Day 482 Hostages Update:
Yarden Bibas (not his wife and kids), Keith Siegel, and Ofer Kalderon are scheduled to be released tomorrow according to Hamas.
Eight hostages kidnapped from Israel on October 7th have been released. Their names are: Arbel Yehoud, Agam Berger, Gadi Moses, Thenna Pongsak, Sathian Suwannakham, Sriaoun Watchara, Seathao Bannawat, Rumnao Surasak.82 hostages, including seven Americans, three Thai nationals, one Nepalese, and one Tanzanian remain captive in Gaza.Eight Hostages Due for Release Are Dead, Hamas Tells Israel (Telegraph-UK) 8 of the 26 hostages still to be released from Gaza during the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire are dead, The Telegraph has learned. It is unclear which hostages have died.Israeli authorities released 110 Palestinian terrorists. Two of the prisoners that were intended to be released refused to leave Israeli prisons.>The United States must increase the pressure on Hamas and its allies in the Iran, Qatar and Turkey to ensure the terror group releases the hostages
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Australian police believe ‘overseas actors’ may be behind antisemitic attacks, paid for in crypto
Chinese Chatbot Phenom, DeepSeek, is a Disinformation Machine - DeepSeek Characterizes the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as an ‘Anti-terrorist Organization.’ https://www.newsguardrealitycheck.com/p/deepseek-ai-chatbot-china-russia-iran-disinformation
Egyptian Border: Large protests are being held near the Rafah crossing against President Trump's proposal to transfer Gazans to Egypt.
France Votes to Put IRGC on European Terrorist List
Arrest of Pro-Israel Kuwaiti Journalist Highlights Muslim Brot herhood’s Influence -Al-Saeed detained for advocating normalization with Israel https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/al-saeeds-arrest-israel-and-the-muslim-brotherhood-in-kuwait/
Lebanese army chief ‘leaked military secrets to Hezbollah’
Get Ready for Pakistan-Backed Groups to Target Israel https://www.meforum.org/mef-observer/get-ready-for-pakistan-backed-groups-to-target-israel
Turkey and Pakistan's expansionist desires pose significant threats to regional stability, with implications for global peace.
Al Jazeera Journo Produced Hamas Propaganda Videos Documenting Terror Group's Release of Israeli Hostages https://freebeacon.com/israel/al-jazeera-journo-produced-hamas-propaganda-videos-documenting-terror-groups-release-of-israeli-hostages-report/ see also https://honestreporting.com/dont-fall-for-hamas-propaganda/
Who are the Palestinian Prisoners Freed in the Hostage Agreement https://www.ajc.org/news/who-are-the-palestinian-prisoners-freed-in-the-hostage-agreement See also: https://www.algemeiner.com/2025/01/29/how-the-ceasefire-coverage-exculpates-hardcore-terrorists-and-murderers/
Palestinian President Abbas Congratulates Released Terrorist Who Murdered Israeli Infant (Israel Hayom)
Palestinian Authority has paid to 506 million shekels to the terrorists being released in the current exchange https://palwatch.org/page/36854
Russia Offers to Help Rebuild Syria as It Bids for Deal on Bases
New Law: In response to the Amsterdam progrom and pressure from groups like NGO Monitor, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be required to change its existing policies and stop funding to organizations that do not recognize Israel’s right to exist and stop funding to organizations with terror ties
Emily Demari was held in a UNRWA facility and was refused medical treatment even though she had be shot twice. https://news.sky.com/story/emily-damari-freed-british-israeli-hostage-tells-pm-she-was-held-in-united-nations-facilities-and-denied-access-to-medical-care-13300192
Starmer thanks Netanyahu for release of dual-citizen hostage from Gaza https://www.jns.org/starmer-thanks-netanyahu-for-release-of-dual-citizen-hostage-from-gaza/
UK Government has deemed Holocaust Memorial Exhibition too “political” to be displayed.
UN
*The three women hostages released on Sunday were held in UNRWA camp sites
*Not a single UNRWA aid worker reported that hostages were being held in its campsites.
*Not a single aid worker reported that Hamas was operating in those campsites.
U.S. ships Israeli Patriot missiles to Poland for Ukraine https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/u-s-ships-israeli-patriot-missiles-to-poland-for-ukraine/ar-AA1y3nng Patriot systems were withdrawn from the Israeli armed forces in April 2024 after more than 30 years of service. Jerusalem had informed Moscow about the decision regarding the Patriots, emphasizing that Israel is "only returning this equipment to the USA" and not delivering it to Ukraine.
MEDIA Misses
CBS Is Determined to Redraw Israel's Map (Times of Israel) In August, a CBS News memo instructed all employees: "Do not refer to [Jerusalem] as being in Israel." On Jan. 19, CBS reported on two released Israeli hostages who "were taken from the same kibbutz, which is a settlement." Kibbutz Kfar Aza is not a settlement. It is located well within internationally recognized Israeli territory.
‘The Washington Post’ Trusts Terrorists (Again) — and Treats Murderers as Victims
BBC describes Mohammed al-Tous a Fatah terrorist involved in numerous deadly attacks against civilians, who received over 2.25m shekels from the PA’s ‘Pay-for-Slay’ scheme, as an ageing prisoner who “fought Israeli forces"
