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Football fans provide support to Hamas hostage's family

Tania Krämer | Felix Tamsut
December 18, 2023

The families of hostages Hamas took to Gaza during the group's October 7 terror attacks remain in limbo. One woman in Jerusalem campaigning for her son's release has been getting support from an unexpected quarter.

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