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Rocket attacks resume in the north. Uni students in hostage solidarity strike. Blinken blames Hamas for ceasefire impasse.
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Hamas is responsible for the impasse in the efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement and a hostage deal.

Palestinian affairs expert Dr Ronnie Shaked from the Truman Institute at Jerusalem’s Hebrew university says that Hamas has not changed its position on a ceasefire since October 7th and aims to continue to control Gaza after the war.

He told KAN's Mark Weiss that Hamas  insists on an end to the war , a  full Israeli military withdrawal and the return of displaced residents to northern Gaza.

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In his debut book "In the Third Person," (בגוף שלישי) author Ariel Dloomy explores conceptions of Israeli masculinity, and the internal tensions his protagonists grapple with in their identities. While not autobiographical, the 10 stories in the collection draw from touchstones in Dloomy's life, including his kibbutz childhood on Nahal Oz in the Gaza periphery. Dloomy spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal about the book, and the resonance that has emerged since October 7th.

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Heavy barrage of rockets launched from Lebanon, sirens over Haifa, Four IDF servicemen killed and five wounded in Rafah, Knesset passes ultra-orthodox draft exemption bill
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SOS Israel is an organization that works to raise awareness about the growing PTSD phenomenon, especially after October 7 and the ongoing war. Its new initiative: "Thank you for your Service" is a mentoring project that pairs IDF veterans dealing with PTSD with those most recently affected – in the Iron Swords war, providing support and building resilience together. One of the mentors in the program is Or Eilon, 28, who served as a combat medic from 2014-2016.  He spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal about his experience, and how sharing his story and helping others also helps his own healing process. 

(Photo: Ronen Fadida, from SOS PTSD exhibition)
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Far-right parties made big gains in the European Parliament in election results that rattled the traditional powers and made French President Emmanuel Macron call snap legislative elections. Dr. Miriam Rosman, a historian and expert European and Israel-French relations and member of the Forum Devora, said that Macron was making a big risk with his call for snap elections. She told reporter Arieh O’Sullivan that the elections also raised the skepticism of the extreme right toward the European Union. (photo: Christian Hartmann/Reuters) 
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