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Amid years of war, these Israelis are still pushing for peace

Washington Post World Sunday 14 June 2026, 09:00 UTC By Lior Soroka 1 min read
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TEL AVIV — Walls in this seaside metropolis once bore stickers promoting shalom — peace. Now they’re plastered with the faces of the dead: Israeli civilians killed in the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, 2023, and Israeli soldiers killed since then. By Lior Soroka - Who are the hostages freed from Gaza?Victoria BissetOctober 14, 2025 - Hamas took 251 hostages from Israel into Gaza.

TEL AVIV — Walls in this seaside metropolis once bore stickers promoting shalom — peace. Now they’re plastered with the faces of the dead: Israeli civilians killed in the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, 2023, and Israeli soldiers killed since then. By Lior Soroka - Who are the hostages freed from Gaza?Victoria BissetOctober 14, 2025 - Hamas took 251 hostages from Israel into Gaza. What happened to them?Victoria Bisset,Júlia Ledur,Leslie ShapiroandMaham JavaidJanuary 27, 2026 - Israeli forces fatally shoot 2 Palestinians after they appeared to surrenderClaire ParkerandLior SorokaNovember 28, 2025
Israelis (ORG) TEL AVIV (LOCATION) Israeli (ORG) Hamas (ORG) Lior Soroka (PERSON) Gaza?Victoria (ORG) Israel (LOCATION) Gaza (LOCATION) Bisset (PERSON) Júlia Ledur (PERSON) Leslie ShapiroandMaham JavaidJanuary 27 (PERSON) Palestinians (ORG)
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