{
  "id": 12831060,
  "title": "FIDF releases video library of October 7 testimonials, incl. ex-hostages, IDF soldiers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/fidf-releases-video-library-of-october-7-testimonials-incl-ex",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:18:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-911024"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Friends of the IDF (FIDF) nonprofit organization has released an English-language digital video library on the October 7 massacre, featuring firsthand testimonies from former hostages, IDF soldiers, and the families of victims. The archive, which spans over 12 hours of footage, includes testimonies from 50 individuals, such as Moshe and Shira Shapira, parents of St.-Sgt. Aner Shapira; Rabbi Doron Peretz, father of Capt. Daniel Peretz; Col. Elad Edri; wounded soldier Izzy Ezagui; and former hostages Noa Argamani, Amit Soussana, Maya Regev, Almog Meir Jan, Edan Alexander, and Maxim Harkin. FIDF CEO Maj.-Gen. (Res.) Nadav Padan emphasized the importance of preserving these testimonies and making them accessible in English to the communities that support Israel and IDF soldiers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}