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Israel: Families And Supporters March In Beit Shemesh To Demand Release Of Hostages In Gaza

Families and supporters of hostages taken by Hamas in Gaza gathered in Beit Shemesh on Friday, March 1, and marched to Jerusalem in protest, demanding the release of hostages.

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Israel: Families And Supporters March In Beit Shemesh To Demand Release Of Hostages In Gaza 2

Families and supporters of hostages taken by Hamas in Gaza gathered in Beit Shemesh on Friday, March 1, and marched to Jerusalem in protest, demanding the release of hostages.

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Israel: Families And Supporters March In Beit Shemesh To Demand Release Of Hostages In Gaza 3

Families and supporters of hostages taken by Hamas in Gaza gathered in Beit Shemesh on Friday, March 1, and marched to Jerusalem in protest, demanding the release of hostages.

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Hamas claims rocket attack in Jerusalem

STORY: Hamas claims rocket attack in Jerusalem SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 15, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:33 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Israel's Iron Dome air defense system intercepting the rocket 2. social media footage of Israel's Iron Dome air defense system intercepting the rocket STORYLINE: Rocket sirens sounded at sunset Friday in Jerusalem and several nearby cities, including Bet Shemesh. Loud explosions echoed in the center of Jerusalem and Israel's Iron Dome air defense system intercepted the rocket, according to a Xinhua reporter stationed there. Israeli media reported that the alarms sounded after a long-range rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip. There have been no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The rocket attack was later claimed by Hamas's armed wing al-Qassam Brigades. At least six rockets were launched towards Jerusalem, according to the Israeli military, with three being intercepted and the others having landed away fro

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MIDEAST-JERUSALEM-ROCKET-ATTACK

(231215) -- JERUSALEM, Dec. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Video screenshot taken on Dec. 15, 2023 shows an Israel's Iron Dome missile to intercept a rocket in Jerusalem. Rocket sirens sounded at sunset Friday in Jerusalem and several nearby cities, including Bet Shemesh. At least six rockets were launched towards Jerusalem, according to the Israeli military, with three being intercepted and the others having landed away from populous zones. (Xinhua/Wang Zhuolun)

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

A military honorary class shoot to the air. IDF soldier, Sergeant Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

A military honorary class shoot to the air. IDF soldier, Sergeant Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

The Family's flower wheel is put on the fresh grave. IDF soldier, Sergeant Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

IDF's flower wheel is put on the fresh grave. IDF soldier, Sergeant Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

The Family's flower wheel is put on the fresh grave. IDF soldier, Sergeant Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

The Friend's flower wheel is put on the fresh grave. IDF soldier, Sergeant Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

A soldier touches the sand of the grave. IDF soldier, Sergeant Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Sgt. Ido Ovadia's mother and uncle hug. IDF soldier, Sergeant Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Israeli soldiers surround Sgt. Ido Ovadia's grave. IDF soldier, Sergeant Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

IDF's flower wheel is put on the fresh grave. IDF soldier, Sergeant Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Sgt. Ido Ovadia's Family watch the fresh grave. Soldiers surrounding the grave. IDF soldier, Sergeant Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Israeli soldiers stand in a line. IDF soldier, Sergent Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Sgt. Ido Ovadia's mother, father, sister and brother watch his burial. IDF soldier, Sergent Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Sgt. Ido Ovadia's uncle and cousin mourn. IDF soldier, Sergeant Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

An Israeli man with a Kippa (Jewish symbol) wrapped with the Israeli flag , attends the funeral of Sgt. Ido Ovadia. IDF soldier, Sergent Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

The fresh grave with a sign - and Israelii soldiers surrounding it. IDF soldier, Sergent Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Israeli soldiers pour sand on Sgt. Ido Ovadia's grave. IDF soldier, Sergent Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Sgt. Ido Ovadia's mother, father, sister and brother watch his burial. IDF soldier, Sergent Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Sgt. Ido Ovadia's mother, sister and brother watch his burial. IDF soldier, Sergent Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Two Israeli soldiers hold a flower wheel with the text "Israeli Defence Forces". IDF soldier, Sergent Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Israeli People gather with Israeli flags at the funeral of Sgt. Ido Ovadia. IDF soldier, Sergent Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Israeli soldiers from the Giva'ti army unit carry the coffin of Sgt. Ido Ovadia to the grave. IDF soldier, Sergent Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Funeral Of IDF Soldier - Israel

