Day 482 – Hamas theatrics and utter bedlam as 8 hostages freed
The Times of Israel Daily Briefing
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🗓️ 30 January 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today's episode.
This morning, 8 hostages — 3 Israeli and 5 Thai — returned to Israel from Gaza where they were taken by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad on October 7, 2023.
Agam Berger, 20, the final surveillance officer among seven young women taken hostage on October 7 was released from the northern Gaza Strip in a staged ceremony this morning. Fabian debriefs us on what we know about her health and describes the situation in the northern part of the Strip as the IDF allows residents to return there.
Just before 1 pm, two other Israeli civilians were released from within a seething mob in Khan Younis: 29-year-old Arbel Yehoud, who was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz, and her fellow kibbutznik Gadi Moshe Mozes, who is 80. Fabian describes the utter chaos of their releases, along with five Thai nations who were freed in a separately mediated deal.
We look ahead to Saturday's release of three further hostages and who may -- or may not -- be on the list, as well as future pullbacks by the IDF.
And finally, we hear about what is happening along Israel's northern borders with Lebanon and Syria.
For news updates, please check out The Times of Israel’s ongoing live blog.
Discussed articles include:
Arbel Yehoud, Gadi Mozes, 5 Thais, freed amid mayhem in Khan Younis; Agam Berger released
IDF reveals it killed Hamas terrorist seen dragging Naama Levy to captivity on Oct. 7
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IMAGE: Gadi Moses, 80, center right, who has been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, 2023, is escorted by Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters as he is handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, January 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Times of Israel's daily briefing. |
| 0:10.1 | Today is Thursday, January 30th, day 482 of the war. |
| 0:15.1 | Amanda Borschelle Dan here with our military reporter, Immanuel Fabian. |
| 0:19.0 | Hi, Manny. |
| 0:19.6 | Thanks for joining me today. |
| 0:22.4 | Hi, Amanda. This morning, |
| 0:28.1 | eight hostages, three Israeli and five Thai, returned to Israel from Gaza, where they were taken by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad on October 7, 2023. The Israelis are 20-year-old Agam Berger, the final surveillance officer among seven young women taken hostage. |
| 0:43.0 | She was released from the northern Gaza Strip in a stage ceremony this morning. |
| 0:48.3 | Just before 1 p.m., two other Israeli civilians were released within a seething mob in Khan Yunus in the southern Gaza |
| 0:56.3 | strip, and they are 29-year-old Arbel Yehoud, who was abducted from Kibbutz-Nir-Oz, and her fellow |
| 1:03.0 | Kibbutznik, Gaddi Moses, who is 80. We'll learn about the release, as well as what we know |
| 1:09.4 | about the next steps for the IDF pullback in Gaza |
| 1:12.9 | and Saturday's projected release of three more Israeli hostages. |
| 1:18.6 | All this and much, much more when we're back. |
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| 2:10.1 | Today was another emotional roller coaster of a day as eight hostages held in Gaza were released. |
| 2:20.4 | 79 of the 251 hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7th remain in Gaza, including the bodies of at least 34 confirmed dead by the IDF. To show U.S. support for Israel, U.S. President Donald Trump's |
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