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
Hamas-Israel Truce To Free Hostages Said To Be Closer Than Ever Rumors are flying Saturday that Hamas and Israel are closer than ever to finally reaching a truce deal that would center of the release of more Israeli hostages, and the freeing of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. "Negotiations for a potential hostage deal and truce in Gaza appeared to reach a critical moment Saturday, with Hamas set to offer its response to the latest proposal, and Israel indicating an...
U.S. President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have pushed Israel into a position where it must accept defeat in its war against Hamas terrorists -- in return for just a fraction of the remaining Israeli hostages.
Antony Blinken holds two-hour meeting with Netanyahu while Hamas considers ceasefire proposalIsrael’s leaders were under renewed pressure to allow more aid into Gaza on Wednesday after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, told Benjamin Netanyahu to “accelerate and sustain improvements” seen during recent days in the amount of humanitarian assistance reaching the territory.Humanitarian agencies say that though the number of lorries entering Gaza after being vetted by Israel has increased...
Hamas released a video today showing two hostages alive as it studied Israel’s latest proposal for a cease-fire, in an apparent bid to increase pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to call off a major offensive that would deepen the war in Gaza.
Hamas released new footage of hostages on Saturday. The undated video is the first time the captives, Omri Miran and American Israeli Keith Siegal, have been seen since they were taken by Hamas on October 7th. NBC News’ Meagan Fitzgerald has family reaction and the mounting push to bring the hostages home.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz held out the prospect of postponing a planned offensive in the Gaza city of Rafah in the event of a hostage agreement with the Palestinian Islamist Hamas militia. "The release of the hostages is our top priority," Katz told Israel's Channel 12 on Saturday. Also citing the minister, the Kan channel reported that Israel was prepared to postpone the military operation if a hostage deal was reached. Hamas said it is currently examining an Israeli proposal for a...
By Lauren Izso and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — Hamas on Saturday published a video of two hostages, American-Israeli Keith Siegel and Israeli Omri Miran. In the video, Siegel, who appears to be speaking under duress, pleads for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to negotiate a hostage release deal with Hamas. This is the first
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