Yair's sons, Or and Yagil, were also abducted from their mother's home, in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7
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Siblings tried to hold the Kibbutz Nir Oz sealed room door shut, but were overtaken by Hamas gunmen. Yagil told them, 'Don't take me, I'm too young'
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Part of an extended family in Kibbutz Be'eri, of which two are dead and three are missing since October 7
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Svirsky was with his mother in her sealed room in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7; both his parents were murdered
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Under Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the tiny nation with massive riches has placed itself in a position where it can talk to Israel with the Palestinians’ benefits in mind
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Margalit Megidish, whose daughter Ori was freed during ground operation in Strip, expresses gratitude to Shin Bet, IDF and security forces in emotional statement
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Knesset reporter Carrie Keller-Lynn discusses Gallant's meeting with military reporters and her visit to Nir Oz with survivors, as tech editor Sharon Wrobel looks at Israel's ports
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Hadas Calderon begs the government to bring back her two children and ex-husband, who were kidnapped on October 7, when Hamas terrorists also murdered her mother and niece
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Family members of Israelis held captive in Gaza or missing since the October 7 onslaught gather in the capital to mark another day without their loved ones and receive solace
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Back in the US, Jason Greenberg mourns relatives killed and captured by Hamas, including autistic girl Noya Dan: 'She was an interminable Harry Potter fan. It kind of defined her'
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