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Shira Sheffi from Israel’s Army Radio interviews Yosi Shnaider, a relative of Kfir Bibas, who was taken hostage along with his brother and parents on October 7, during an event to mark Kfir’s first birthday as he is being held in captivity by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 18, 2024.
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Shira Sheffi from Israel’s Army Radio interviews Yosi Shnaider, a relative of Kfir Bibas, who was taken hostage along with his brother and parents on October 7, during an event to mark Kfir’s first birthday as he is being held in captivity by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 18, 2024.
Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters
A source of anguish for both Israeli and Palestinian families in nearly four months of the Gaza war, is the large number of hostages and prisoners taken by each side. Thousands of family members in the dark about the fate of their loved ones. So they’re trying to reach them through Israeli and Palestinian radio.
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