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What Matters Now to hostage mom Idit Ohel: Let our captives go!

Welcome to What Matters Now, a weekly podcast exploring key issues currently shaping Israel and the Jewish World, with host arts and culture editor Jessica Steinberg speaking with Idit Ohel, mother of hostage Alon Ohel.

Ohel talks about her son, who was taken captive by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023, from the Nova music festival.

Ohel discusses what she knows about the injuries sustained by Alon on October 7, including shrapnel in his eye, and she firmly demands that he receive medical attention.

She says she deeply believes that despite his injuries and captivity, he is surviving and…

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