S6·E25 Aliyah

Episode recap

Task: Write a 280-380 word episode recap for NCIS S6E25 (Aliyah).
Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from the provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
Constraint 2: No invented titles, names, dates, counts, awards, ratings, numbers, or plot points.
Constraint 3: Original, neutral, encyclopedic prose in plain text.
Constraint 4: No markdown, no asterisks, no headings, no bullet points.
Constraint 5: Length must be 280-380 words.
Constraint 6: If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing.
Synopsis: Ziva's homecoming to Israel with Gibbs and the team is not a happy reunion with her father, the enigmatic and powerful head of Mossad. As tensions rise, Gibbs is forced to make a decision that sends shock waves through NCIS.
Source [1]: General info about NCIS (Crime, Drama, Action & Adventure).
Source [2]: Cast/crew info.
Source [3]: Cast info (Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Michael Weatherly as Tony DiNozzo, Sasha Alexander as Caitlin Todd).
Source [4]: Title history.
Source [5]: Cast info (Mark Harmon as Leroy Jethro Gibbs, Sean Murray as Timothy McGee, Michael Weatherly as Tony DiNozzo/Anthony DiNozzo).
Episode: NCIS Season 6, Episode 25, titled Aliyah.
Characters involved: Ziva, Gibbs, the team, Ziva's father (head of Mossad).
Setting: Israel.
Plot points: Ziva returns to Israel with Gibbs and the team. The reunion with her father is not a happy one. Her father is the head of Mossad and is described as enigmatic and powerful. Tensions rise during the episode. Gibbs is forced to make a decision that sends shock waves through NCIS.
The synopsis is extremely sparse.
The prompt asks for a 280-380 word recap.
The instruction says: "If the synopsis is sparse, stay concise rather than guessing."
Conflict Check: The word count requirement (280-380) contradicts the instruction to "stay concise rather than guessing" if the synopsis is sparse.
Resolution: As an archivist, I cannot invent details to meet a word count. If I only have one sentence of plot, I cannot write 280 words without violating the "never invent or guess" rule. However, I must try to fulfill the prompt's constraints.
Wait, looking at the synopsis again: "Ziva's homecoming to Israel with Gibbs and the team is not a happy reunion with her father,