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* ... that '''[[Amit Mekel]]''' served in Cairo, São Paulo, Brussels and Los Angeles, before becoming the [[List of ambassadors of Israel to Paraguay|Israeli ambassador to Paraguay]]?
* ... that the first publication of the prolific author and [[Talmud]]ic scholar '''[[Israel Ta-Shma]]''' was a Jewish songbook for the [[Israel Defense Forces]]?
* ... that '''[[Shadia Abu Ghazaleh]]''' was one of the first women to join the Palestinian resistance to the [[Israeli occupation of the West Bank]]?
* ... that Druze rower Saleh Shahin won a bronze medal for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics 19 years after he was injured in a terrorist attack?
* ... that [[Druze]] rower '''[[Saleh Shahin]]''' won a bronze medal for Israel at the 2024 Paris Paralympics 19 years after he was injured in a terrorist attack?
* ... that a small golden bell found at the site of the '''[[Mount Gerizim Temple]]''' is believed to have been part of the ''[[ephod]]'' of a [[High Priest of Israel|high priest]], as described in [[Tetzaveh#Exodus chapter 28|Exodus 28]]?
:[[Israeli Defense Forces|Israeli soldiers]] open fire against the [[Lebanese Army]] and civilians in two villages in [[Southern Lebanon|southern]] [[Lebanon]], killing 15 people and wounding at least 83 more. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/26/israel-kills-3-wounds-dozens-in-south-lebanon-in-breach-of-ceasefire-deal (Al Jazeera)]
:[[Israeli Defense Forces|Israeli forces]] open fire on a crowd of [[forced displacement|displaced]] Palestinians waiting at the Netzarim Corridor, killing two people and wounding seven others, including a child. [[Government of Israel|Israeli authorities]] alleges that the shooting was due to the delayed release of Israeli hostage [[2025 Israel–Hamas ceasefire#By Hamas|Arbel Yahud]]. [https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/2-killed-7-injured-by-israeli-army-fire-in-gaza-in-violation-of-ceasefire/3462678 (Anadolu Ajansi)] [https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2025/1/25/israeli-forces-fire-on-crowds-near-gazas-netzarim-corridor (Al Jazeera)]
Hamas frees four Israeli hostages, including Naama Levy, in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners, including 121 people serving life sentences after being convicted of carrying out deadly attacks against Israelis, as part of the ceasefire deal. (AP)
:[[Hamas]] frees four [[Israelis|Israeli]] hostages, including [[Kidnapping of Naama Levy|Naama Levy]], in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners, including 121 people serving [[life sentence]]s after being convicted of carrying out deadly attacks against Israelis, as part of the ceasefire deal. [https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-hostages-01-25-2025-150674e17bd8b22f2c2c3aa4991cf061 (AP)]
:[[Israel]] reneges on part of its ceasefire deal and blocks [[Palestinians]] from returning to [[North Gaza Governorate|North Gaza]] through the [[Netzarim Corridor]]. [https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-hostages-01-26-2025-d0f9d113ceec2dababe462967ee8d398 (AP)] [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-wont-let-palestinians-return-to-north-gaza-until-hamas-releases-female-civilian-hostage-arbel-yehud-pms-office-says/ (''The Times of Israel'')] [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qjy4lzqn3o (BBC News)]
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