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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Hamas is set to release three Israeli hostages as well as five Thai nationals on Thursday, according to officials from the group and Israel.Hamas is set to release three Israeli hostages and five Thai nationals on Thursday, according to officials from the group and Israel. The two Israeli women being released are Arbel Yehoud, 29, and Agam Berger, 20, while the man is Gadi Moses, 80.The identities of the Thai nationals have not yet been revealed.Several foreign workers were taken captive along with over 100 Israeli civilians and soldiers when Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed If implemented, the two new laws passed in October will simultaneously prohibit Israeli authorities from contacting UNRWA and ban the agency from operating in war-ravaged Gaza and East Jerusalem and the West Bank, according to UNRWA spokesperson Jonathan Fowler.As such, poised to change are Israel’s role as the occupying power and the work of the UN General Assembly-mandated agency known since 1949 as the backbone of humanitarian aid assisting nearly six million Palestine refugees today.Check out UN Photo’s essay What UNRWA Built here. The war in Gaza has seen an unprecedented number of attacks on UN…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed TEL AVIV, Israel — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed 15 months ago that Israel would achieve “total victory” in the war in Gaza — by eradicating Hamas and freeing all the hostages. One week into a ceasefire with the militant group, many Israelis are dubious.Not only is Hamas still intact, there’s also no guarantee all of the hostages will be released. But what’s really raised doubts about Netanyahu’s ability to deliver on his promise is this week’s return of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to their homes in northern Gaza. That makes it difficult for Israel…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Israel’s Iron Beam laser air defense system is set to become operational in the second half of 2025, and now the “National Defense” website has published comments about the system from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems chairman Yuval Steinitz. “We had to find a way to bypass the atmosphere and keep the lasers as powerful as they were when they were fired,” Steinitz said addressing the fact that the atmosphere absorbs part of the beam. Iron Beam is a high-power laser system for ground-based air defense, against aerial threats (rockets, mortar bombs, drones, unmanned aerial vehicles,…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed The Jerusalem Ministry announced on Wednesday that it had completed preparations to replace services in east Jerusalem previously provided by UNRWA, as a law to Israeli cooperation with UNRWA is set to come into effect on Thursday.However, civil society organizations warned that the ministry’s preparation, which was carried out by the Jerusalem Municipality, was insufficient and would leave civilians in limbo.UNRWA’s main operations in east Jerusalem are education, health services, and sanitation. The majority of its services are provided in the Shuafat Refugee Camp, which is under municipal jurisdiction but physically separated by the Separation…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed US President Donald Trump is preparing to sign a presidential decree on Wednesday aimed at combating antisemitism in the United States, with particularly strict measures concerning foreign residents, the New York Post said on Wednesday.All federal agencies will have 60 days to identify legal means, both civil and criminal, to combat antisemitism, with particular attention to be paid to the expulsion of anti-Jewish activists who have broken the law, including students holding visas.The Department of Justice will be responsible for investigating pro-Hamas graffiti and acts of intimidation, especially on university campuses.This initiative follows a report from…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Several countries have told the United Nations Security Council that they “deeply deplore” the Israeli parliament’s decision to “abolish” the operations of the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, set to take effect on Thursday. In a joint statement, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Slovenia and Spain condemned Israel’s withdrawal from the 1967 agreement between Israel and UNRWA as well as any efforts to hinder the agency’s ability to function and fulfil its mandate from the UN General Assembly. Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner general of UNRWA, told the…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed “Liri Elbag saved my life,” is just one of the revelations of released hostage Amit Soussana’s exclusive, first-time interview with N12’s Uvda on Tuesday night.Soussana, a 40-year-old lawyer taken captive from Kfar Aza, has been a prominent campaigner for the release of the remaining hostages from Gaza, and was the first released hostage to give public and direct testimony of the sexual abuse she endured at the hands of Hamas terrorists.October 7In the N12 interview, she remembers the moments she was taken captive, and details the horrors endured during her 55 days in Hamas captivity.…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Columns of Palestinians carrying what belongings they can have headed to north Gaza, after Israel permitted their passage in accordance with the ongoing ceasefire. Israel allowed hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians to start returning to their homes in the north this week. Although the crowds had thinned somewhat by Tuesday, thousands of men, women and children were still on their way, fully aware they had little waiting for them but rubble. “I’m happy to be back at my home,” said Saif al-Din Qazaat, who returned to northern Gaza but had to sleep in a tent…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed As more details emerge about the horrors the newly returned hostages endured in Hamas captivity, it’s amazing that they have retained any vestige of sanity. Now would be a good time to celebrate their girl power by tuning into some female-centric TV.You can start on Thursday night, when KAN 11 will air a new documentary, Hostages, that follows the families of recently returned female border observers Liri Albag, Daniella Gilboa, and Karina Ariev during the nearly 16 months that these young women were held captive. It includes interviews and footage following their return to Israel…