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Editorial: Israelis with loved ones held in Gaza poured their hearts out to us. One just got good news, gratefully

Families of Israeli hostages held by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip protest outside the ministry of defense in Tel Aviv calling on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, amid ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian armed group.

Our guests from Israel sat across from us around a large table. They spoke not of politics so much as personal pain.

What did they know of the whereabouts of their family members who had been taken hostage by Hamas, we asked them.

Very little, they said. One person pulled out a cellphone to play a short video, containing the

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