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War Diaries: Day 25 –  A Ray of Hope in the Darkness

3 November, 2023

On Monday night we had a sliver of light in the darkness.

We rejoiced at the brave rescue of one of the hostages, Ori Megidish, 19 years old, from a Gaza tunnel, by the IDF. A young girl who was taken, is now back with her family, back home.

Together with the four hostages released last week by Hamas (a mom and daughter, both US citizens who were visiting family in Israel and a couple of days later, two elderly women, aged 80 and 85), that makes five hostages out; 242 (by latest count) to go.

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Writing from home
Miriam Roskind

Broken Thoughts

A morning with 2 pairs of names
Which ones will set the tone
The lives of two so tragically lost
Or the other two, finally home

2 angels departed
2 more just returned

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Writing from home
Daphna Horowitz

War Diaries: Days 12 and 17

By Daphna HorowitzRaanana, Israel24 October, 2023 Day 12 – Holding joy and pain at the same timeEvery morning I wake up and for a split second, before I’m completely awake, while my mind is still a

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Writing from home
Miriam Roskind

Bring them home

Everywhere you go, everything you do. Let your world be a little dimmer, let their memory be that much brighter. Until they are all home.

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It’s Too Much

Note from the author: What we have lived through during the last days is still incomprehensible in its scope. Each day we learn of new horrors and are fearful of which names we will hear next.

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