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WATCH: Israel waits for hostage bodies with bated breath

WATCH: “Israel Undiplomatic” with Mark Regev and Ruthie Blum, Ep. 42

The upcoming release of four dead hostages at the hands of Hamas has all of Israel on edge. The terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip announced that three of the hostage bodies will include abducted children Ariel and Kfir Bibas, along with their mother, Shiri. Israeli authorities have yet to confirm this claim.

Whether or not this is just another cruel psychological game being played by Hamas remains to be seen. Regardless, Israelis are forced to once again face the harsh reality of where they are living and the challenges they continue to face in this ongoing war.

Join JNS senior contributing editor Ruthie Blum and Mark Regev, former Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom—both former advisers at the Prime Minister’s Office—for a complete breakdown of the situation in this episode of Israel Undiplomatic.

Hear what everyone in Israel is talking about every week on Israel Undiplomatic!

Ruthie Blum, a former adviser at the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is an award-winning columnist and a senior contributing editor at JNS. Co-host with Ambassador Mark Regev of the JNS-TV podcast “Israel Undiplomatic,” she writes on Israeli politics and U.S.-Israel relations. Originally from New York City, she moved to Israel in 1977. She is a regular guest on national and international media outlets, including Fox, Sky News, i24News, Scripps, ILTV, WION and Newsmax.
Mark Regev is an Australian-Israeli diplomat, government advisor, and former ambassador. He served as Israel’s Ambassador to the UK (2016–2020) and as Senior Advisor for Foreign Affairs and International Communications to Prime Minister Netanyahu (2020–2021). Currently, he is the Chairman of the Abba Eban Institute for Diplomacy and Foreign Relations at Reichman University. Regev co-hosts Undiplomatic on JNS TV’s YouTube channel alongside Ruthie Blum.
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