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@mdubowitz: “With each release and each inhumane ceremony that accompanies them, fear and uncertainty grow among Israelis over how many of the remaining captives remain alive. Today, as we watched Yarden Bibas go free, our thoughts were with his wife and two small children, who remain in Gaza, with Hamas saying they were killed and Israel unable to verify this claim. Meanwhile, in exchange for three hostages, Israel released 183 Palestinian terrorists, some serving life sentences for horrendous terrorist attacks where hundreds of Israelis were murdered and maimed, illustrating an unsettling paradox: to save the lives of three of its citizens, Israel is forced to risk the deaths of hundreds more, as none of these terrorists have repented — nor will they.”
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‘Welcome Them With a Big Embrace’: Three Hostages, Including American Citizen, Released After 484 Days in Hamas Captivity New analysis from @mdubowitz, @EKrivine, and @JoeTruzman: https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2025/02/01/welcome-them-with-a-big-embrace-three-hostages-including-american-citizen-released-after-484-days-in-hamas-captivity/