

Hamas says Palestinian bomber Israa Jaabis among those to be released by Israel tonight​

Israa Jaabis at the District Court in Jerusalem on November 7, 2016, for a sentencing hearing. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Hamas says that Israa Jaabis, an imprisoned Palestinian bomber, is among those slated to be released from Israeli prison tonight as part of the hostage deal.

Jaabis was 31 in 2015 when she detonated a gas canister in her car after being pulled over by police near the Ma’ale Adumim settlement outside Jerusalem. She had been heading into Israel where she intended to carry out a suicide bombing, according to Israeli authorities.

The resulting fire caused burns to police officer Moshe Chen’s face and chest and also seriously injured Jaabis.

Last year Jaabis filed a request with the Israel Prisons Service for a nose job to repair the damage to her face, and was rejected.

 

[otto]

10:27 pm

Hamas says Palestinian bomber Israa Jaabis among those to be released by Israel tonight​

Israa Jaabis at the District Court in Jerusalem on November 7, 2016, for a sentencing hearing. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Hamas says that Israa Jaabis, an imprisoned Palestinian bomber, is among those slated to be released from Israeli prison tonight as part of the hostage deal.

Jaabis was 31 in 2015 when she detonated a gas canister in her car after being pulled over by police near the Ma’ale Adumim settlement outside Jerusalem. She had been heading into Israel where she intended to carry out a suicide bombing, according to Israeli authorities.

The resulting fire caused burns to police officer Moshe Chen’s face and chest and also seriously injured Jaabis.

Last year Jaabis filed a request with the Israel Prisons Service for a nose job to repair the damage to her face, and was rejected.

Now she can get the surgery she wants at the Gaza hospital that suits her.

 

[PommyMommy]

Hamas announces that it has handed over 20 hostages, 13 Israelis and 7 foreigners, to the Red Cross.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1728518075559915619

IDF says a fighter jet shot down a drone that was heading toward Israel, over the Red Sea.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1728518935111180645

 

[PommyMommy]

38sec ago

Hamas says it has handed 20 Israeli and foreign hostages to Red Cross​

The Hamas terror group announces that it has handed over 20 hostages — 13 Israelis and 7 foreigners — to the Red Cross.

The hostages are slated to be brought to Egypt’s Rafah border crossing to be handed over to Israeli officials, who will bring them into the country via a side entrance at the Kerem Shalom crossing.

 

[Elley Mae]

38sec ago

Hamas says it has handed 20 Israeli and foreign hostages to Red Cross​

The Hamas terror group announces that it has handed over 20 hostages — 13 Israelis and 7 foreigners — to the Red Cross.

The hostages are slated to be brought to Egypt’s Rafah border crossing to be handed over to Israeli officials, who will bring them into the country via a side entrance at the Kerem Shalom crossing.

South west at the israel egypt gaza border.

Shalom crossing

 

[PommyMommy]

11:05 pm

IDF confirms 13 Israeli hostages are in hands of Red Cross, on their way to Rafah crossing​

The IDF spokesperson’s office confirms that 13 Israeli hostages are in the hands of the Red Cross and are on their way to the Rafah crossing into Egypt.

From there they will be met by Israeli officials and brought into Israeli territory.

 

[Friday Fan]

An Israeli-owned ship was targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean, US official tells AP

A container ship owned by an Israeli billionaire has come under attack by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

apnews.com

 

[margarita25]

Dbm

 

[PommyMommy]

IDF says the Red Cross has handed over the hostages to Egypt. It says that according to information provided to the military, the hostages include 13 Israelis and four Thais.

The convoy will head to the Kerem Shalom crossing, where Israeli officials will verify the list of names.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1728526571437523092

 

[PommyMommy]

11:29 pm

13 Israeli, 4 foreign hostages cross from Gaza into Egypt​

Israeli hostages, including several children, are driven to the Rafah border crossing: A screengrab of live footage from the release on November 25, 2023 of the second group of Israeli hostages from Hamas in Gaza to the Red Cross. (Screen capture)

13 Israeli hostages and four foreign hostages have crossed from Gaza into Egypt.

Most of the Israeli hostages are believed to be kidnapped from Kibbutz Be’eri.

Among those first identified in the images are Sharon Avigdori, 52, and her 12-year-old daughter, Noam Avigdori, as well as Noam Or, 17, and Alma Or, 13, whose mother Yonat was murdered and father and cousin remain in captivity.

11:36 pm

IDF says 17 hostages are in Egypt, heading to crossing with Israel​

Noam Avigdori, 12, and Sharon Avigdori , were visiting family in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7. They were abducted and held as hostages in Gaza for 50 days. (Courtesy)

The Israel Defense Forces says the Red Cross has handed over the hostages to Egypt.

It says that according to information provided to the military, the hostages comprise 13 Israelis and four Thais.

The convoy carrying the hostages will head to the Kerem Shalom crossing, where Israeli officials will verify the list of names.

“IDF representatives are updating their families regularly,” it adds.