LIVE: Amid delay, Israel says 2nd group of hostages to be released shortly * Emotional scenes as first 13 reunite with families * Fallen soldiers’ families donate organs

[Times of Israel]( [The daily edition]( Saturday, November 25, 2023 Live updates [LIVE: Despite delay, Israel says 2nd group of hostages set to be released by Hamas shortly]( By ToI Staff and Ricky Ben-David Process was supposed to have begun at 4 p.m. * Israeli official calls the delay ‘technical’ * Aid enters Gaza, including for north * Qatari jet in Israel amid hostage deals [In photos and videos, first freed hostages hold emotional reunions with families]( By ToI Staff Tears of joy as 4 children, 3 mothers, 6 elderly women released by Hamas meet with loved ones after 49 days in captivity [Families of freed hostages express joy, tempered by fear for abductees still in Gaza]( By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff [Live updates (closed) / Nov. 24: Israel receives list of second group of hostages slated for release Saturday]( By Jacob Magid, Michael Bachner, Ricky Ben-David and ToI Staff [Israel awaits 2nd group of hostages to be freed Saturday late-afternoon]( By ToI Staff 13 more people expected to return after first group of 13 on Friday; Prison Service prepares to release up to 42 Palestinian prisoners; Qatari delegation arrives in Israel [Qatari delegation said to arrive in Israel via private jet for talks on hostage deal]( By ToI Staff and Agencies [Relatives of hostages still in Gaza during lull in fighting face enduring nightmare]( By Agencies [Grieving their fallen soldier sons, families donate their organs, spread life]( By Renee Ghert-Zand These are the stories of 5 regular and reserve IDF soldiers whose hearts, lungs, livers, and kidneys have given 25 people a new lease on life, during dark days of war [13 Israelis, including 4 kids, back in Israel after held hostage in Gaza for 49 days]( By ToI Staff, Emanuel Fabian and Jacob Magid 4 children, 3 mothers, 6 elderly women handed over by Hamas in deal for lull in war and release of 39 Palestinian security prisoners; 10 Thais, 1 Filipino freed in separate deal [Biden welcomes return of 1st group of hostages, says Hamas only responds to pressure]( By Jacob Magid [PM, ministers welcome release of Gaza hostages, vow to free all those still in Strip]( By ToI Staff Reporter's notebook [Hostages’ release inspires rare joy and relief on Shabbat eve at Hostages Square]( By Canaan Lidor For the first time, the normally solemn weekly event features dancing and singing, as participants draw encouragement after first 13 hostages released Top Ops Cori Shalit [A shattering]( I clenched a loaded gun aimed at the door and prayed to get through this. Once rescued, I entered a changed Israel. Neil Gronowetter [Fight antisemitism? Ban the mask.]( The anonymity of covered faces gives protestors license to intimidate Jewish students and damage property with impunity [UK Jews to far-right leader: Stay away from march against antisemitism]( By JTA and ToI Staff Ahead of expected mass protest in London, Jewish leaders say Tommy Robinson and supporters ‘not allies of the Jewish community’; Jewish journalists at BBC prohibited from attending [Dublin: Heavy police presence prevents repeat of far-right rioting after stabbing]( By AFP [Israelis celebrate return of hostage Yaffa Adar, 85, whose stoicism ’embodies Zionism’]( By Canaan Lidor Grandmother of eight became an icon of resilience after apparently showing unbreakable resolve as she was kidnapped in mobility scooter on October 7 [RELEASED: Yaffa Adar, 85: Video on a golf cart among 1st evidence of hostages]( By AP [RELEASED: Adina Moshe, 72, freed after 49 days in Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Channah Peri, 79 released; son Nadav Popplewell still captive in Gaza]( By ToI Staff On Oct. 7, Hamas sent family an image of South African-citizen mother and UK citizen son in her Kibbutz Nirim living room [RELEASED: Jimmy Pacheco, Filipino caregiver freed with 10 Thais in separate deal]( By ToI Staff [Munder grandmother, daughter & grandson released; grandfather still captive]( By ToI Staff [RELEASED: Doron Katz-Asher and daughters Raz and Aviv, freed from Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Aloni family – Mother, daughter released; 3-year-old twins, parents still captive]( By ToI Staff Danielle Aloni, 44, and daughter Emilia, 5, returned to Israel; Sharon Aloni Cunio, 33, David Cunio, 34, and twin daughters still held after 49 days in Gaza [RELEASED: Margalit Moses, 78: Cancer survivor freed from Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Hanna Katzir, 77 freed ; son Elad still captive in Gaza]( By ToI Staff [Domestic violence exacerbated by wartime, raising concerns over looser gun policies]( By Carrie Keller-Lynn Since the Knesset made it easier to qualify for a gun license last month, welfare groups register an uptick in firearms concerns for roughly 13,200 annual domestic abuse victims [Those We Are Missing]( [The hostages and victims whose fate is still unknown]( [Read Here]( [Ship with ties to Israel targeted in suspected Iranian attack in Indian Ocean]( By Agencies and ToI Staff US official tells AP container ship ultimately owned by Israeli billionaire attacked by suspected Iranian drone, suffers slight damage; route and cargo unrelated to Israel [Israel to summon Spanish, Belgian envoys after appearance at Rafah crossing]( By AP and ToI Staff Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Belgian counterpart Alexander de Croo hold press conference at Egyptian side of crossing ahead of release of abductees from Gaza [2 men executed in West Bank for allegedly spying for Israel, as mob cheers]( By ToI Staff Men’s bodies hung on an electricity pole and later dumped in the trash as crowds call ‘traitors’ and ‘Allahu Akbar’ [Those We Have Lost]( [Those We Have Lost]( [Civilians and soldiers who have fallen since Oct. 7]( [Read Here]( [In ‘Nina & Irena,’ a director helps his grandmother open up about the Holocaust]( By Linda Buchwald 80 years on, documentary filmmaker Daniel Lombroso captures survivor Nina Gottlieb’s experience in war-torn Poland, where she lost 25 family members, including her sister [The daily edition]( [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( [View in browser]( [Contact support](mailto:support@timesofisrael.com) [Advertise with us](mailto:advertise@timesofisrael.com) Were you forwarded this email? 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