Reporter's Notebook: A ground look at how IDF withdrawals and open mass movement of Palestinians has impacted security.
Bodies of slain hostages Oded Lifshitz, Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas to be returned • IAF strikes weapons belonging to old Syrian regime in southern Syria
Just as vital, the government must stop stalling in negotiating phase two of the deal to see the return of the remaining hostages.
The fast day, coinciding with the 73 hostages still held captive in Gaza, will last for 500 minutes, from 11:40 AM to 8:00 PM.
“I think the prime minister feels much more confident managing risks with a partner like Trump than with the previous one,” analyst Moshe Pozailov said.
Hamas’s latest step back from the hostage deal will come at a heavy price. Israel, backed by strong US support, will not hesitate to respond with overwhelming force.
“We are putting maximum pressure on Hamas to see how they will respond,” one Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post.
"Among them, six Americans. Six Americans that need to come home," father of deceased American hostage Omer Neutra said. "All the hostages need to come home."
Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff stated that Hamas is a terrorist organization that should not be allowed to be part of the government in any part of Gaza.
“We received a sign of life from the returned hostages. He seems to be injured and is being held under difficult conditions,” Hagai Engerst, told Walla.
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