Israel Receives First Batch of Dead Hostages; Israel Daily News. Thu. Feb 20, 2025

Bibas family awaits final, final results (within 48 hours) from forensics teams as four hostage bodies come back from Gaza. 85-year-old journalist Oded Lifshitz is confirmed dead in the batch. Hear our full coverage of the distressing day and its impact on the ground here in Israeli society. Plus!  A Torah thought from Rabbi Yossi Madvig to lift our spirits.  Breaking News to come after podcast completion: 2 empty buses blew up in parking lots in Bat Yam. No injuries reported.  Israel Daily News website: https://israeldailynews.org Israel Daily News Roundtable: https://www.patreon.com/shannafuld Support our Wartime News Coverage: https://www.gofundme.com/f/independent-journalist-covering-israels-war Links to all things IDN:⁠ https://linktr.ee/israeldailynews⁠ Music:  Hayati; Ariella Zeitlin https://open.spotify.com/album/0b1GTxbA8t3GWEueyJLUi3 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.