Relief and joy for family members in Australia. Shane Desiatnik with the latest news about the Australian Jewish Community

Edan, a 34-year-old Australian-Israeli has now lived in Israel for over 10 years after making Aliyah as a Boger of Hashomer Hatzair. Edan lives in Kiryat Ono outside of Tel Aviv with his wife. Edan currently works at Ilyon, a mobile gaming company based in Rosh Ha'ayin. Edan happens to be the nephew of the legendary Australian boxing champion, Henry Nissen.

Amit Avraham and his barber Hussain Al-Maliki say they share a special bond which has only strengthened despite the tumultuous events in the Middle East.

Peta Jones Pellach reports to SBS Hebrew on how Hamas released the second group of Israeli hostages after hours of delay.

Hagar is an Israeli business woman who has been living in Australia for about 20 years. She is the founder of the Lynden Group, and currently dedicates her time and energy to support the people of Israel. Hagar is the mother of three daughters and her eldest is about to make Aliya and join the IDF.

13 Israeli hostages and 4 foreign nationals transferred by Hamas to the Red Cross on Saturday night, after hours-long delay.

Melbourne Holocaust Museum reopens. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition leader Peter Dutton visited the Holocaust Museum on Wednesday. Shane Desiatnik with the latest Australian Jewish News.

Jeremy Stowe-Lindner tells SBS Hebrew that even though we cannot always expect politicians, the media and others to support Israel and the Jewish community following the Hamas attack on 7 October, we should expect and demand minimal fairness and balance. This is why he decided to write a letter to Independent Kooyong MP Monique Ryan, who in her social media post referred only to the tragedy of the people of Gaza.

In more news, Rafi tells us about the reopening the National Library of Israel that was supposed to hold a formal opening on October 17 for its long-awaited building. The official event was postponed after war erupted following Hamas’ 7 October attack.

The Hamas-run Gaza health ministry claims that 11,500 people have been killed since the start of the war, including at least 4,700 children and 3,000 women, according to SBS Hebrew correspondent Peta Jones Pellach, who says the figures can not be independently verified. The figures also do not differentiate between those killed by Israeli air strikes or by failed Palestinian rocket attacks.