Israeli soldiers from the Giva'ti army unit carry the coffin of Sgt. Ido Ovadia to the grave. IDF soldier, Sergent Ido Ovadia, 19, from Tel-Aviv, was killed in a ground operation in the Gaza Strip on October 31st. Tel Aviv, Israel, November 2, 2023. Photo by Tamar Shemesh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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ISRAEL-KAPAROT CEREMONY

(230921) -- BEIT SHEMESH, Sept. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ultra Orthodox Jews perform the Kaparot ceremony, where white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, in Beit Shemesh, Israel, on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform Kaparot ritual ahead of Day of Atonement

STORY: Ultra-Orthodox Jews perform Kaparot ritual ahead of Day of Atonement DATELINE: Sept. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ultra-Orthodox Jews performing the Kaparot ritual STORYLINE: Ultra-Orthodox Jews performed the Kaparot ritual in the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, during which white chickens are slaughtered as a symbolic gesture of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. The ritual consists of carefully passing a chicken over one's head three times while reciting the appropriate text, hoping to transfer their sins. The chicken is then slaughtered in a humane fashion in accordance with the laws of kashrut. The chicken itself is discreetly donated to a charitable cause, such as a yeshiva or orphanage, where it will be eaten just as any other chicken. Alternatively, the chicken will be sold. This year the Jewish Day of Atonement runs from the sunset of Sept. 24 to the sunset of Sept. 25. Xinhua News Agency cor

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Jews perform Kaparot ritual ahead of Day of Atonement

STORY: Jews perform Kaparot ritual ahead of Day of Atonement DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:49 LOCATION: BEIT SHEMESH, Israel CATEGORY: SOCIETY/CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Jewish people buying white chickens 2. various of Jewish people passing white chicken over others' heads STORYLINE: Ultra-orthodox Jews on Sunday performed the Kaparot ritual in the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, during which white chickens were slaughtered as a symbol of atonement ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. The ritual consists of carefully passing a chicken over one's head three times while reciting the appropriate text, hoping to transfer the sins. The chicken is then slaughtered in a humane fashion in accordance with the laws of kashrut. The chicken itself is discreetly donated to a charitable cause, where it will be eaten just as any other chicken. This year the Jewish Day of Atonement will run from the sunset of Oct. 4 to the sunset of Oct. 5. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from

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ISRAEL-BEIT SHEMESH-LAG BAOMER-CELEBRATION

(220518) -- BEIT SHEMESH (ISRAEL), May 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews participate in celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer in Beit Shemesh, Israel, on May 18, 2022. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-BEIT SHEMESH-LAG BAOMER-CELEBRATION

(220518) -- BEIT SHEMESH (ISRAEL), May 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Ultra-Orthodox Jews participate in celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer in Beit Shemesh, Israel, on May 18, 2022. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-BEIT SHEMESH-MATZA

(220408) -- BEIT SHEMESH, April 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Jewish people prepare matza, a cracker-like bread, for the upcoming Jewish holiday of Passover in a bakery in central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, April 7, 2022. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

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Monument in Israel commemorating Chiune Sugihara

Photo taken April 2, 2019, shows a monument newly installed at a school in Beit Shemesh, Israel, in honor of wartime Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who helped thousands of Jewish refugees escape the Holocaust while serving as Japan's acting consul in Lithuania. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ceremony in Israel commemorating Chiune Sugihara

A ceremony is held at a school in Beit Shemesh, Israel, on May 2, 2019, to commemorate wartime Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, who helped thousands of Jewish refugees escape the Holocaust while serving as Japan's acting consul in Lithuania. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo