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☆ An Israeli Charity for Palestinians Grapples With Oct. 7 Attacks
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Gal Koplewitz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Nearly every week for a decade, Iri Kassel picked up sick Palestinian children at Israel’s Erez border crossing with Gaza and drove them with their guardians to Israeli hospitals for treatment. But on Oct. 7, the crossing was raided by Palestinian militants who blasted the passport control booths and magnetic scanners as they stormed into southern Israel. The deadly attacks plunged Israel into all-out war in Gaza and disrupted the work of Road to Recovery, the Israeli nonprofit organization that Mr. Kassel volunteers for, which has ferried more than 1,500 Palestinian patients a year to Israeli hospitals. Several of the group’s volunteers died in the Hamas-led attack, including Vivian Silver, a prominent peace activist who was killed in her home at Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel. The group helps Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank access medical treatment in Israel, where health services are among the most advanced in the region.

Persons: Vivian Silver, Yocheved, Nir Oz, Mr, Yuval Roth Organizations: Iri Kassel, Palestinian, Mr, Kibbutz, Hamas, West Bank Locations: Israel’s Erez, Gaza, Israel, Kassel, Kibbutz Be’eri

☆ 'The Peace Movement Was Orphaned', Says Son of Activist Killed on Oct. 7
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Rami AmichayGEZER, Israel (Reuters) - Family and friends of Vivian Silver, a prominent Canadian Israeli peace activist, commemorated her life on Thursday, two days after authorities confirmed she had been killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. She had moved to Israel from Canada in 1974 and was a founding member of Women Wage Peace that campaigns for peace between Israel and Palestinians. "Not only I ... was orphaned, your many friends were orphaned, the country that you adopted at a young age, and a movement was orphaned, the movement of peace," her son Yonatan Zeigen told mourners at the outdoor ceremony. Militants killed around 1,200 people on Oct. 7 and kidnapped around 240 others, according to an Israeli tally. Women Wage Peace said Silver was a pivotal member of the group and had pushed the Israeli government to seek a political solution to its long-standing conflict with Palestinians.

Persons: Rami Amichay GEZER, Vivian Silver, Silver, Yonatan Zeigen, Ghadeer Hani, Hani, Gazans, Crispian Balmer, Alexandra Hudson Organizations: Hamas Locations: Israel, Canadian, Kibbutz Be'eri, Canada, Gaza, Silver

More than 1,200 people in Israel died, most of them in the Hamas attack, and about 240 hostages were taken from Israel into Gaza by Palestinian militants. The army said Tuesday that it has captured Gaza’s legislature building, the Hamas police headquarters and a compound housing Hamas’ military intelligence headquarters. Israeli news sites showed pictures of Israeli soldiers hoisting the Israeli national flag and military flags in some of the buildings. The Israeli military did not give a reason for her death, while Hamas said she was killed in an Israeli strike. On Nov. 5, the Israeli military struck a car on the road between the southern Lebanese towns of Ainata and Aitaroun.

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With transportation hurdles, some organizations are using private planes to send supplies to civilians and organizations inside Israel, including blankets, neck warmers and tactical gloves. "Word has spread like wildfire," said Eytan Weisz, who is part of a volunteer group from Toronto organizing a plane of supplies. The UJA Federation of Greater Toronto has raised C$40 million since Saturday from 4,000 families and businesses, UJA Chief Development Officer Sara Lefton told Reuters. "The amount of unconditional help I got from the Jewish community is heart-warming," he said. Reporting by Maiya Keidan and Jenna Zucker Editing by Denny ThomasOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Shelby Ungerman, Vivian Silver, Alex Katz, Katz, you’re, He's, Eytan Weisz, Weisz, Sara, Elan Mazer, Maiya Keidan, Jenna Zucker, Denny Thomas Organizations: TORONTO, Hamas, Kan, CBC, Israel Defense Forces, UJA Federation of Greater, Montreal Jewish, Hamilton Jewish, Thomson Locations: Israel, Palestinian, Toronto, Canada, United States, Gaza, Israeli, Jerusalem, United, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, Montreal

The Long Wait for Help as Massacres Unfolded in Israel It took most of a day for Israeli soldiers to arrive as people tried to hide from Hamas terrorists on Saturday. Around 6:30 a.m. A group of students in Nir Oz went into shelters. 6:31 a.m. Israeli response The Israeli military’s response to the rockets was immediate, but it said nothing of a ground invasion. 7:40 a.m. Israeli response The Israeli military reported that Hamas militants had crossed the border and urged civilians to stay in their homes. 2 hours after attacks began 8:23 a.m. Israeli response Israel declared a state of alert for war.

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