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Manchester City star Haaland calls former hostage Omer Shem Tov

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Manchester City star Haaland calls former hostage Omer Shem Tov

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TL;DR

Norwegian football star Erling Haaland personally called Omer Shem Tov, who was held hostage by Hamas, in a gesture that the former hostage's family described as meaningful. The call was reported by Israeli media.

01 · THE DISPATCH

Erling Haaland, the Manchester City and Norwegian international striker, placed a personal phone call to Omer Shem Tov, an Israeli who was abducted and held hostage by Hamas. The call was reported on social media and picked up by Israeli outlets. Shem Tov's family expressed appreciation for the gesture, which they described as a 'simple but powerful act of humanity.' Haaland's outreach, while not a political statement, highlights the continued public awareness of the hostages' plight. No further details on the content of the conversation have been released. *The Zioneer* has no prior reporting on this specific event; the background reference to Manor Solomon is unrelated.

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