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Eliyahu Freedman

JTA correspondent

Israeli soldiers take part in a military drill simulating the evacuation of wounded soldiers on Feb. 7, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Ayal Margolin-Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

For thousands of Israeli soldiers wounded in Gaza, a long journey to recovery of body and mind

by Eliyahu Freedman February 28, 2024February 28, 2024

RAMAT GAN, Israel (JTA) — In December, Nechemia, a combat engineer, was serving in Gaza alongside his close friend when a rocket-propelled grenade exploded next to them. Nechemia suffered severe […]

Police clash with protesters during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the current Israeli government, in Tel Aviv, Feb. 24, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Itai Ron-Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Israeli authorities are investigating after police crack down on anti-government protesters in Tel Aviv

by Eliyahu Freedman February 26, 2024
Israeli security and rescue forces at the scene of a terror shooting attack near Maaleh Adumim, in the West Bank, Feb. 22, 2024. (Photo/JTA-Chaim Goldberg-Flash90)
Posted inIsrael, News

1 killed, 11 wounded in shooting attack on West Bank security checkpoint line

by Eliyahu Freedman February 22, 2024February 22, 2024
Norberto Louis Har, 70 (left), and Fernando Simon Marman, 60, were rescued in a nighttime operation in Rafah. (Courtesy of the Hostages Families Forum)
Posted inNews

In first since October, IDF rescues 2 hostages from Gaza

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and Eliyahu Freedman February 12, 2024February 12, 2024
Attendees at an event promoting Arab-Jewish shared society in Israel earlier this month. (Photo/JTA-Eliyahu Freedman)
Posted inNews

Police deny permit for antiwar rally in Tel Aviv

by Eliyahu Freedman January 11, 2024January 11, 2024
Israeli-Arabs attend a Christmas parade in the northern Arab Israeli city Nazareth, Dec. 24, 2009. (Photo/JTA-Jack Guez-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Churches in Israel and the West Bank are canceling Christmas celebrations due to the war

by Eliyahu Freedman December 19, 2023
A view of the synagogue in Nitzan B, a Gaza border community established to house Israeli settlers evacuated from Gaza in 2005. (Photo/JTA-Eliyahu Freedman)
Posted inNews

As Israel fights Hamas, activists on the right are calling to rebuild settlements in Gaza

by Eliyahu Freedman December 18, 2023
Israeli security at the scene of a terror shooting attack at the entrance to Jerusalem, Nov. 30, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Chaim Goldberg-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Hamas claims Jerusalem shooting attack that kills 3 as Gaza truce is narrowly extended

by Eliyahu Freedman November 30, 2023
Orange balloons have become a symbol of the Bibas family because of the abducted children’s red hair. (Photo/JTA-Miriam Alster/Flash90)
Posted inIsrael

Most child hostages are back in Israel. Kfir and Ariel Bibas, 10 months and 4 years old, are still in Gaza.

by Eliyahu Freedman November 28, 2023November 28, 2023
Relatives of hostages and others rally for a prisoner swap in Tel Aviv on November 21, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Eliyahu Freedman)
Posted inNews

At a small Tel Aviv protest ahead of the Israel-Hamas hostage deal, families feel hope and uncertainty

by Eliyahu Freedman November 21, 2023

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