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Oct 2024
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The piano-playing soldier who changed Is...

THE AUSTRALIAN
About this episode

On the anniversary of the October 7 attacks, we remember Major Tal Grushka, a 25-year-old killed by Hamas - and revisit an Israel forever changed. 

Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. 

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