Gal Hirsch

Israel's hostage rescue chief to receive NIS 500,000 salary for role

Hirsch is forbidden to set policy, he must only advise policymakers on policy implementation, neither can he manage civil servants nor give them instructions.

Gaza war pause extended by 2 days says US as 11 captives freed

Qatari mediators are working to resolve the issue and avoid any delay in Monday's planned releases, an official briefed on the matter told Reuters.

Who is really at the helm of Israel's hostage release efforts? - analysis

The IDF said there were top civilian minds from the hi-tech community, some of whom are reservists, along with the police and other civilian teams that were working with them on the issue.

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