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Hostages released since the truce: Eitan Yahalomi with his mother and Emily Hand with her father
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Adopt a soldier for £525 – Londoners kitting out IDF soldiers on the front line

Three members of the Jewish community have, over the course of the past two weeks, raised £40,000 across various fund raising initiatives to provide vital pieces of equipment to Israeli soldiers.

Many of them are lone soldiers. All soldiers are personally known to them and have come from units including the Medical Corps, Paratrooper Brigade, Kfir Brigade, Givati Brigade and the Oz Brigade (Commandos).

Speaking to Jewish News, a spokesperson for the group said:
“We are looking to equip soldiers who we know and their colleagues from the above units with full sets of decent tactical gear. £525 will allow us to provide:

2 x Tactical shirts
Combat boots
2 sets of high quality socks
Cold weather waterproof jackets
Waterproof jackets
Fleeces
Headlamps
Medical pouches
CAT tourniquets
Bandages

“To provide one soldier with the above would cost £525. There are of course more items we would love to send, such as backpacks and other tactical gear but this is what we are being asked to provide as a priority.

“We have the network to get these things to Israel and the units who are asking for them.

“If you can help, please use this link to give what you can. If you want to discuss more about our work then please contact us.

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