The government is advancing plans for an offensive on Rafah as part of the pressure put on Hamas to return to negotiations for a hostage release deal. The security cabinet is scheduled to convene on Thursday, to discuss the planned IDF offensive on the Hamas strong hold in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, after the cabinet did not meet for the past 12 days. As far as Ynet has learned, the security cabinet will not be asked to approve plans after it authorized the war cabinet to decide its...
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Israelis are marking Passover with hostages still in Gaza. Weeklong observances are about freedom, but many remain captive after Hamas’ October 7th attack. That’s why many Jews around the world are adapting their rituals at the Seder table this year to fit the somber mood.
(JNS) – Qatari Prime Minister Muhammad Al Thani announced on Wednesday that Doha is “reevaluating” its position as mediator between Israel and Hamas, citing “misuse of this mediation for narrow political interests.” “Our position is being misused by politicians for their own purposes,” said Al Thani, who also serves as Qatar’s foreign minister, according to […]
The Tucson Police Department’s Hostage Crisis Negotiations team defuses dangerous situations, often with just talking and listening.
The Hamas terrorist organization released a video on Wednesday of Israeli American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin. His message, posted on the terror group’s Telegram account, was reportedly the first evidence confirming that the 23-year-old was still alive. In the three-minute edited remarks, the son of Chicago area natives appeared thin and distressed while he described his
Aviva Siegel tells the BBC of the brutal conditions she, Keith and others faced in Hamas captivity.
TOPEKA (KSNT) - It's the season of Passover, a significant holiday in the Jewish faith where those who celebrate remember the Jewish people's freedom from ancient Egypt. With the war between Israel and Hamas raging on, this Passover has a somber feel to it. That's because this Passover marks 200 days of 133 hostages in []
Former President Barack Obama used a Passover message on Monday to work Palestinians into the Jewish holiday, calling for empathy for those suffering in "Israel and Gaza," and for solidarity with "people of all religions."
Of the almost exactly 200 days of torture we, the families of the hostages held in Gaza, have suffered through since Oct. 7, Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath) and holidays are the worst. How can we celebrate anything when our loved ones remain in captivity in tunnels under Gaza? Within the heightened torment of holidays, Passover in particular expands the boundaries of agony. As one of the paramount texts of the Haggadah (the guidebook for the traditional Passover Seder) asks: mah nishtana haleila...
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Israel fears that only 40 of the 133 hostages being held by Hamas are still alive, according to a Daily Mail report Sunday. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email The figure is based on intelligence gathered by Shin Bet, Israel’s domestic security agency, which has been garnering information
Around 100 living hostages remain in Hamas captivity, according to Israel
Relatives of some of the hostages in Gaza visited HaGaon HaRav Moshe Shternbuch on Wednesday and asked for a bracha. The relatives also wrote down the names of their relatives so HaRav Shternbuch can daven for them. In response to the question of what the family members can be mechazeik in, HaRav Shternbuch responded: “Emunah. […]