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Yesterday — 10 June 2025Main stream

Young Israeli Hostage Says Finding Faith Helped Him Survive Hamas Captivity

10 June 2025 at 12:01
How Omer Shem Tov, who was 20 years old and not particularly religious when taken hostage, survived 505 days in captivity.

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Omer Shem Tov, now back at home, says that turning to Jewish rituals and prayer helped him survive after he was seized during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel.

Israel Deports Greta Thunberg and Other Activists on Gaza Aid Boat

The environmental campaigner was sent home after she and others on the intercepted vessel said they were trying to deliver food and medical supplies.

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The Swedish activist Greta Thunberg landed in Paris after being deported from Israel on Tuesday, en route to Sweden.

Israel Intercepts Gaza Aid Ship Carrying Greta Thunberg: What to Know

The civilian ship, called the Madleen, was on a mission organized by a group that opposes the nearly two-decade-old blockade of Gaza.

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Greta Thunberg in Catania, Sicily, shortly before sailing aboard the Madleen for Gaza earlier this month.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Aid Ship With Greta Thunberg Aboard

Israel had vowed to prevent the vessel from reaching Gaza, saying its military would use “any means necessary” to stop it from breaching a naval blockade.

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A crowd watching the departure of the Madleen from Catania, Italy, last week.

Israel Intercepts Gaza-Bound Aid Ship With Greta Thunberg Aboard

Israel had vowed to prevent the vessel from reaching Gaza, saying its military would use “any means necessary” to stop it from breaching a naval blockade.

© Fabrizio Villa/Getty Images

A crowd watching the departure of the Madleen from Catania, Italy, last week.
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